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Fionn Regan
How exactly does Fionn Regan manage to sound so charming but soothing, so substantial but light at the same time? I couldn't even begin to tell you exactly how; I find it hard to analyze his music because from the first gentle strums of a song, I'm entranced by witty lyrics, a sense of special intimacy, hanging on every moment.
As another young man with a hypnotic voice and acoustic guitar, he's been compared to all of the usual suspects (Dylan, Drake, et cetera), sure, but he's got such a unique voice that it would be a shame to dismiss Regan as yet-another-folkie. He stands far above the pack; Regan radiates deliberateness, maturity, and originality, which is even more impressive given his light touch in arranging the songs. You get the feeling that the airiness of his songs comes from restraint, and a confident in knowing when to be sparse and when to bring in the effects, the lush instrumentation.
And every once in a while, there's a turn of phrase, a little saying, a single sentence that's so good and clever and true to life, you're jealous that you didn't think of it first. But that's why he's the folksinger, not you. The combination of his soft but strong voice, intricate guitar picking, and innate sense of dramatics is purely stunning.
Fionn Regan - Put A Penny In The Slot
Fionn Regan - Be Good Or Be Gone
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Posted by Queen of the Front Row at 03.08.07 at 7:30 AM
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