The Child of Everything – an ecobardic warning

I wrote the lyrics for this song as a protest against GMO crops, which I performed at Trafalgar Square in front of 1000s of people at the Anti-GMO March in London. It was turned into this great track by my friends Rae McCready (main vocals; rhythm guitar) and Migo (lead guitar).

In the song I draw upon the anamorphic poetry of the Bardic Tradition – The Song of Amergin; Hans Taliesin – which I have performed for many years. In these poems the poet articulates a transpersonal, more-than-human consciousness, one that has been part of all things – the intricate, fragile web of life. The wisdom of the Bards foresaw what science was yet to discover: that we are part of nature and we exploit it at our peril.

Listen to CHILD OF EVERYTHING – Track #7 from my spoken word album, ‘Global Warning’ (Soundsfree Studio, Bath, 2000).