[2003]
Lyrics by Silas B. Ritchie
Album: Ban the Bomb [2013]

"Ten years ago I joined hundreds of thousands of people around the world to protest the impending U.S. invasion of Iraq to no avail. A few years prior to that, after being inspired by singer-songwriters, I asked for an acoustic guitar from my father. Freshly engaged with the power of music, I took to writing my own anti-war ballads, along with songs about other important things in my life, ie; Love, Awareness, Gnomes, Aliens. After performing at several anti-war rallies and open mic poetry readings I decided to pursue music further. For my 18th birthday a family friend, Jane Lukic, graciously financed the recording sessions required to put these polished tracks into solid existence.
Thus was birthed BAN the BOMB. (June, 2003.)

Although the album was never officially released, the Iraq war is over, and George Bush is no longer... (Continues)