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   Fionn Regan at St Philips Church, Salford
Fionn Regan will tonight play a rare gig at St Philips Church, Chapel Street. Salford, further details about Fionn are below. Fionn Regan is an Irish singer-songwriter and artist from Bray, County Wicklow, who came to prominence in 2006 with the release of his Mercury-nominated debut album, The End of History. In 2010, Regan released his second album, The Shadow of an Empire. Regan cites Bob Dylan and Neil Young as influences. The welsh actor Rhys Ifans has a tattoo of Regans' lyrics "Be good or be gone" Ellie Goulding and Andrea Corr have been quoted in the press saying they are fans of Regans music. In 2009 Regan was invited to speak and made an honorary member of the Trinity College Literary Society the chairman saying “In his music, Mr. Regan has done more than many artists to erode the boundaries between music and literature, with his lyrics always possessing the most beautiful poetry" In 2010 Regan gave a special performance in Dylan Thomas’ boathouse in Laugharne, Wales Regans song “Put a Penny in the Slot” was selected to be included on a special compilation album created by IASCA and FMC in partnership with Culture Ireland to present the gift of music from Ireland to dignitaries HRH The Queen and President Obama and their international press corps travelling with them during their individual visits to Ireland in 2011. The album "100 Acres of Sycamore" was released worldwide in August 2011. Due to problems with spam only SalfordOnline members can now leave comments. Becoming a member of SalfordOnline only takes a minute, just hit the red Join Us button at the top right hand side of the page to create your Personal account. Got a news story? Need help with publicity for an event in Salford? Send it to newsdesk@salfordonline.com or call the SalfordOnline newsdesk on 0161 789 5377. |
