Bernard Fanning
Australian recording artist; musician and singer-songwriter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bernard Fanning (born 15 August 1969) is the singer, guitarist and writes songs for the Australian rock band Powderfinger.[1]
Born in Brisbane, Fanning joined the band Powderfinger after finishing high school in 1989.[2] He was asked to join by singer and guitar player Ian Haug.[1] He had met Haug while studying journalism at the University of Queensland.[2] He also appeared in the movie Ned Kelly which starred Heath Ledger. Fanning has a small role as a musician in the hotel.[1] He also wrote several songs for the movie, including the title song, "Shelter for My Soul."
Powderfinger have released six albums. Fanning has made a solo album, Tea and Sympathy in 2005.[2] His music has been described as a mixture of blues and acoustic folk.[2] As well as singing, Fanning plays guitar, piano, keyboards and harmonica.[2]