The Bard of Ely is many things, but most of all he is a writer with a voice, a poet with a pen and a musician with a Muse! He has written many songs in many genres and also collaborated with many other musicians and singers and you can hear some of the results in this selection here! Bard of Ely has played Glastonbury Festival on several occasions and in 2004 he was a guest speaker talking about shamanic herbs and witchcraft. He was also a performer at the Green Man Festival 2003 and 2004 and his song 'Real Love and Communication' opens the CD album which takes its title from the name of the festival and was released on Double Snazzy (all as compiled on Bard of Ely's website).
In 2000 he was signed to Crai Records for an EP by a band he fronted called the TAFFIA and the group also features Phil Moxham from the legendary Young Marble Giants. Bard of Ely's controversial 'You're a Liar, Nicky Wire' fronted the EP and clinched the deal after it was banned from a leading Cardiff record store and rave reviewed in the NME singles
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