Thrilled to welcome one of Ireland's current great Artists, Wallis Bird.

Wallis has released six albums since 2007, for which she’s won two Meteor  Awards, Ireland’s annual music prize – mostly recently for Best Female  Artist – and a prestigious 2017 German ‘Music Autoren Preis’ (Music  Author Prize), not to mention two further nominations for the Choice  Music Prize, Ireland’s equivalent to Britain’s Mercury Prize. In  addition, she’s racked up over a thousand shows during the past decade,  earning a reputation worldwide for her legendarily passionate, energetic  and good-humoured concerts. Wallis has also previously found a champion in American artists Amanda Palmer, and the Irish Times once noted that Bird’s irrepressible trademark energy on stage could “kickstart an entire economy”.

Her latest album, HANDS sees Bird turning the spotlight onto herself, raising issues that are sometimes hard to face. Bird confronts themes of trust, alcohol abuse, stagnation, self-censorship  and self-improvement. Each of them, however, is delivered by a voice  uncommonly blessed with joy, ingenuity, and empathy.

Enjoy  the epic conversation that touches on topics including energy and  health on the road, the drive to perform and deliver, positive  reinforcement, marriage equality and more.

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