Bio THE GRAND TWELVE is a musical and visual journey thru the mind and eyes of Alun-Rhys Lloyd. Unhappy with a world surrounding him, he creates winding and intricate musical melodies fused with modern day protest songs influenced from singer/songwriters such as Bob Dylan and the kinks.Combined with a percussive, almost angry style of punk/hardcore chords and melodies, into folk nspired gentle fingerpicking, Alun-Rhys crafts honesty and emotion into every part of his songwriting, Sometimes delivering a brutal honesty to the listener when least expected. Imagine a clear day, with beautiful blue skies and the sound of aeroplanes overhead. Then imagine thick dark clouds.......Alun-Rhys Explains all....... "The Grand Twelve started as far back as i can remember. My earliest songs were filled with as much honesty as i could manage, but being younger i directed those lyrics at what I was going thru personally at the time. A lot has happened in the last 6 years, both personal and in the world around me. I personally see a lot of scared confused people,i mean, im one of them! I left my band MCH2R to follow my heart and write from it at the same time, this also seemed to co-incide with the fact that i lost my job in retail,not that im complaining. When i left work i spent months finding where i was going. I had no idea what i could do that would take away the pain i felt deep inside my heart. I always knew this world was more beautiful than i could imagine, and yet there was something missing. i returned to songwriting in March of 2006, and right now im crafting and sculpting an album that i feel sums up the world and my feelings. I hope you enjoy the music and find relevance in it." You are invited to Add me,download my tracks and contact me if you find something in the music.Thanks for stopping by