Electric Picnic 09 - Fionn Regan
Crawdaddy Stage, Sunday 6th September, 7:15pm
Walking up to the tent I think to myself that a) that's a massive crowd for a singer songwriter and b) Fionn Regan sounds awfully like Crosby, Stills and Nash these days. Of course, it turns out I've ended up at Fleet Foxes by accident so I run round to the Crawdaddy Stage as quick as I can.
When I get there it's clear this is where the folk feeling a little tender on this festival Sunday evening have come. Fionn is alone on the stage armed with his amazing sounding guitar, finger picking notes that lull us into a world far away from the festival hubbub.Ìý
It's not long to he plays 'Be Good or Be Gone' and it reminds me just how great Fionn Regan is. His band joins him for 'Hey, Rabbit' pulling a few punters out of their soothed trance. Followed by a new song which is loud. And angry! With a little hint of Pink Floyd thrown in for good measure. It's certainly different from 'The End of History' material.
A while ago he put a demo called 'Protection Racket' up on myspace and live this song seems to resemble the Libertines with an Irish Bob Dylan on vocals. He thanks the crowd for attentively listening to his new tunes before launching into the final song of the set (which I *think* was called Jealous Side). It has a bit of a "Subterranean Ö÷²¥´óÐãsick Blues" via the Kinks vibe about it and Fionn rips his nail off in the excitement. This is his focus for the rest of the set, but he's done good.
Overall, Fionn Regan is indeed brilliant. I'm not totally convinced of the new material and yearn more for his quieter moments. But I'll reserve judgment until I hear the record and hopefully see him again during the Belfast Festival in October.
Describe In A Tweet: Great performance but a little unsure of the new material.
Good Vibrations: "Be Good or Be Gone" finger picking magic.
Life's a Beach: Fionn ripping his nail of and announces "I'll probably need a stitch on that"
EP Rating: 7/10
Walking up to the tent I think to myself that a) that's a massive crowd for a singer songwriter and b) Fionn Regan sounds awfully like Crosby, Stills and Nash these days. Of course, it turns out I've ended up at Fleet Foxes by accident so I run round to the Crawdaddy Stage as quick as I can.
When I get there it's clear this is where the folk feeling a little tender on this festival Sunday evening have come. Fionn is alone on the stage armed with his amazing sounding guitar, finger picking notes that lull us into a world far away from the festival hubbub.Ìý
It's not long to he plays 'Be Good or Be Gone' and it reminds me just how great Fionn Regan is. His band joins him for 'Hey, Rabbit' pulling a few punters out of their soothed trance. Followed by a new song which is loud. And angry! With a little hint of Pink Floyd thrown in for good measure. It's certainly different from 'The End of History' material.
A while ago he put a demo called 'Protection Racket' up on myspace and live this song seems to resemble the Libertines with an Irish Bob Dylan on vocals. He thanks the crowd for attentively listening to his new tunes before launching into the final song of the set (which I *think* was called Jealous Side). It has a bit of a "Subterranean Ö÷²¥´óÐãsick Blues" via the Kinks vibe about it and Fionn rips his nail off in the excitement. This is his focus for the rest of the set, but he's done good.
Overall, Fionn Regan is indeed brilliant. I'm not totally convinced of the new material and yearn more for his quieter moments. But I'll reserve judgment until I hear the record and hopefully see him again during the Belfast Festival in October.
Describe In A Tweet: Great performance but a little unsure of the new material.
Good Vibrations: "Be Good or Be Gone" finger picking magic.
Life's a Beach: Fionn ripping his nail of and announces "I'll probably need a stitch on that"
EP Rating: 7/10
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