The Irish troubadour sheds the tender folk balladry of yesteryear for a more vitriolic, electric sound. Did someone just shout “JUDAS!”?.

Fionn Regan – The Luminaire, London 11/11/09
With his new material Regan is much more of a performer, and a brave one at that; his incredible daring and skill silently telling us to trust him, because he most definitely knows what he is doing.

[Download] Fionn Regan – Protection Racket
Today, we’re happy to be able to offer the first taster from the new Fionn Regan album ‘The Shadow Of An Empire’. Download ‘Protection Racket’ inside.
Fionn Regan signs to Heavenly Records, new album out early 2010
Fionn Regan inks a deal with Heavenly Records and announces new album ‘The Shadow Of An Empire’ is set to be released early 2010, with a 7″ single preceding next month.

Beneath The Surface #1
Welcome to the ramblings of Simon Raymonde. The first in our semi-regular column from the Bella Union head honcho, ex-Cocteau Twin and acclaimed record producer.
7th Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival – San Francisco, 06/10/07
Day Two – Saturday Though this trip was my first real rock tourism jaunt, my friends are seasoned veterans and most would indeed be leaving me temporarily to jet down to LA for an evening with Jon Brion. So, alone I set off in the early morning sun for a day of difficult decisions. I [...]
Fionn Regan ❤ The Beatles
Fionn Regan, Royal Festival Hall by Richard Thane We stumbled across this Fionn Regan download earlier today, and with the recent announcment that his album The End Of History is in the shortlist for the Mercury Prize we thought we’d share the wealth and offer up his sublime cover version of The Beatles classic Getting [...]
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