'Woven through the wonder is Regan's gorgeous, easy voice, as spellbinding as anything his imagination can conjure up. Folk has a new Pied Piper.' The Guardian
Since his 2007 Mercury Prize nominated debut “The End of History” , Irish singer-songwriter Fionn Regan has toured extensively throughout America (the single “Be Good or Be Gone” has been used in the television dramas Grey’s Anatomy, Nearly Famous, and Skins), before returning home to complete his new abum The Shadow of an Empire.
If The End of History was the sound of the countryside and woodland lanes, this record is the sound of towns and dimly lit streets; heartfelt and with a ragged edge. He has ploughed himself a new furrow.
The Shadow of an Empire manifests itself in a collection of songs that are peopled with characters and conversational dialogue, while the often witty vignettes are used to facilitate more complex soul-searching.
With musical influences ranging from Leadbelly, Howling Wolf and Bob Dylan to The Beatles, Neil Young, and The Pixies, don’t miss this opportunity to see Fionn Regan perform live at Riverbank.
