Neil Young, Dylan,
John Lennon,
Leonard Cohen, Roy Harper,
Joni Mitchell, Marc Bolan,
The Stones, Syd Barrett,
Van Morrison, Kate Bush,
REM, David Bowie,
Incredible String Band,
Jefferson Starship, Bob Marley,
Neil Diamond, The Drifters,
Lightnin' Hopkins, Leadbelly,
Nirvana, Beach Boys
Bard of Ely is a very eclectic mainly acoustic singer/songwriter
who has played Glastonbury Festival on several occasions,
as well as having been the compere for the Avalon Stage
there 2 years in a row. He was compere and performer at
the Green Man Festival too and has songs on the CD album
of the same name on the Double Snazzy label. His controversial
'You're a Liar, Nicky Wire' created enough press to get
rave reviewed in the NME and signed to Crai Records where
it was released on the TAFFIA EP along with 'Harvest Home'.
The Bard has collaborated successfuly with various musicians
including Daniel Iorio, who covered 'Harvest Home,' Crum
ex-Hawkwind, and multi-instrumentalist Ed Drury. Bard
of Ely comes from Cardiff in Wales, where he used to work
as a TV presenter, but he has relocated to Tenerife where
he is currently writing for Tenerife News (paper) and
Living Tenerife (magazine).
