Dust Storm - Jeff Bird
Released Early September 2007

This is a live recording of an ensemble I put together for a show at Folkway Music in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Tony Quarrington is a brilliant jazz guitarist i have had the pleasure of working with for the last 25 yrs or so. (We were part of a house gig in Waterloo Ontario for nine years.) We know each others playing intimately. Kevin Breit is a fiery virtuoso who I have just recently gotten to know. Another long lost brother methinks, and, of course, my first call drummer for such dangerous outings, Randall Coryell. No rehearsal, just show up and bring a couple of tunes each as a launching pad.

This is why i keep playing music. I love it !!! I think you will too. Available for purchase at Latent Recordings

Space - Teresa Innis
Released September 2007

Jeff plays bass, hamer bass, bowed bass, shaker, tamborine, harmonica, mandolin, chime, key-chimes

Long time member of the Innis Sisters, this solo album by Teresa Innis features covers of songs by Bruce Cockburn along side some new original songs.

Rink -The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Jeff Bird
Released 2007

Music from the short film Rink, released in 2003 (see below)

Jeff Bird - double bass, harmonica, marimba, melodica
Witek Grabowiecki - piano and accordion
Jaro Czerwinec - Accordion

Produced and recorded by Jeff Bird at Ty Tyrfu
Mixed by Jeff Wolpert

Available for purchase at Latent Recordings

I'm So - Sue Smith
Released May 2006

Piano and Vocals: Sue Smith
Produced by Sue Smith

Jeff Bird - mandolin, percussion, electric bass

A terrific set of original songs, jazz inspired but pop focused. Listen to previews and find out more at: Sue Smith

Yellowjacket - Stephen Fearing
Released 2006

Featuring many of the usual suspects including Colin Linden and Richard Bell

Jeff Bird - double bass

Available at Maplemusic.com

Black Mustard
- Stevens, Coryell & Bird
Released May 2005

mike stevens - harmonica
randall coryell - drums - percussion
jeff bird - 8 string bass - electric mandolin - double bass - harmonica - percussion

recorded live by lewis melville at black mustard guelph ontario march 2, 2001

part of the guelph jazz festival's three-tuesdays series

No Wicked for the Rest
- Nathan Sloniowski
Released Dec 2004

Jeff plays bass, madolin and harmonica.

For more information or to order a CD
visit Nathan Sloniowski

Blast Off!
- Ben Rudnick and Friends
Released 2004

Jeff Bird plays harmonica, jaw harp, slide whistle, surto, tambourine

Also features Sue Smith on harmony vocal on Reading A Book and David G. Henry on Cello.

For more information or to order a CD
visit Ben Rudnick and Friends

Endomusia - James Gordon
Released 2004

Jeff Bird plays Mandolin on:

1. Small Town Prairie Gigs and
5. Carlyle Lake

For more information visit
Borealis Records

Rink - a documentary
by Jeff Bird
Released 2003

Produced and Directed by Jeff Bird.
Written by Robert Pennee

Filmed during the winter of 2000-2001 in Wolfond Park, Guelph Ontario

Music by:
Jeff Bird: harmonica, double bass, marimba
Jaro Czerwinec: accordian
Witek Grabowiecki: piano and accordian
Special guests: Gwen Swick, vocals
Larry Towell, bones

Music recorded by Jeff Bird at Ty Tyrfu

Tree - Tamarack
Released 2003

The lineup for Tamarack at this point is:
Alex Sinclair, Molly Kurvink and Shelley Coopersmith.

Jeff Bird is a special guest on bass and harmonica.

Tamarack has formed a partnership with Tree Canada - a non-profit foundation dedicated to the renewal of Canada's urban forest.

SGB-033CD

Group of Seven Suite
- Tony Quarrington and Friends
Released December 2002

The liner notes, written by Tony Quarrington, contain the following:

"About the sound effects: most of those heard during the tunes were produced, via physical devices, by my old friend Jeff Bird of the Cowboy Junkies. He brought a wild assortment of things to the sessions, and besides playing the mandolin, bowed psaltery, electric bass, shakuhachi flute, and a lot of percussion, provided the sounds of a hawk, a rather large bee, birds in a tree [the device for that one more or less resembles a rubber udder], rain, wind and many more."

Jeff is also credited with harmonica on the back cover

The Mennonites - Larry Towell
Released 2002

For more information on the CD or the book it is based on, please visit Larry Towell.

Some of the performers:
Larry Towell: readings, field recordings, bones, wind wand, second vocals, jaws harp, musical saw

Jeff Bird: double bass, overtone flute, piano, wind wand, goat hooves with marimba, seed pods

Gwen Swick: harmony vocals

Witold Grabowiecki: accordion, piano

Jaro Cerwinec: accordion

Sixty Second Songs -
Various Artists
Released July 2002

2 Cd's, 88 new songs

CD 2, track 15: Mamma's Baby, Papa's Maybe
by Jeff Bird and Joel Hunt

Jeff Bird - bass, harmonica, percussion, keys
Joel Hunt - fiddle, mandolin

The Buddhagrass Family Unit
Released 2002

Jeff Bird, Steve Byres, Pam Harrison, Joel Hunt, Eleanor Kure, Lewis Melville, Ken Morris, Steve Potter, Andrew Queen, Murray Ritchie, Marc Roy, Graeme Sheffield, Jason Sheffield, Tannis Slimmon, Mark Stutman, Chris Terhune, Nik Tjelios, Georgia Urban, Cam Werner, Buddy and Dwayne

Produced by Joel Hunt

More information at moodfoodmusic


Mood Food Music mfm131

The River Grand - Nonie Crete
Released 2002

All songs written and performed by Nonie Crete

Jeff Bird - Mandolin

Among the many other artists who played on this CD is Daisy DeBolt - backing vocals

SEA 20013

City of Music- Various Artists
Released 2002

Track 7: MuBlues - Jeff Bird Trio

Composed by Witek Grabowiecki
Witek Grabowiecki -piano
Randall Coryell - drums
Jeff Bird - double bass

Recorded by Nik Tjelios live at Manhattans some time in 2000, Produced by Jeff Bird

BSR 001

Deep Breathing - Jeff Bird
Released 2001

1. One 11:08
2. Two 9:26
3. Three 7:12
4. On a Ground 11:03

Jeff Bird, Witold Grabowiecki, Jaro Czerwinec

Recorded live by Nik Tjelios in Chalmer's
United Church as part of the Guelph Arts Festival
October 17, 1999

Oak Lake - Tannis Slimmon
Released 2001

A former member of The Bird Sisters (see below), this is Tannis' first solo effort. For more information visit www.tannis.ca


Jeff Bird played here on the following tracks:

2. Maisy Go Round: harmonica, tambourine, acoustic bass
7. A Miracle: hammer bass

This CD can be purchased from Maple Music

Love and Gold - Gwen Swick
Released 2001


A former member of Tamarack, Gwen Swick has another solo record from 1995 called A Pebble of Mercy

Jeff Bird played here on the following tracks:

3. All things can change: Octave mandolin,
percussion, keyboard

11. Middle of a hurricane: 8-string bass,
electric mandolin, percussion

The World is Only Air - Mike Stevens
Released 2001

10. Grumbling Old Man, Grumbling Old Woman
(On Vacation in Jamaica)
traditional, Arr. Mike Stevens & Jeff Bird
Bass, B3: Jeff Bird
Produced by: Jeff Bird and Mike Stevens

You can find out more at Mike Stevens Music.

Work Songs - Various Artists
Released 2001

3 Cd's: Disc C, Track 3
Push the Cursor Button on the Right

Jeff Bird - vocals, keys, percussion, bass, overtone, bass

Yesterday Hotel - Dave Teichroeb
Released 2001

Jeff Bird plays bass, harmonica & fiddle. Also features Lewis Melville and Tannis Slimmon

For more information visit:

Dave's Records of Guelph (yes, it's that Dave)

Cover painting by Greg Denton

DROG 072

Gypsy Wild and the Open Road- Brian denHertog
Released 2001

Jeff Bird plays electric bass and upright bass, this CD also features Willie P. Bennett

For more information visit:

Brian denHertog

the detour Home- Scott Merritt
Released 2001

Jeff Bird played various instruments on this CD. Scott has been a fixture in local music for years, generally behinds the scenes as a producer, but here Scott takes charge of his own music.

For more information visit:

Scott Merritt

I Scare Myself - Dark Monkey
Released 2000 or later

Recorded live at Carden Street Cafe and Riverview in 2000 (Guelph, ON)

Featuring Jeff Bird, Riki Gee, Randall Coryell and Tony Quarrington

November Moon - Nick Craine
Released 2000

Nick is a member of Black Cabbage (look down the list) and this is his first (and so far only) solo effort.

Jeff Bird: Mandolin, hammer bass, percussion, door opening, rythm stick & triangle

Also featuring Lewis Melville & Tannis Slimmon, also available at Maple Music

DROG Canadian Recordings
1996-99 - Various Artists
Released 2000

Track 16: Little Hooves from Jeff's CD
Everything is Coming Clear

This CD also contains songs by Lewis Melville
and Riki Gee.

DROG-0057

Emily Songs
- Ben Rudnick & Friends
Released 2000

A CD of children's songs featuring
Jeff Bird on Harmonica, cymbal, tambourine, shakers, bells, wood blocks, cowbells, jaw harp, guiro, key chime, glockenspiel, bird chirps, handclaps, triangle, assorted chaos

For more information or to order a CD
visit Ben Rudnick and Friends

Notes From Home - Doreen Smith
Released Fall 1999


Jeff Bird plays bass on most of the tracks.

Doreen Smith handles all vocals, Tony Quarrington played guitar, wrote or co-wrote song of the songs and produced the CD.

Cover art by Doreen Smith

Illegally - Corduroy Leda
Released 1999


Featuring Jeff Bird on Theremin (track 2 - 80 Bucks)
Bass (track 7 - Shut Down)
and Harmonica (track 10 - Shortest Distance)

Corduroy Leda are:
Tammy Grime, Jenn Scott, Jen Curtis, JP Bertuola,
Amy Bourns and Tany Hobbs

Swan Music 2195-00901-2

50-Odd Dollars
- Fred Eaglesmith
Released 1999


Featuring Jeff Bird on Fiddle (track 1 - Blue Tick Hound)
and Theremin (track 8 - Steel Guitar)

Produced by Scott Merritt, this CD also features Kim Deschamps on various guitars and Richard Bell on Hammond Organ.

Music for Peace - Various Artists
Released 1999


CD 1 (Volume 1)
Track 6. Bird/Grabowiecke/Czerwinec -
My Heart Bleeds for You Kosovo

34 new songs about peace on 2 CD's
written and recorded by over 100 musicians
during May of 1999.

Other songs include those by Tannis Slimmon,
James Gordon and Lewis Melville.