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**BIIRD** is an all-female [Irish folk music](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_music_of_Ireland "Folk music of Ireland") band formed in 2024 by Lisa Canny, a seven-time [All-Ireland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleadh_Cheoil "Fleadh Cheoil") champion on harp and banjo. The group describes itself as "an Irish traditional music collective collaborating with Ireland's leading designers and stylists to change the perception of [trad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_traditional_music "Irish traditional music") worldwide." On [St Patrick’s Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Patrick%E2%80%99s_Day "St Patrick’s Day") in 2024, the 11-piece group performed their first gig to a crowd of 10,000 at [Trafalgar Square](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trafalgar_Square "Trafalgar Square") in London. They have since performed at the Belfast TradFest, [Galway International Arts Festival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galway_International_Arts_Festival "Galway International Arts Festival") and the [All Together Now](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Together_Now_\(festival\) "All Together Now (festival)") festival, and have appeared on Irish talk show, [The Late Late Show](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Late_Late_Show_\(Irish_talk_show\) "The Late Late Show (Irish talk show)"). In 2025, following a meeting with [Ed Sheeran](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Sheeran "Ed Sheeran") at a pub session at [Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleadh_Cheoil_na_h%C3%89ireann "Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann") in Wexford, they were invited to join his [Loop Tour](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_Tour "Loop Tour") in New Zealand, Australia and North America as a support act along with fellow Irish acts [Amble](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amble_\(band\) "Amble (band)") and Aaron Rowe. In May 2026, it was announced that the band would be one of the support acts for [Westlife](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westlife "Westlife")'s [25th Anniversary World Tour](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_25th_Anniversary_World_Tour "The 25th Anniversary World Tour"). In the same month, it was reported that the band were working on their debut album at Decoy Studios in Suffolk.
Music style
Folk, Folk Pop, Alt-Pop