American singer/songwriter Orion Walsh was born and raised in Lincoln, Nebraska. After the death of his father in 1996 he picked up his first acoustic guitar. Desperate for a release, he began to learn to play, sing, and write songs at the early age of 15. After graduating high school, Orion left his home town to head out west to California. He signed to an indie label shortly after, releasing a full length record with his previous band Slow Coming Day and touring the United States for several years. After the band broke up he was faced with a decision, to give up music or continue on. Not willing to give up his dreams, Orion began writing songs without a band. This led him in a more folk direction with his music. Living out of his van for several months at a time, he began writing songs for his first solo album. Many of these songs address issues of homelessness, war, recession, mental illness, imprisonment, life, and death.

After recording his debut full length album "Tornado Lullabies" with producer Aaron Edwards he returned home to Nebraska where the album was mastered in Omaha by Doug Van Sloun (Bright Eyes, Cursive, The Faint). Independently releasing the album himself in 2008, Orion hit the road shortly after, completing two solo tours of the midwest and west coast. Continuing to release his music independently, Walsh recorded a new EP entitled "Freedom Lost Freedom Found" in Seattle, Washington in early 2009, with a release date set for this August and more touring to follow.  Walsh plans to begin work on his second full length in 2010.