Bec Taylor and the Lyrebirds

Bec Taylor and the Lyrebirds are a five-piece alt-country pop band hailing from Canberra, Australia. Their delightful blend of artful songwriting serves up tasty earworms, brimming with sweet energy and layered harmonies that will leave you humming their tunes for days.

Consisting of versatile musicians with rich experience in different genres, the Lyrebirds are Bec Taylor, Hannah Beasley (PaintonPaint), Sam McNair (JD McNair, The Burley Griffin), Sophie Chapman (Brass Knuckle Brass Band, Andy and George Band) and Grahame Thompson (Cracked Actor, BabyFreeze, Mr Fibby).

Bec Taylor is a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter who has recorded over a dozen studio records while performing on some of the biggest stages and festivals around the country, including BIGSOUND, Groovin’ The Moo, and the Woodford Folk Festival, as well as playing alongside the likes of Gotye, The Darkness, and been on tour as main support for Regurgitator and Shonen Knife in her previous projects Fun Machine and Glitoris. The Lyrebirds is her most recent project, showcasing her songmaking experience through new alt-pop repertoire.

Bec started the Lyrebirds in 2020 after writing and producing her first full-length solo record “Adrift” with producer Louis Montgomery (SAFIA, Peking Duk) after a trip to Nashville, Tennessee. Since then, the band has released a second record “Limbs & All”, which is leans towards more country-folk and was released in May 2024 on Foghorn/MGM Distribution.