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Guitarists · b. 1973

Andrew Bird

American singer, musician and multi-instrumentalist (born 1973)

Born: 11 July 1973
Chicago
Country: United States
Active: 1996–
Record labels: Rykodisc, , Bloodshot Records
Discography: 125 albums

Biography

Andrew Bird is a jazz musician who plays guitar, fiddle and voice. Andrew Bird was born on 11 July 1973 in Chicago. The music is usually filed under indie rock. Record labels: Rykodisc and Bloodshot Records. The discography here lists 125 albums, from “Music of Hair” (1997) to “2003-09-06: Hideout Block Party, Chicago, IL, USA” (2025).

Andrew Wegman Bird (born July 11, 1973) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. His albums have spanned various genres including swing music, indie rock, and folk music. He is primarily known for his unique style of violin playing, accompanied by loop and effect pedals, whistling, and vocals. In the 1990s, he sang and played violin in several jazz ensembles, including Squirrel Nut Zippers and Kevin O'Donnell's Quality Six. He went on to start his own swing ensemble, Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire, which released three albums between 1998 and 2001. Weather Systems (2003) was his first solo album after Bowl of Fire disbanded, and it marked his departure from jazz music into indie music. Bird's 2019 album My Finest Work Yet was nominated for "Best Folk Album" at the 2020 Grammy Awards. He has collaborated with various artists, including The Handsome Family, Dosh, Fiona Apple, Madison Cunningham, and Nora O'Connor.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Music of Hair 1997 · Wegawam Music Co.

Fingerlings 2002 · Live

Weather Systems 2002 · Grimsey Records

2003-07-05: FitzGeralds Night Club, Berwyn, IL, USA 2003 · Live

2003-08-24: WMFU-FM "Stochastic Hit Parade" With Bethany Ryker, New York, NY, USA 2003 · Live

Fingerlings 2 2004 · Live

2005-03-21: Black Session #229: Paris, France 2005 · Live

2005-03-21: Studio 105, Lenoir, France 2005 · Live

The Mysterious Production of Eggs 2005 · Grimsey Records

2006-06-16: Bonnaroo, Manchester, TN, USA 2006 · Live

Fingerlings 1 & 2 Live Recordings 2006 · Live

Fingerlings 3 2006 · Live

2007-05-30: Teatro Académico Gil Vicente, Coimbra, Portugal 2007 · Live

Armchair Apocrypha 2007 · Spunk!

Live at Austin City Limits Music Festival 2007 2007 · Live

Live in Montreal 2007 · Live

Noble Beast 2009 · Spunk! Useless Creatures 2009 · Fat Possum Records

Fingerlings 4 (Gezelligheid Chicago) 2010 · Live

Norman 2011 · Mom+Pop Break It Yourself 2012 · Spunk! Hands of Glory 2012 Things Are Really Great Here, Sort of… 2014 Echolocations: Canyon 2015 Are You Serious 2016 · Loma Vista Recordings Echolocations: River 2017 · Wegawam Music Co.

2019-10-19: KEXP, Seattle, WA, USA 2019 · Live

Live 2019-12-09 - Gezzeligheid 4th Presbyterian Church, Chicago IL 2019 · Live

Live 2019-12-10 Gezelligheid 4th Presbyterian, Chicago IL USA 2019 · Live

My Finest Work Yet 2019 · Loma Vista Recordings HARK! 2020 · Loma Vista Recordings

These 13 2021

Inside Problems 2022 · Loma Vista Recordings Outside Problems 2023 · Loma Vista Recordings Cunningham Bird 2024 · Loma Vista Recordings

2003-09-06: Hideout Block Party, Chicago, IL, USA 2025 · Live

1998-05-01: [unknown location] · Live

1998-11-07: The Fez, New York, NY, USA · Live

1998-xx-xx: Mad City Live, Madison, WI, USA · Live

1998-xx-xx: Mercury Theater, Chicago, IL, USA · Live

1999-03-19: Jazz Bon Temps, Austin, TX, USA · Live

2000-07-22: Ale House, Milwaukee, WI, USA · Live

2000-07-26: The Hideout, Chicago, IL, USA · Live

2000-08-31: The Lizard Lounge, Chattanooga, TN, USA · Live

2001-01-12: Schuba's, Chicago, IL, USA · Live

2001-05-16: KUT 90.5 Studio 1-A, Austin, TX, USA · Live

2001-05-24: The Attic, Chattanooga, TN, USA · Live

2001-06-02: Double Door, Chicago, IL, USA · Live

2001-09-12: Off Broadway, St. Louis, MO, USA · Live

2001-09-20: Grey Eagle, Asheville, NC, USA · Live

2001-09-20: WNCW Studios, Asheville, NC, USA · Live

2001-10-02: The Towers, Narragansett, RI, USA · Live

2001-11-07: Schuba's, Chicago, IL, USA · Live

2001-11-24: Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands · Live

2001-11-25: 013, Tilburg, Netherlands · Live

2002-04-05: WORT, Madison, WI, USA · Live

2002-05-04: The Hideout, Chicago, IL, USA · Live

2002-09-14: The Abbey Pub, Chicago, IL, USA · Live

2002-09-15: Luther's Blues, Madison, WI, USA · Live

2002-09-20: Gabe's Oasis, Iowa City, IA, USA · Live

2002-10-12: Nevin's Live, Evanston, IL, USA · Live

2002-10-19: 12th & Porter, Nashville, TN, USA · Live

2002-10-30: Off Broadway, St. Louis, MO, USA · Live

2002-10-31: The Hideout, Chicago, IL, USA · Live

2002-11-01: The Hideout, Chicago, IL, USA · Live

2002-11-02: Luther's Blues, Madison, WI, USA · Live

2002-12-31: The Beat Kitchen, Chicago, IL, USA · Live

2003-03-27: Turner Hall, Galena, IL, USA · Live

2003-04-05: Old Town School, Chicago, IL, USA · Live

2003-04-16: The Towers, Narragansett, RI, USA · Live

2003-05-16: Grey Eagle, Asheville, NC, USA · Live

2003-05-17: 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA, USA · Live

2003-06-15: The Derby, Los Angeles, CA, USA · Live

2003-08-02: WMSE Radio, Milwaukee, WI, USA · Live

2003-08-08: Martyr's, Chicago, IL, USA · Live

2003-08-15: Rick's Bar & Grille, Bellows Falls, VT, USA · Live

2003-09-15: The Larkin, Albany, NY, USA · Live

2003-09-22: Iron Horse, Northampton, MA, USA · Live

2003-12-12: Bryant Lake Bowl, Minneapolis, MN, USA · Live

2004-04-19: C'est Lenoir, Paris, France · Live

2004-05-11: Petit Cafe Campus, Montréal, QC, Canada · Live

2004-05-16: Fox Theater, Boulder, CO, USA · Live

2004-05-24: The Space, Portland, ME, USA · Live

2004-07-01: The Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA · Live

2004-07-02: Trinity St. Paul's, Toronto, ON, Canada · Live

2004-08-19: Schuba's, Chicago, IL, USA · Live

2004-11-05: Petit Cafe Campus, Montreal, QC, Canada · Live

2005-02-10: Studio 2-A on KXCI 91.3 FM, Tucson, AZ, USA · Live

2005-03-10: 89.3 The Current, Minneapolis, MN, USA · Live

2005-03-25: Fabrik, Hamburg, Germany · Live

2005-03-26: Columbia Club, Berlin, Germany · Live

2005-03-27: Mousonturm, Frankfurt, Germany · Live

2005-04-06: Morning Becomes Eclectic, KRCW, Santa Monica, CA, USA · Live

2005-04-09: Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR, USA · Live

2005-04-14: Jim and Kay Mabie Performance Studio, Chicago, IL, USA · Live

2005-04-16: The Metro, Chicago, IL, USA · Live

2005-05-01: Paradiso Kleine Zaal, Amsterdam, The Netherlands · Live

2006-04-11: Joseph J. Gentile Center, Loyola University, Chicago, IL, USA · Live

2006-09-20: BellyUp, San Diego, CA, USA · Live

2006-09-27: Aladdin Theater, Portland, OR, USA · Live

2006-11-24: Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago, IL, USA · Live

2006-11-25: Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago, IL, USA · Live

2007-01-15: The Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, OH, USA · Live

2007-03-21: Crawdaddy, Dublin, Ireland · Live

2007-03-29: La Maroquinerie, Paris, France · Live

2007-04-16: Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN, USA · Live

2007-04-30: Amoeba Music, Hollywood, CA, USA · Live

2007-05-04: Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR, USA · Live

2007-05-25: Großer Sendesaal des RBB, Bremen, Germany · Live

2007-07-07: Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CA, USA · Live

2007-09-29: Sonar Lounge, Baltimore, MD, USA · Live

2007-11-03: Tripod, Dublin, Ireland · Live

2008-01-28: The Vanguard, Newtown, Sydney, Australia · Live

2008-07-23: Seattle, WA, USA · Live

2008-09-03: Chicago, OH, USA · Live

2008-09-03: Jay Pritzker Pavilion Millennium Park, Chicago, IL, USA · Live

2009-01-27: KEXP, Seattle, WA, USA · Live

2009-02-16: Morning Becomes Eclectic, KCRW Studios; Santa Monica, CA, USA · Live

2009-06-14 Which Stage, Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, Manchester Tennessee · Live

2009-06-18: Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, USA · Live

2009-11-19: Ars Cameralis Festival, Teatr Rozrywki, Chorzow, Poland · Live

2009-12-16: Gezellgheid, 4th Presbyterian Church, Chicago, IL, USA · Live

2012-03-05: The Barbican, London, UK · Live

2012-10-12: House of Blues, Houston, TX, USA · Live

Live at the Precipice · Live

Also plays on

Albums where Andrew Bird is credited as a sideman

2017

Exposure — Esperanza Spalding

violin, vocals

Member of

Squirrel Nut Zippers 1993– · American swing and jazz band formed 1993

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Andrew Bird play?

Andrew Bird is known for playing guitar, fiddle and voice.

When and where was Andrew Bird born?

Andrew Bird was born 11 July 1973 in Chicago.

What are Andrew Bird's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Music of Hair (1997), Weather Systems (2002), The Mysterious Production of Eggs (2005), Armchair Apocrypha (2007) and Noble Beast (2009).

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