Biografia

Andrew Bird, a fiddle player from Chicago, first crossed paths with the Zippers at a music festival in Asheville, NC. He went to see them at a gig in Chicago, and announced that he HAD to play with them. After learning their set backstage, he took the stage and fiddled himself a place in the Zipper’s hearts. Bird joined the band in New Orleans for the recording, and infected everyone with his musicianship and
enthusiasm.

Andrew Bird’s Bowl of Fire is the name of his Chicago-based band. The lineup includes Bird on violin and vocals, Kevin O’Donnell on drums, Josh Hirsch on bass (Both O’Donnell and Hirsch were band mates with Bird in Chicago’s Charlie Nobody), James Mathus on guitar, Jack Fine on trumpet, and Katherine Whalen on vocals.

After locally releasing a solo album called Music of Hair, Bird formed the band and released Thrills, which was eagerly snatched up by Rykodisc.

fonte: http://www.personal.kent.edu/~jbrandt/bird/bird.html