Fionn Regan

中文名：菲恩·里根

国籍：爱尔兰

出生地：爱尔兰

职业：民间音乐家和创作歌手

菲恩·里根（Fionn Regan）是爱尔兰的民间音乐家和创作歌手。 Regan出生并成长于Bray，2006年他发行首张录音室专辑《 The End of History》而声名显赫。在发行专辑之前，他已经在独立唱片公司发行了连续六年的专辑。

小Fionn Regan来自柏林，作为又一个德国歌手，这还是他的首张专辑，专辑的曲风是一味的清新民谣，几乎所有的作品都是一把木吉他完成伴奏，偶尔会加入钢琴。Fionn Regan的嗓音温和且略带沙哑，他的歌曲所呈现的沉静意境，让人猛然间就会想起已故的民谣歌手Nick Drake，尽管他还达不到后者至高的地位，但有对比就有希望，毕竟不是谁都能拿来与Nick Drake作比较的，这至少可以看出这个德国小伙的确是有才华的。 如果说现在就要确定Fionn Regan是否成功，的确有些为时过早，毕竟对于一个首出唱片的年轻人来说，专辑还是略显单调了。当今乐坛百花齐放，没有一种风格属于无人问津的了，而民谣作为一种有着扎实根基的流派，更是成为了当下最火的风格之一，Fionn Regan敢来这块土地上撒野，没有一定的勇气和能力是站不住脚的。我们无需寄望太多，也无需挑剔太多，《The End Of History》作为一张处女专辑，似乎已经预示着Fionn Regan接下来所要做的事了。

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.