Artist

Bernard Fanning

Alternative Rock

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Bernard Joseph Fanning (born 15 August 1969) is an Australian musician and singer-songwriter. He was the lead vocalist of Queensland alternative rock band Powderfinger from its formation in 1989. While Powderfinger's style focuses on alternative rock, Fanning's solo music is generally described as a mixture of blues and acoustic folk. He plays guitar, piano, keyboards, and harmonica both when performing solo and also with Powderfinger. Often speaking out against Australian political figures, Fanning has donated much of his time to philanthropic causes. He also advocates for Aboriginal justice in Australia.

Bernard Fanning
Tea & Sympathy [Album]

31 October 2005

'Tea & Sympathy' is the debut solo album by Bernard Fanning. It was released while Powderfinger - Fanning's main band - were on hiatus. Contrary to Powderfinger's usual alternative style, the album blends alternative and country-folk music. Most of the record was written after the cancer-related death of his brother in 2002. His brother's death coincided with the end of Fanning's twelve-year relationship with his partner, and both events were instrumental in his move away from his typically political and socially lyrical subject matter. It topped the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) albums chart and won three awards at the 2006 ARIA Awards, as well as an APRA Award.

Bernard Fanning
Departures [Album]

7 June 2013

'Departures' is the second solo album by Bernard Fanning. It was his first since Fanning's band Powderfinger was disbanded in 2011. The album heralds a departure from Fanning's debut 2005 effort of folk and roots in favour of a rock sound, more akin to his Powderfinger origins.

Bernard Fanning
Civil Dusk [Album]

5 August 2016

'Civil Dusk' is the third solo album by Bernard Fanning. The album signals Fanning's return to more of an acoustic folk sound, more akin to his first solo album, 'Tea & Sympathy' (2005), than the alternative rock sound of 'Departures' (2013). It is released as part one of a series of two albums, the second instalment, 'Brutal Dawn', was released on 26 May 2017. It won at the 2016 ARIA Music Awards for Best Adult Contemporary Album.

Bernard Fanning
Brutal Dawn [Album]

26 May 2017