Biography:

Andrea and Pete Connolly met in Chapel Hill, NC in 2006.  Andrea was recording and performing as a solo singer/songwriter and Pete was fronting a local rock band.  When they found each other, their artistic and personal lives collided and formed the songwriting partnership Birds and Arrows.  In 2007 they released two critically acclaimed EPs, Self-titled and Woodgrain Heart.  They went on to release 4 full length records in North Carolina.  "Starmaker" 2009, "We're Gonna Run" 2011, "Coyotes" 2013 and their latest "Edge of Everything" (all available for streaming)
Then, on new years day 2016 the couple relocated to Tucson, AZ.
Taking inspiration from the harsh, yet beautiful environment that surrounds them, Birds and Arrows has reinvented themselves with new found energy that matches the higher speed limit of the western highways.
Their new single "Stay Down" hits you in the face with raw, white knuckle, rock and roll muscle. It's urgent energy makes you want to grip the steering wheel and floor it.
The couple has always continued to challenge themselves creatively, exploring new sounds in each release.  
The video for "Stay Down" was created by Brooklyn based videographer Andrew Ellmaker and is set in the heart of the Tucson Mountains. The video features the couple surrounded by desert dog "actors" that seem to be captivated by the sounds they hear swirling through the desert valley. The most famous actor in the video is a dog named Banjo, featured in an Episode of "Breaking Bad".

And here's how Birds and Arrows landed in Tucson: 
On a cross country tour in support of their 2015 album "Edge of Everything" the band passed through Tucson, AZ and something magical happened. They felt deeply connected/drawn to the beauty of the Sonoran desert. At that point they decided to shake up their lives physically and creatively by moving cross country to a new town where they knew no one and start fresh. They pulled into Tucson on New Years Eve 2015 and began setting up their new lives in the desert southwest.
Since their move west in early 2016 the band has really taken to the area. The couple had no trouble finding an abundance of creative inspiration in their unfamiliar desert surroundings. Their latest music reflects an exciting, vibrant energy drawn from the strange place that is Tucson.

Birds and Arrows' visual art:
During their time as a couple they have also been busy as artists and illustrators.  They illustrated a series of children's books in 2013 for a Baltimore based non-profit.  These books went on to be used as learning tools in inner city schools in cities like Baltimore, St. Louis and New Orleans.  Pete has illustrated two tarot decks, "The Connolly Tarot" and "Feng Shui Deck".  They have designed countless logos and brands for small businesses.  And Pete's paintings, which you can see on their website, have been featured in major network TV shows and he was recently commissioned by Universal in Los Angeles.
Andrea and Pete Connolly have created an imaginative brand for their artistic and musical creations that is uniquely Birds and Arrows.