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Birds of Wales is an indie folk rock band based in Ontario.

Birds of Wales have toured Europe five times with everyone from Xavier Rudd to Dragonette to The Sadies, had their video for "Cinderella" on full rotation on MuchMoreMusic, received extensive radio play across North America and the UK. Birds of Wales are headquartered out of Toronto, Canada, and inevitably spend most of their time on the road.

Tracks from Birds of Wales' first CD received significant airplay on Canadian commercial & college radio, and have been broadcast across North America on XM and Sirius Satellite Radio. Bow song, My Lady; in July was the most played song on "The Verge," XM's new music station, in June 2006. Birds of Wales has also earned the attention of fans in Europe, releasing their Fall of the 49 CD in the UK and Spain on Invisible Hands Music (Thomas Dolby, The JAM) following five successful European tours in 16 months time. The first single from this disc, Cinderella (Has Nothing on You), was featured on a compilation CD - 560,000 copies of which were distributed throughout Ireland earlier this year. The video for Cinderella also was on full rotation on MuchMoreMusic in Canada.

Birds of Wales are releasing their first full length album, Belgravia Hotel, on Sparks Music/Emi in Canada on April 13th, 2010. The first single off the record, is the song, Uninteresting.

Canadian Release Date:April 10, 2010

Canadian Release Date: April 8, 2006

UK Release Date: May 21, 2007

XM Satelitte Radio: My Lady in July was the most played song on "The Verge" in June 2006

Band members

Morgan Cameron Ross – Vocals, guitar
Ben Standage – Drums
Daniel Taylor – Bass

External links

Interviews

Interview with Morgan Ross On tour with Dragonette from Niagara Weekly

Reviews

Review of Birds of Wales gig by David Topping on June 12, 2006 for Torontoist
Vfest Review by Ben Raynor on September 6, 2007 for Toronto Star

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-'''Birds of Wales''' was an [[independent music|indie]] [[folk rock]] band based in [[Ontario]].
+'''Birds of Wales''' is an [[independent music|indie]] [[folk rock]] band based in [[Ontario]].
-Birds of Wales have toured Europe five times with  acts such as Xavier Rudd, Dragonette, and The Sadies, had their video for "Cinderella" on full rotation on [[MuchMoreMusic]], received extensive radio play across North America and the UK.  Birds of Wales here headquartered out of Toronto, Canada.
+Birds of Wales have toured Europe five times with everyone from Xavier Rudd to Dragonette to The Sadies, had their video for "Cinderella" on full rotation on [[MuchMoreMusic]], received extensive radio play across North America and the UK.  Birds of Wales are headquartered out of Toronto, Canada, and inevitably spend most of their time on the road.
-Tracks from Birds of Wales' first CD received "significant" airplay on Canadian commercial & college radio, and have been broadcast across North America on XM and Sirius Satellite Radio. Bow song, My Lady; in July was the most played song on "The Verge," XM's new music station, in June 2006. Birds of Wales has also earned the attention of fans in Europe, releasing their Fall of the 49 CD in the UK and Spain on Invisible Hands Music (Thomas Dolby, The JAM) following five successful European tours in 16 months time. The first single from this disc, Cinderella (Has Nothing on You), was featured on a compilation CD - 560,000 copies of which were distributed throughout Ireland earlier this year. The video for Cinderella also was on full rotation on MuchMoreMusic in Canada.
+Tracks from Birds of Wales' first CD received significant airplay on Canadian commercial & college radio, and have been broadcast across North America on XM and Sirius Satellite Radio. Bow song, My Lady; in July was the most played song on "The Verge," XM's new music station, in June 2006. Birds of Wales has also earned the attention of fans in Europe, releasing their Fall of the 49 CD in the UK and Spain on Invisible Hands Music (Thomas Dolby, The JAM) following five successful European tours in 16 months time. The first single from this disc, Cinderella (Has Nothing on You), was featured on a compilation CD - 560,000 copies of which were distributed throughout Ireland earlier this year. The video for Cinderella also was on full rotation on MuchMoreMusic in Canada.
+Birds of Wales are releasing their first full length album, Belgravia Hotel, on [[Sparks Music]]/[[Emi]] in Canada on April 13th, 2010. The first single off the record, is the song, Uninteresting.
-Frontman Morgan Ross has begun a solo act in order to feed his narcissistic side, where he musically masturbates on stage, desperate for any attention.
 '''Canadian Release Date:'''April 10, 2010
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 == Band members ==
-* Morgan Cameron Ross – Vocals, guitar, wanker
+* Morgan Cameron Ross – Vocals, guitar
-* Ben Standage – Drums, cool
+* Ben Standage – Drums
-* Daniel Taylor – Bass, fishing
+* Daniel Taylor – Bass
 ==External links==