DESCRIPTION:
With her "songwriting pearls" and "siren's voice" (Montreal Mirror), Orit Shimoni is an artist not to be missed. Performing her own material since she was sixteen, in Calgary, Alberta and then in Jerusalem, Israel, this theologically perplexed prairie girl, (please, no Kinky Friedman references), is as unique as they come. In 2003, Orit moved to Montreal, where she formed Little Birdie with side-man Andre Kirchhoff. At a gig, Little Birdie was approached by Mark Goodwin (Lil'Buck, Lazarus Moan), who offered to produce their debut album. Since the 2006 release of Cinematic Way, which received award nominations, international reviews and radio play, and top 3 album ranking on CBC radio, the band has played Canadian Music Week and Mariposa Folk Festival, among many other shows, concerts, and showcases. Orit has spent the last few years writing, recording, and touring, playing with fine musicians such as Billy Jones, Ronnie Hayward, Noah Zacharin, and more... Little Birdie has released a second album, I Left the City Burning, in Canada, (Also nominated for a GAMIQ award), and soon to be released on German-based label Cannery Row. Orit now lives in Berlin part-time where she is working on a third album, and playing several shows, with touring plans in Europe this spring and back in Canada in the next fall.