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There is something comforting about going into a practice room, putting your sheet music on a stand and playing Bach over and over again.

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Andrew Bird
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: July 11
Fiddler
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Singer-Songwriter
Chicago
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Andrew Wegman Bird
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