Seth Bernard

Bernard was born and raised on Earthwork Farm in Northern Michigan, surrounded by gardens, goats, hippies, rednecks and stringed instruments, smack dab in the middle of a tightly woven circle of friends and family throughout the Regan Era. Just outside Lake City. A fine small hometown. No shortage of churches, bars or lakes around. The teenage years sought and brought in influences of counter culture and pop culture. Delvings into mystic poetry, stand-up comedy, sixties music, professional sports and theater. Traveling around as a storyteller, point guard, sax player or singer/guitar player in bands with names like "freesoil", "kind lear and the gothic monks" or "the pagoda trees". From little Lake City to Interlochen Arts Academy to New York City back to mother Michigan. Ten thousand miles of Greyhound travel in between. Seth recorded his first album at his guitar teacher's home studio between 99 and 00. Tried the University of Michigan and the experience was brief, stressful, expensive and expansive. Classses in ecological sustainability, poetry and the performing arts led to leaving college for a life seeking the study and creation of such things. The rest of the brief bio story is traceable online. More recordings and noteable creations and peak experiences, yes, but enough about S. Seth B. for now. Earthwork Music was a seed and now it has a life of it's own. It's at work and play in Michigan and earthworkmusic.com is a good guide to it. Earthwork now has many albums and events to it's name, and more are in the works. But it's a collective more than it's a company. A circle of friends with all different kinds of eyes and minds and musics. Bernard is still a point guard and a music maker of many colors. Daisy May is Seth's homemade partner. She is a friend of the world's. A beautiful songbird. They two have put their medicines together and hit the road. www.myspace.com/daisymayandsethbernard Call him "Eggs" or "Sethbo", just don't call him late for supper. Hey Rupert!it's the water festival...playing keyboard with daniel johnston 2/4/08video by dustin edwards.video by dustin edwardslil clip from a prarie home companion 4/21/07