Fionn Regan

中文名：菲恩·里根

國籍：愛爾蘭

出生地：愛爾蘭

職業(yè)：民間音樂家和創(chuàng)作歌手

菲恩·里根（Fionn Regan）是愛爾蘭的民間音樂家和創(chuàng)作歌手。 Regan出生并成長于Bray，2006年他發(fā)行首張錄音室專輯《 The End of History》而聲名顯赫。在發(fā)行專輯之前，他已經在獨立唱片公司發(fā)行了連續(xù)六年的專輯。

小Fionn Regan來自柏林，作為又一個德國歌手，這還是他的首張專輯，專輯的曲風是一味的清新民謠，幾乎所有的作品都是一把木吉他完成伴奏，偶爾會加入鋼琴。Fionn Regan的嗓音溫和且略帶沙啞，他的歌曲所呈現(xiàn)的沉靜意境，讓人猛然間就會想起已故的民謠歌手Nick Drake，盡管他還達不到后者至高的地位，但有對比就有希望，畢竟不是誰都能拿來與Nick Drake作比較的，這至少可以看出這個德國小伙的確是有才華的。 如果說現(xiàn)在就要確定Fionn Regan是否成功，的確有些為時過早，畢竟對于一個首出唱片的年輕人來說，專輯還是略顯單調了。當今樂壇百花齊放，沒有一種風格屬于無人問津的了，而民謠作為一種有著扎實根基的流派，更是成為了當下最火的風格之一，F(xiàn)ionn Regan敢來這塊土地上撒野，沒有一定的勇氣和能力是站不住腳的。我們無需寄望太多，也無需挑剔太多，《The End Of History》作為一張?zhí)幣畬］?，似乎已經預示著Fionn Regan接下來所要做的事了。

In Great Britain, Fionn Regan is signed to Bella Union Records, an atmospheric dream pop label owned by former Cocteau Twin Simon Raymonde and home to acts like Robin Guthrie's ultra-atmospheric Violet Indiana. In the United States, Fionn Regan is signed to Lost Highway Records, an alternative country and roots rock imprint that's home to Lyle Lovett, Lucinda Williams, and Tift Merritt. The impressive thing is that the engaging singer and songwriter is a perfect fit for both labels. Born and raised in the coastal city of Bray, Ireland, Regan absorbed folk and blues influences alongside the usual rock & roll (in interviews, he has claimed inspiration ranging from Leadbelly and Woody Guthrie to the Velvet Underground and Nirvana) due to his artistic family's bohemian existence living and working at a seaside resort hotel. Picking up piano, violin, and guitar at an early age from his musician father, Regan was performing in public before he reached his tenth birthday and busking across the country by his mid-teens. Resettling in Brighton, England, Regan signed with the small indie Anvil Records and released two EPs, 2003's Reservoir and 2004's Hotel Room, before connecting with the more established Bella Union imprint. In search of a live, natural sound, Regan recorded his debut album, The End of History, largely in an abandoned stone barn. The album was released in Great Britain in the summer of 2006, garnering considerable praise and regular comparisons to both Damien Rice and Nick Drake, as well as two hit singles in "Put a Penny in the Slot" and "Be Good or Be Gone." Lost Highway scheduled the American release of The End of History for summer 2007.