Wallis Bird

Hello! Wallis here! I've played roughly 2,000 concerts in EU, North America, Japan, Australia and North Africa and I love it so much that I'll probably die on the stage! I'll try my hand at any instrument and can knock a tune out of most people, rhythm and melody is my passion :) I'm writing this in the hotel room so... I've toured with fabulous artists like Jacob Collier, Billy Bragg, Emiliana Torrini, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, The Gossip, Gabrielle, amoung others and I've collected some nice awards along the journey of my 8 studio albums. I have my own publishing company (Bród - Irish for Pride) and operate independently with a reeeeally nice bunch of people for the past 20 years, called Karakter Management. I love to teach, I love to do ensemble work, just began touring as a drummer, and my partner Tracey and I (who will sing with me on Wednesday) bought a 150 year old farm just north Berlin with 2 other couples so we're renovating that into an artist retreat... what else can I tell you... I love a good laugh as well as a serious chat so looking forward to meeting you at TED! Wallis x

People, how things are made or work, architecture, asking people questions, listening to their stories, creativity in whatever you do be it maths or art.

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