He wrote and performed “The Whistling Caruso” for The Muppets movie in 2011, and composed the score for the television series Baskets, released in 2016. In 2010, he appeared on a TED Talk performing his music. Stringz” in a 2007 episode of Jack’s Big Music Show. He has also had a career in film, as a soundtrack composer as well as an actor.
Bird’s 2019 album My Finest Work Yet was nominated for “Best Folk Album” at the 2020 Grammy Awards. He went on to start his own swing ensemble, Andrew Bird’s Bowl of Fire, which released three albums between 19. Weather Systems (2003) was his first solo album and a departure from jazz music into indie music. In the 1990s, he sang and played violin in several jazz ensembles, including Squirrel Nut Zippers and Kevin O’Donnell’s Quality Six.
He is primarily known for his unique style of violin playing, accompanied by loop and effect pedals, whistling, and voice. Since 1996, he has released 16 studio albums, as well as several live albums and EPs, spanning various genres including swing music, indie rock, and folk music. Andrew Wegman Bird (born July 11, 1973) is an American indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter.
