Birds of Wales
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Birds of Wales is an indie folk rock
band based in Ontario
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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.
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 13, 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
Folk rock
Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the UK around the mid-1960s...
band based in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
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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
MuchMoreMusic
MuchMore is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media, based at 299 Queen Street West in Toronto, Ontario....
, 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
Emi
is a very common feminine Japanese given name and is occasionally used as a surname.-Possible writings:Emi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:as a given name*恵美, "blessing, beauty"*絵美, "picture, beauty"*映見, "reflect, look"...
in Canada on April 13, 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
- Birds of Wales' Official Website
- Official MySpace Page
- http://www.theagencygroup.com/
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