The lead singer of Australian folk rock group Goanna is the latest to join a chorus of opposition to the use of his music by Reclaim Australia.

Anti-Islamic protests took place across Australia last weekend, with clashes between anti-Muslim and anti-racism demonstrators.

Shane Howard took to Facebook after it was revealed his song, Solid Rock, Sacred Ground, had been used at a number of rallies.

"I want to make it absolutely clear that this is an unacceptable use of a song that was meant to inspire Australians to look deeper into the historical racism and injustices suffered by Aboriginal Australia at the hands of Settler Culture since 1788," he wrote.

Howard said Australia had an "unfortunate history of racism".

"We are a deeply racist country for much of our history and you could be forgiven for thinking that racism was something we had now left behind us," he said.

"Now, I fear that Reclaim Australia are encouraging racism against Muslims.

"I ask that my song, Solid Rock, Sacred Ground, not be used at such rallies."

Mr Howard said he was considering his legal options.

"There's a moral right, whether it's misappropriation. Well, I'm exploring that at the moment to see if there's legal action we can take to stop that from happening," he said.

"Copyright law is complex, but it's something we're exploring because it's possibly untested, so it's something I've been looking at in the last 24 hours."

Lee Kernaghan OK with 'respectful' use of songs

Singer Lee Kernaghan seems to have taken a different approach to the use of his songs.

On Facebook, he asked that any individual or group who plays his song Spirit of the Anzacs at a public event should see that it is "consistent with - and respectful of - the memory of those Australians" who served our country in uniform.

"[It] is a song about love, mateship, self-sacrifice, endurance and courage," he said.

"It honours and remembers the 102,700 Australians listed on the Roll of Honour at the Australian War Memorial, all of whom laid down their lives for the freedoms we have today."

On Wednesday, Cold Chisel singer Jimmy Barnes asked anti-Islam protesters to stop using his songs, after video footage revealed Khe Sanh had been played at a Brisbane rally.

In a similar statement released earlier this week, John Farnham and his manager Glenn Wheatley labelled the use of You're The Voice "disgusting."

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