Andrew Bird (born July 11, 1973) is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He was born in Chicago[LINK: http://www.andrewbird.net/pdf/RBR032_Andrew_Bird_Press_Kit.pdf] Andrew Bird Press Kit, Righteous Babe Records and currently splits his time between Chicago and a farm near the town of Elizabeth in northwest Illinois. His musical proficiency includes violin, whistling, guitar, mandolin, and glockenspiel. History Trained in the Suzuki method from a young age, Bird first attended Illinois Wesleyan University but graduated from Illinois' Northwestern University with a bachelor's degree in violin performance in 1996. That same year, he released his first solo album, Music of Hair. Vastly different from his later releases, this first album showcased his violin skills and paid tribute to his fascination with both American and European folk traditions, as well as jazz and blu

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