Jeff Bird is a founding member of the seminal Canadian folk group Tamarack. (1978)  They have produced 14 albums and continue to tour  Canada the United States and the UK.
 With Tamarack Jeff was part of the traditional folk revue Maple Sugar, performing with Canadian music legends Graham and Eleanor Townsend as well as Gilles Losier, and Phillipe Bruneau forming a direct link to the hay day of traditional Canadian fiddle music and the era of Don Messer.    

 With Cowboy Junkies he was part of  the award winning  "The Trinity Session”. (1987)
In 2016 the band was inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame as well as receiving the Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize for the decade of the 1980’s.
In 2019 Jeff along with Cowboy Junkies was inducted to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
Jeff continues to record and tour the world with them.

Jeff has realized 17 recordings of his own as a soloist and collaborator.
Jeff has scored music for both film and television.
He is also an experimental filmmaker and performance artist who's work has been showcased at festivals from Dawson City, Yukon to Vladivostok, Russia. His music video HAPPY BREATH  was the best music video winner in the 2021 PARIS PLAY FILM FESTIVAL.
As a multi-instrumentalist he has appeared on over 100 recordings and has worked with such diverse artists as Jane Bunnett, Fred Eaglesmith, Stephen Fearing, Loreena McKennitt, Natalie Merchant, Scott Merritt, Lynn Miles, Jane Siberry, Townes Van Zandt.