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| Origin = [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] |
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| Genre = [[Folk |
| Genre = [[Folk rock]], [[indie rock]], [[Pop music|pop]] |
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| Years_active = 2005–present |
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| Label = Sparks Music/Emi [http://www.sparksmusic.com/] |
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== History == |
== History == |
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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. |
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. |
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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. |
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* [http://www.torontoist.com/archives/2006/06/post_25.php# Review of Birds of Wales gig] by David Topping on June 12, 2006 for [http://torontoist.com/# Torontoist] |
* [http://www.torontoist.com/archives/2006/06/post_25.php# Review of Birds of Wales gig] by David Topping on June 12, 2006 for [http://torontoist.com/# Torontoist] |
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* [http://www.thestar.com/Special/article/253203 Vfest Review] by Ben Raynor on September 6, 2007 for [http://www.thestar.com Toronto Star] |
* [http://www.thestar.com/Special/article/253203 Vfest Review] by Ben Raynor on September 6, 2007 for [http://www.thestar.com Toronto Star] |
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Birds of Wales is an indie folk rock band based in Ontario.
History
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
- Mike Caputo – Lead 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