fragile bird

In 2009, I bought a guitar, and taught myself how to play some covers. From there I added my brand of spoken word poetry over the instrumental pieces I created. I combined these styles to create what I have affectionately called, acoustic spoken wordcore. The "wordcore" is a reference to how I blend spoken word with hardcore tendencies.

The moniker was initially a joke among me and some friends because I was by-far the least talented musicians in a town of mind-blowingly talented musicians. So I went the self-deprecation route and it has stuck.

Over the last 11 years, I have written dozens of songs, played many shows in many states, and released three collected pieces of music - with one to be released this July. You can access all but one of these releases on this site by clicking the album titles under the Fragile Bird tab in the navigation bar.

I released an EP in July 2017 is called, "Farewell," and it is an homage to my father, Wayne Bidiman, who died in the fall of 2015. I am incredibly proud of the EP because it is getting me outside of the solo acoustic realm and into a full band sound, with lots of surprises to be had!

In 2020, I ditched the guitar and am releasing my first fully spoken word LP, “The Problem of Pain.” The album is a meditation on the idea of pain - The Problem of Pain derives from the CS Lewis book of the same name. It's a book that has made me think more about human suffering, religious introspection, and survival in the face of fear. This is my first full-length album since 2013 and I have put in a lot of time, energy, and anxiety into this to make sure it is a reflection of me and where I stand as a performer and writer today in 2020. This album was BUILT on collaborations - ten, to be specific. I wrote absolutely none of the music on this album. Ten (10) of my friends from throughout the years were willing to either lend me their music or made music specifically for this release and I wanna share information about each of the pieces.

Feel free to check out and stream the albums on this site, or find my tunes on Spotify, or go to my Bandcamp page, where you can order physical and digital copies of my music!