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Birds of Wales – Every Mile and Passing Year
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How does a one time varsity soccer star, a student of political science and a descendant of Florence Nightingale get mixed up in the world of rock? And furthermore…where does a band get a name like Birds of Wales? Vancouver singer/songwriter and frontman of Birds of Wales, Morgan Cameron Ross, tells the story best…
“While living on campus at the University of Northern British Columbia in Prince George I spent most of my time either playing soccer or writing songs on acoustic guitar in my room,” recalls Ross. “Friends of mine in a band called Stabilo, from Vancouver, eventually convinced me to move back and pursue my songwriting skills. They encouraged me to record some tracks and even joined me in the studio for the sessions. As for the band’s name…I grew up with a pet cockatoo. My mom was patriotically Welsh and adored birds. The rest is history”.
In the spring of 2005 Morgan packed up and moved to Toronto where he attended York University’s french campus. By the fall of that year he had auditioned and picked what would become Birds of Wales: Mike Caputo from Windsor on guitar, Dan Taylor from Toronto on bass and British newcomer to Canada Ben Standage on drums. Successful stints at Lee’s Palace, the Drake and various other Toronto clubs caught the eye of Ralph James, President of The Agency Group, who soon after signed them to his roster. A return trip to Vancouver saw similar audience interest with a packed house at Richard’s on Richards.
“While living on campus at the University of Northern British Columbia in Prince George I spent most of my time either playing soccer or writing songs on acoustic guitar in my room,” recalls Ross. “Friends of mine in a band called Stabilo, from Vancouver, eventually convinced me to move back and pursue my songwriting skills. They encouraged me to record some tracks and even joined me in the studio for the sessions. As for the band’s name…I grew up with a pet cockatoo. My mom was patriotically Welsh and adored birds. The rest is history”.
In the spring of 2005 Morgan packed up and moved to Toronto where he attended York University’s french campus. By the fall of that year he had auditioned and picked what would become Birds of Wales: Mike Caputo from Windsor on guitar, Dan Taylor from Toronto on bass and British newcomer to Canada Ben Standage on drums. Successful stints at Lee’s Palace, the Drake and various other Toronto clubs caught the eye of Ralph James, President of The Agency Group, who soon after signed them to his roster. A return trip to Vancouver saw similar audience interest with a packed house at Richard’s on Richards.
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floksee
sssss just listen
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guarmonster
amazing band!!! i love them so much and i wish i could see them live some day!
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d0b0
Great band!
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AtLongLast
I saw these guys play last night (well, two of the four)... they were pretty good :)
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chipmunkwarrior
I liked the old bassist/keyboardist.
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