An impassioned performer, the 26 year old Irish artist, Wallis Bird, has been compared to Ani di Franco and Janis Joplin. Bird has lived in Germany and the UK for the past three years and has toured with artists as diverse as Billy Bragg, Gabrielle and Rodrigo y Gabriela as well as playing her own headlining shows. Her storming cover of Depeche Mode’s ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’ featured on a prime-time British TV ad.

A 5 foot 2 bundle of white heat, Wallis throws herself around the stage with wilful abandon, breaking strings, urging the crowd into a collective sing-a-long and throwing her entire soul into each performance with often breath-taking results, while her band conjures up a lively brew.

There’s no holding down the girl who had five fingers on her left hand sheared off in a childhood accident and reattached, but was back playing the guitar within six months. Having impressed everyone with the intensity and passion of her live shows, Wallis has nurtured a following whose admiration borders on the devotional.

Wallis’ live shows and 2 album releases have garnered her rave reviews, with 4 Star reviews from The Guardian, Daily Express and The Sun, who called her ‘a stunning female singer-songwriter to take note of…..a future star’. Miss this rapidly rising star at your peril!

Sligo Live Festival Club at the Clarence on Sunday 25th October at 11.30pm €15.

Followed by festival party mixes