Wallis Bird, a musician renowned for her album Visions of Venus, spends her downtime refurbishing an old farm building on the outskirts of Berlin with her significant other and a group of friends. They procured this residence two years before, and have been gradually fixing it up, with the plan to transform it into their ideal shared home.
Bird relishes the freedom it offers, allowing them to craft the life they desire and encourages others to do the same. Despite the fact that their home is still a work in progress, the squad is having a great time with the restoration process. She describes their evenings of companionship, music and bonfires, that they thoroughly enjoy.
In the past, the house was a production farm for a castle nearby. When the Berlin wall was torn down, people left their workshops, leaving a slew of tools behind, turning the house into a museum.
During the interview Bird shared insights into the inspiration for her recent album, Visions of Venus. The album, a unique collaboration with the German classical team, Spark, is a bountiful tribute to a millennium of women composers, from Clara Schumann and Hildegard von Bingen to Kate Bush and Enya. Bird also shares fascinating details about the ancient composer, Hildegard von Bingen, whose therapeutic drone music from a thousand years ago still influences today’s music therapy.