Fionn Regan is currently playing a list of intimate shows around the UK with support from Louise and The Pins:

30th November, Glasgow
@ Oran Mor — TICKETS

1st December, Salford
@ Phillips Church — SOLD OUT

2nd December, Oxford
@ St Barnabas Jericho — TICKETS

4th December, Bristol
@ Trinity Arts — TICKETS

5th December, Brighton
@ Hanbury Ballroom — TICKETS

6th December, London
@ Union Chapel — TICKETS

8th December, Dublin
@ Pepper Canister Church — TICKETS

30th November, Glasgow
@ Oran Mor — TICKETS

1st December, Salford
@ Phillips Church — SOLD OUT

2nd December, Oxford
@ St Barnabas Jericho — TICKETS

4th December, Bristol
@ Trinity Arts — TICKETS

5th December, Brighton
@ Hanbury Ballroom — TICKETS

6th December, London
@ Union Chapel — TICKETS

8th December, Dublin
@ Pepper Canister Church — TICKETS

Fionn Regan ‘List of Distractions’
HVN235 — Fionn Regan ‘List of Distractions’ by heavenlyrecordings

And watch the video here; filmed with Fionn on Hampstead Heath on the last day of Summer -

100 Acres of Sycamore was released to an abundance of critical acclaim in August this year and now Fionn is heading back out on tour to celebrate with a string of live shows across the UK…

December Tour Dates
30th November, Glasgow
@ Oran Mor — TICKETS

1st December, Salford
@ Phillips Church — TICKETS

2nd December, Oxford
@ St Barnabas Jericho — TICKETS

3rd December, Bristol
@ Trinity Arts — TICKETS

5th December, Brighton
@ Hanbury Ballroom — TICKETS

6th December, London
@ Union Chapel — TICKETS

8th December, Dublin
@ Pepper Canister Church — TICKETS

100 Acres of Sycamore -
**** The Guardian
**** The Metro
**** Mojo
**** Evening Standard
**** Uncut
**** Mail On Sunday
**** Sunday Times (album of the week)

DOWNLOAD LIST OF DISTRACTIONS FROM ITUNES HERE.

The 3rd single taken from Fionn Regan’s critically acclaimed 3rd album ‘100 Acres of Sycamore’.

Buy the single from itunes here.

Listen to List of Distractions on our Soundcloud…
List of Distractions -
HVN235 — Fionn Regan ‘List of Distractions’ by heavenlyrecordings

The first is at the Rough Trade West, Talbot Rd, Sunday at 4pm.

The second will be at the Lomography store in Spitalfields, Monday 7pm.

Here’s a taste of what to expect, Fionn performing ‘100 Acres of Sycamore’ up on Hampstead Heath the day of the album release;

Fionn Regan — 100 Acres of Sycamore from Sebastien Dehesdin on Vimeo.

Visit Fionn’s website for more info.

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“Breathtakingly beautiful” — CD of the Week, Sunday Times

“Starkly beautiful … a dark delight” — 4/5 Mojo

“One of folk’s most interesting and original voices” — 4/5 Evening Standard

“100 Acres… traffics in a timeless, romantic tranquillity” — 4/5 Mail on Sunday

“Gorgeous” — The Independent

“Glimmering piano and velvety strings” — 4/5 The Guardian

“Dramatic and ravishing, ‘100 Acres..’ is some achievement” — 4/5 Uncut

“A reminder of what all the fuss was about” — Q

“Bold, sad and beautiful” — 4/5 Metro

“Echoing Dylan at his most bucolic” — Sunday Express

“Romantic balladry of fair beauty” — Daily Telegraph

The album is not just one of the year’s most beautiful, incisive albums, it’s also the young singer-songwriter’s most personal statement yet. “’My previous record ‘The Shadow Of An Empire’ was me looking out of a window at the world,” he says. “With this one, it’s a clear look in.” And there’s plenty to see. It’s a tale of “mad, wild love – there’s a central, epic love story, that spans time — it’s the story of a couple dancing between the gutter and the chandelier.” says Regan.

Self-made for little-to-no money, Regan’s debut ‘The End Of History’ (2006) launched him to an international audience, earning a Mercury Music Prize nomination and gathering a string of big-name fans, from Lucinda Williams to Rhys Ifans, who has a tattoo of Regan’s lyrics about his person. His second album, ‘The Shadow Of An Empire’, seemed to be a bit of self-sabotage, the young Irishman, having been hailed as “Folks new Pied Piper” went electric, with an album that while critically acclaimed, confused some of his fans who were searching for something to sooth the soul. “Looking at it now, I think I wanted to kick up some dust…” But ‘The Shadow Of An Empire’ was a necessary step. “If my last record was a chrysalis,” says Fionn, “100 Acres Of Sycamore is the butterfly.”

The butterfly began to emerge when Regan returned from touring, in a wilderness period that saw him travel on a pilgrimage of sorts to Deia, Majorca. A chance meeting with actress Anna Friel in Valencia, and a conversation about Robert Graves’ book The White Goddess, led Anna to invite Fionn to stay at her home in the ancient village, and most of the album was written there “being in Deia was like waking up inside the walls of a dream, as a place it had a profound effect on me” he says “the silver deposits in the mountains give them a luminous glow in the moonlight, I stayed up for days on end” says Regan. “I went to the edge in my head to a certain extent, and I documented it. These songs are essentially the wings which stopped me from falling to the rocks at that time.”

12″ Vinyl available from the Heavenly Emporium
Digital download available from iTunes

View his tour dates on the Heavenly Live page.

HVNLP88 Fionn Regan — 100 Acres of Sycamore by heavenlyrecordings
HVN228 Fionn Regan — For A Nightingale by heavenlyrecordings

1. 100 Acres Of Sycamore
2. Sow Mare Bitch Vixen
3. The Horses Are Asleep
4. The Lake District
5. Dogwood Blossom
6. For A Nightingale
7. List Of Distractions
8. 1st Day Of May
9. North Star Lover
10. Woodberry Cemetery
11. Vodka Sorrow
12. Golden Light

available from Rough Trade

www.fionnregan.com

Listen to For A Nightingale on our Soundcloud…
For A Nightingale —
HVN228 Fionn Regan — For a Nightingale by heavenlyrecordings

For A Nightingale is the new single taken from Fionn’s forthcoming album ‘100 Acres of Sycamore’.
The single is available to BUY NOW from itunes.

www.fionnregan.com

HVN228 Fionn Regan — For A Nightingale by heavenlyrecordings

Tonight (Thursday 19th May) Fionn will be giving 2 acoustic performances in the Ben Sherman store on Carnaby Street. It’s free entry & there’s even some free drinks if you arrive early. The first performance is at 6.30pm

In July Fionn heads out on the road for some intimate acoustic gigs in Ireland. Details of dates and venues below — be among the first to hear the new songs!

Here are the dates that are confirmed at present:

08/07/2011 Wexford Arts Centre
09/07/2011 Seamus Ennis Centre, Naul, Co. Dublin
10/07/2011 The Riverbank Theatre, Newbridge, Co. Kildare (with Gemma Hayes)
13/07/2011 Kenny’s Bar, Lahinch, Co. Clare
16/07/2011 The Model, Sligo
17/07/2011 Roisin Dubh, Galway
21/07/2011 The Grand Social, Dublin
22/07/2011 The INEC, Killarney, Co. Kerry
23/07/2011 The Set Theatre, Kilkenny
24/07/2011 The Gonzo Theatre, Cavan
27/07/2011 The Pavillion, Cork
28/07/2011 deBarras, Clonakilty, West Cork
29/07/2011 The Forum, Waterford

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Fionn will be playing in the basement of The Slaughtered Lamb at this intimate gig on May 16th. The venue that regularly hosts live music (along with their simple but spot on British cuisine and ace beers, locally brewed in Camden) this is a very special venue and a chance to watch Fionn play exclusive tracks from his as-yet-unreleased third album that he has been busy writing and recording.

With support from THE STAVES:
www.myspace.com/thestavesmusic

“The Staves are three sisters who blend their distinctive voices into beautiful, spell-binding harmonies, singing their delicately crafted songs with a folk-twist here, a nod to Americana there and a distinctly British sound.”

FIONN REGAN:
www.fionnregan.com
www.myspace.com/fionnregan

FACEBOOK EVENT:
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=113152852100297

TICKETS:
Tickets will be released on Friday 15th of April and will go fast.
Seetickets.com
Ticketweb

THE SLAUGHTERED LAMB:
34 — 35 Great Sutton St. Clerkenwell,
London, EC1V ODX
www.theslaughteredlambpub.com

As with his debut album ‘The End of History’, Fionn produced ‘The Shadow of an Empire’ himself.
“There were no airs or graces about it, we cut live in the room, live vocals. The piano had come off a cruise ship and we wheeled it down the road. The guy who sold it to us threw a couple of cheap Sil­ver­tone gui­tars and a cir­cus drum into the bar­gain. As far a pro­duc­tion goes I’m very much into keep­ing mis­takes, a crack in the voice, the nat­ural ebb and flow of live drums, so that there’s a sort of evid­ence of the pro­cess. I think it’s that atmo­sphere which makes me want to revisit my favour­ite albums again and again”

Click here to buy the record.

**** Mojo **** Uncut **** Q **** Irish Times **** Guard­ian **** Observer **** Metro ‘The Shadow of an Empire’ has been awar­ded 4 **** across the board for it’s time­less song craft, atti­tude & poetry.

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1. Coat Hook
2. Protection Racket
3. Genocide Matinee
4. Violent Demeanor
5. Catacombs
6. Little Nancy
7. Lord Help My Poor Soul
8. Lines Written In Winter
9. House Detective
10. The Shadow Of An Empire

The Shadow of an Empire was initially released on CD in February 2010 and has now, a year later, been released on vinyl. The album was picked up by Diverse Records, an independent ‘vinyl only’ record label, who have re-mastered it after being handed over the hard disk containing the original high resolution studio files.

As with his debut album ‘The End of History’, Fionn produced ‘The Shadow of an Empire’ himself.
“There were no airs or graces about it, we cut live in the room, live vocals. The piano had come off a cruise ship and we wheeled it down the road. The guy who sold it to us threw a couple of cheap Sil­ver­tone gui­tars and a cir­cus drum into the bar­gain. As far a pro­duc­tion goes I’m very much into keep­ing mis­takes, a crack in the voice, the nat­ural ebb and flow of live drums, so that there’s a sort of evid­ence of the pro­cess. I think it’s that atmo­sphere which makes me want to revisit my favour­ite albums again and again”

Listen to ‘Violent Demeanour’ taken from the album on our soundcloud…
HVNLP75CD Fionn Regan — Violent Demeanour by heavenlyrecordings

Saturday 13 February – GLASGOW – King Tut’s **(SOLD-OUT!)**
Sunday 14 February – YORK – Fibbers (£8)
Tuesday 16 February – LEEDS – Brudenell Social Club **(SOLD-OUT!)**
Wednesday 17 February – MANCHESTER – Academy 3 (£8)
Thursday 18 February – BRISTOL – Thekla (£8)
Friday 19 February – EXETER – Cavern (£8)
Saturday 20 February – BATH – Moles (£8)
Monday 22 February – PORTSMOUTH – Wedgewood Rooms (£8)
Tuesday 23 February – BRIGHTON – Komedia (£8)
Wednesday 24 February – LONDON – ULU **(SOLD-OUT!)**
Thursday 25 February – NORWICH – Arts Centre (£8)
Friday 26 February – OXFORD – Jericho Tavern **(SOLD-OUT!)**
Sunday 28 February – CENTERBURY – The Farmhouse (£8)
Monday 1 March – NOTTINGHAM – Bodega (£8)
Tuesday 2 March – BIRMINGHAM – The Rainbow (£8)

Critical acclaim for “The Shadow Of An Empire”

“As a singer, lyricist and musician Fionn Regan fizzes with bravado and wit”
MOJO – 4 Stars ****

“Regan’s second album sees the young dubliner plug in to a similar ragged, rockabily vein to Dylan’s mid-60’s classics”
Q – 4 Stars ****

“Regan’s USP is still a gorgeous, sighing, tenor voice”
Uncut – 4 Stars ****

“This second album keys into the rollicking energy of vintage rock n’ roll, while also forging a unique, observational and genuinely beat-poetic lyrical vocabulary Terrific Stuff.”
The Telegraph – 4 Stars ****

“Words and images tumble out, and by the end, you’re thoroughly dazzled”
The Guardian – 4 Stars ****

“Angry, funny, relevant and summed up in one line: “You curse the darkness / And I’ll Strike a match”
The Independent on Sunday – 4 Stars ****

“The Shadow Of An Empire has an ebullient quality, and sets lashings of rockabilly glam against good-time rhythm guitar and pounding drums Later tracks recall the warmth of his earlier work but mostly this signifies a great talent shedding labels, spreading wings and moving on”
Metro – 4 Stars ****

“effortlessly combines rich melodies and lyrics excellently produced and wonderfully delivered”
The Sun – 4 Stars ****

“a rich, confident record”
Mail On Sunday – 4 Stars ****

“Regan follows up his Mercury prize nominated debut with the assured ‘The Shadow Of An Empire’
Financial Times – 4 Stars ****

“Regan’s songs have always been more engagingly askew than his sing-and-strum contemporaries, and they benefit hugely from a massive surge of electricity every song tears in a tumble of hooks and luminous wordplay Regan’s masterly progress is best exemplified by the title track, a stately anthem to decay that rings with the righteousness of a pre-Judas Dylan”
WORD

“Regan sports new, roistering togs assuredly, his vocals as forthright as his lyrics are murky”
The Independent

“Proving his diversity, the first four tracks clatter by in a rowdy race of pulsing snare, cymbals and guitar jangle, before the album relaxes into gentle ballad territory”
The Observer

“The Shadow Of An Empire is a fighting comeback from Fionn Regan It’s a fully realised, sprightly rocking album an uplifting, flawless follow-up.”
Clash

“ country tinged whiskey-sipping rock and introspective upbeat American folk this record gives Fionn Regan many more reasons to stand proudly in the spotlight.”
Loud & Quiet — 8/10

The long wait is over, on Monday Fionn’s first album release on Heavenly becomes available. ‘The Shadow of an Empire’ has been awarded 4 **** across the board for it’s timeless song craft, attitude & poetry (except the worldly green review in NME that awarded it 6/10 despite finding the record entireley faultless … go figure?).

The beat kid troubadour from County Wicklow has found him self a great supporting band in Danny & The Champions of the World & has dug deep & spat out at what came before with an album that rewards with every listen.

Fionn & the band are on tour in the UK in February & the album is out on Monday 8th with the single ‘Catacombs’ out April 5th or download it for free from the members section of the site here.

Pick up ‘The Shadow of an Empire’ from:
Rough Trade
Amazon

On tour in Feb, ticket links on the widget to the side of the page!
Glasgow King Tut’s (February 13)
York Fibbers (14)
Leeds Brudenell Social Club (16)
Manchester Academy 3 (17)
Bristol Thekla (18)
Exeter Cavern (19)
Bath Moles (20)
Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms (22)
Brighton Komedia (23)
London ULU (24)
Norwich Arts Centre (25)
Oxford Jericho Tavern (26)
Centerbury The Farmhouse (28)
Nottingham Bodega (March 1)
Birmingham The Rainbow (2)

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