The Bard performing one of his innovative and dynamic guitar instrumentals at Melbourne’s esteemed Manchester Lane.

Currently there is no other Australian artist, mainstream or alternative, who is challenging the public to reclaim their rights that they have let slip away.  The Bard’s political activism through his songs is in an effort to ensure that we do not lose the freedoms we all enjoy.  The Bard is Australia’s modern and unique balladeer, the voice for the people.

The Bard is a solitary activist and political poet, who challenges society, government and corporations with his forthright lyrics. The Bard’s political activism through his songs is in an effort to remind people of our precious freedoms of speech, expression and beliefs that must not be taken for granted.  The Bard also highlights the continuous slipping away of our rights at work and in society.  Loss of freedom is the price we pay for a lack of vigilance. 

 

The Bard has never been afraid to sing about controversial issues, especially those that contradict the opinions of the majority.  He is the ‘Disseminator of Dissent’, whose songs are like the ‘red pills’ for the sleeping masses in this matrix that we call a ‘democratic society’.

 

The Bard has written and recorded many albums, some (but not all) of which are politically driven.  He is a musical journeyman honing his craft and beginning with folk style haunting melodies in “Sands of Time”, he created the definitive cruising album in 2005.

 

His second album “Speak the Truth” was released in 2007. This album is a compilation of challenging acoustic guitar instrumentals and catchy songs which were recorded live during The Bard’s performances in and around Ballarat.

 

2008 saw the birth of “In a Golden dawn”, a journey through the Bard’s soul where listeners can relate to the various subjects taken from the Bard’s life experiences and perspective.  Real life issues about family, loss, the environment, love, and the meaning of life.

 

In 2010, The Bard released his latest CD, ‘Songs of Dissent’. This album is ‘politically incorrect’ and it is an outspoken response to current legislation and government policies, both economic and environmental. It is intended to be a wake-up call to society at large.  By listening to his albums and spreading the word, you will be contributing to and participating in a new wave of social consciousness that is spreading around the globe.