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THE HUMBIRD PRESENTS: BLACKWILLOW STARLING - OCT 11, 2026

  • Apr 3
  • 2 min read

Just in time for the beautiful autumn leaves to turn, The Humbird is proud to present the Milwaukee based pagan folk sensation Blackwillow Starling! Join us for a magical afternoon of spirit and song!


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More about the music:


Winners of the International Pagan Music Awards 2025 Pagan Band of the Year, Blackwillow Starling are a Milwaukee-based acoustic duo who perform Pagan, folk, and UK/Celtic traditional music. Both Nora and Michael Tinker Tierney have decades of experience in national and international playing and performance.


Since the release of their debut, self-titled album in June of 2024, Blackwillow Starling have appeared at Pagan Spirit Gathering, Paganicon, Starwood, and the International Pagan Music Award ceremony. For 2026, Florida Pagan Gathering and Chrysalis Moon Festival have been announced.


Their music can be streamed on every major service and has been featured on Pagan/Wiccan media and folk outlets in North America, Europe, and the UK on programs such as International Pagan Radio, The Cauldron, Songs of the Pagan Tribe, CeltCast, DruidCast with Damh the Bard, Irish and Celtic Music Podcast, Sidvalley Radio Folk Show. They are regular presenters on Full Moon Circle broadcasts with Circle Sanctuary.


Blackwillow Starling released their debut album in June, 2024. The “What the Folk is This?” radio program rated the disc as #13 for folk album of the year. Multiple songs from the release have cracked both the International Pagan Radio top 20 and The Cauldron top 10 with their song "The Answerer Sword" holding the #1 spot for 2 weeks. "Sun King", “Between Times pt 1”, and their version of "Wild Mountain Thyme" have also placed in The Cauldron top 10 chart.


Nora, a classically schooled vocalist, sings about the elements of the natural world and wonder of spirit. She finds pure joy in the art of song. Michael “Tinker” Tierney has strong familial Celtic ties, regularly tours with multiple projects, and enjoys cleverness and outside the box creativity in writing and performing.


Blackwillow Starling are currently recording new material with a release planned for spring of 2026. They enjoy making connections with people through spirit and song.





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