There was a time when summer days seemed to last forever full of innocent childhood friends, a loving family and a household filled with music. This combination and learning how to play a 45 record one Christmas Eve sparked a child’s imagination and an unforeseen journey.

That night from those tiny speakers, there were no familiar Christmas carols but sounds of Badfinger’s “Baby Blue” filled the air by the tree  then early Beatles songs soon followed. It was at this moment, almost magical and at the young age of five, that Shawn Balding was not only hooked but obsessed and knew what he wanted to do for the rest of his life.

With his family’s support and encouragement, Shawn became a multi instrumentalist and an established singer songwriter. Learning and absorbing as much as he could from his peers, he embraced the challenge to find his own voice. Shawn accomplishes this while at times, paying tribute to his past in his songs.

Today and after years of experience, Shawn Balding has comprised  these songs by combining all of his stylistic and musical influences. People and situations come in and out of one’s life while molding and shaping their destiny and themselves.

After all the roads traveled and the path he’s still on, this is Shawn’s story as told through his music.