Ciara as a member of BIIRD

https://www.youtube.com/@BIIRDOfficial

https://youtu.be/KNPdNWTO56k?si=62TFwUyxEauo9BB4

This one is good. This is a solo. The photo CW used is from this video shoot.

https://youtu.be/6K-ZjuacafQ?si=zpdQ22rQM6Axx1DX

BIIRD is coming to North America with Ed Sheeran in 2026.

https://www.independent.ie/regionals/mayo/news/mayo-woman-lisa-cannys-band-biird-to-support-ed-sheeran-on-north-american-tour/a818012071.html

BIIRD, an all-female trad supergroup founded by Mayo woman Lisa Canny, will support pop superstar Ed Sheeran for six of his concerts in north America in 2026.
The group will support the singer-songwriter for three dates in Toronto, Canada, in the Rogers Centre on August 20-22, followed by a date in Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan on August 29 and two shows in the Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on September 4-5.

BIIRD is coming to North America with Ed Sheeran in 2026.

https://www.independent.ie/regionals/mayo/news/mayo-woman-lisa-cannys-band-biird-to-support-ed-sheeran-on-north-american-tour/a818012071.html

BIIRD, an all-female trad supergroup founded by Mayo woman Lisa Canny, will support pop superstar Ed Sheeran for six of his concerts in north America in 2026.
The group will support the singer-songwriter for three dates in Toronto, Canada, in the Rogers Centre on August 20-22, followed by a date in Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan on August 29 and two shows in the Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on September 4-5.

Interesting how her group will be touring next year…I wonder if this hints more at her tenure with Celtic Woman being temporary…although, she could be a part of both groups, I suppose it just depends on how touring will work out.

BIIRD announced a UK tour April-May 2026.

https://www.hotpress.com/music/biird-announce-uk-ireland-tour-23117679

Assuming there is a CW Spring Tour 2026, there would be a schedule conflict for Ciara.

So I'm also wondering if Tara is coming back at some point. I'm guessing no one knows for sure right now. 

BIIRD announced a UK tour April-May 2026.

https://www.hotpress.com/music/biird-announce-uk-ireland-tour-23117679

Assuming there is a CW Spring Tour 2026, there would be a schedule conflict for Ciara.

So I'm also wondering if Tara is coming back at some point. I'm guessing no one knows for sure right now. 

-Ciara is shown in the tour promotional photo. But that’s just a differently coloured version of the White Christmas Symphony Tour photo, so I’m not sure if that means much.

-Ciara could leave BIIRD, similar to how Caitríona just left ANÚNA, but Ciara seems to be quite essential to BIIRD’s existence, so that seems unlikely.

-It wouldn’t be that soon if Tara came back to tour in spring after having her son in August, especially if she takes him with her. 

Part of the difficulty with figuring this out is that both Tara and Ciara were on Nollaig: A Christmas Journey. If only Tara were on the album, it would seem more like Ciara is just here temporarily, and if it were only Ciara, her membership would seem more permanent. Instead, we’re caught in this confusing middle ground. I wonder if it could just be scheduling conflicts with Tara’s son being born in August when they were recording or if this is hinting at something deeper.

As you said, probably no one really knows right now. I just like overanalysing things 

BIIRD (LIVE) - THE LOVE BUZZ SET
https://youtu.be/9kCcrnY37EM?si=v2oQMkiE2Buw6gWt

I'm disappointed I never got to see Ciara w/ CW.

I was thinking this idea out of nowhere. How about BIIRD tour with CW as an opening act? They are doing a partial tour with Ed Sheeran, for example. I'm not sure of the logistics of making that happen, or if it makes financial sense. But I had to post that somewhere!

BIIRD is doing a small tour of the US and Canada.

Only some of them are with Ed Sheeran.

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1538708811113008&id=100049217126470

It looks like there are only 8 members of BIIRD now, according to this article. (It was 11 before.)

https://www.rrampt.com/event/biird-canada-and-usa-tour

It looks like there are only 8 members of BIIRD now, according to this article. (It was 11 before.)

https://www.rrampt.com/event/biird-canada-and-usa-tour

That’s kind of sad. Maybe they just forgot to mention the others??

Who exactly did we lose and what instruments did they play? I hope the Shruti box player is still around. Do any BIIRD connoisseurs know?

Nice. The Toronto shows will do nicely location-wise. Not sure if the timing will work out yet, but it would be fun to see Ciara again, as well as Kate's sister Sal.

Nice. The Toronto shows will do nicely location-wise. Not sure if the timing will work out yet, but it would be fun to see Ciara again, as well as Kate's sister Sal.

I hope you enjoy the show(s)! You’ll have to report to us when you’ve seen them.

Should we make a new board for BIIRD, as we have boards for CaraNua, The Blue Belles, and the Celtic World Forum? Or was Ciara’s tenure with CW too short for that?

It looks like most of the shows in the area are as a supporting act for Ed Sheeran. That'll certainly drive the ticket price up, and narrow the decision window a lot. Maybe 1 solo show in Toronto, but it's not easy to get to on transit and I'd need to take half a day off work to get there ahead of the traffic by car.

Nice. The Toronto shows will do nicely location-wise. Not sure if the timing will work out yet, but it would be fun to see Ciara again, as well as Kate's sister Sal.

I hope you enjoy the show(s)! You’ll have to report to us when you’ve seen them.

Should we make a new board for BIIRD, as we have boards for CaraNua, The Blue Belles, and the Celtic World Forum? Or was Ciara’s tenure with CW too short for that?

We could probably justify a new board based on Ciara and Kate both having been in that group, mostly because the alternative would be to post it under one of their dedicated boards on the Forum and keep track of whose board the content is in. Although I suppose we'd be justified in having a dedicated board for Anuna based on that criteria.