Joanne Bird

Joanne Bird is a Dutch singer-songwriter: she creates Indie & Americana folkmusic with a touch of jazz. With songs about everyday ups and downs and vulnerabilities poured into stylish arrangements, she takes her audience on a personal and musical journey. 

In June 2023, she released her debut EP . Shortly after the release, Joanne traveled for five months through all the big music cities of the United States to find inspiration to write new music, record and perform. This included playing at The Bluebird Café in Nashville and on Frenchmen Street in New Orleans, and recording her new EP 'Railroad Tracks' at a studio in Asbury Park, New Jersey. The latter she did with a group of established musicians from Nashville, New York & New Jersey, some of whom are coming to the Netherlands for her spring tour in March in celebration of the new EP to be released in the spring.

At the age of five, Joanne Bird began playing piano followed by singing and guitar. She further developed herself during her Bachelor at Fontys Academy of the Arts in Tilburg, and during the Master of Music at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. In addition, she studied several times in New York City. Joanne has received vocal coaching over the years from , Jim Mola, Chelsea Foreman, Sofie Dirkx, and , among others.