Michael Barker (drummer)

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Michael Barker
Barker at the Cambridge Folk Festival.
Background information
Born	Rotorua, New Zealand
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Drums, percussion
Years active	1996–present

Michael Barker is a New Zealand musician best known for performing with The John Butler Trio and Split Enz. In more recent years Barker formed Swamp Thing.^[1]

Musical career[edit]

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Barker wrote, recorded, mixed and released his first solo album, Wonderland in November 2006.

Since 2010, he and Grant Haua are Swamp Thing.^[2]

Personal life[edit]

In 2007, Michael Barker made headlines as he unsuccessfully tried to save the life of a drowning man in Townsville, Queensland.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Swamp Thing presentation by the New Zealand Herald". Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
^ Swamp Thing presentation by Muzic.net.nz
^ uncredited (10 August 2007). "John Butler Trio drummer's bid to save drowning victim". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 April 2013.

External links[edit]

Barker bio on Split Enz fan site