Music

He’s played for Prime Ministers, Aboriginal Elders and Environmental campaigners, from concert halls to protest sites and remote campfires. He’s been a guest artist for Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Jackson Browne, James Taylor and Carole King among others.

His iconic song, ‘Solid Rock, Sacred Ground’, lit a fire for the rights of Aboriginal people in Australia nearly 40 years ago that hasn’t gone out. It’s been recorded and performed, many times in the ensuing years and translated into several Aboriginal Languages. 

He was the founding member of the legendary Australian band Goanna, founding member and a driving force behind the Black Arm Band.

He has released 14 solo albums, 4 albums with Goanna and has produced albums for many other artists: Archie Roach, The Pigram Brothers, Mary Black, etc, His songs have been recorded and performed by Joan Baez, Mary Black, Troy Cassar Daley, John Farnham and Lene Siel (Denmark), Jessica Mauboy, Missy Higgins and more.

In 2022 Howard and his legendary band, Goanna, embarked on an extensive national tour, paying homage to their classic Spirit of Place album and reigniting the Goanna spirit that championed Aboriginal rights and environmental justice in the 1980’s, featuring performances at ‘WOMADelaide’ and also as special guests for ‘Midnight Oil’.

In 2022 he was named as an Ambassador for ‘Childrens Ground’, a First Nations run organisation working to make real and lasting change for First Nations people. 

In 2023 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Deakin University and named as an Ambassador for Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation (ALNF) – a national charity assisting people in our most marginalised communities to gain vital language, literacy and communication skills.

Howard is a respected senior statesman in Australia who continues to work as a poet, musician, writer, singer, producer and mentor. He is currently writing his autobiography.