Member Since: 2/13/2007
Band Website: fionnolochlainn.com
Band Members: Fionn Ó Lochlainn - Voice, Guitars, Mandola & Piano
Influences: "The gigantic catastrophes that threaten us today are not elemental happenings of a physical or biological order, but psychic events. To a quite terrifying degree we are threatened by wars and revolutions which are nothing other than psychic epidemics. At any moment several millions of human beings may be smitten with a new madness, and then we shall have another world war or devastating revolution. Instead of being at the mercy of wild beasts, earthquakes, landslides, and inundations, modern man is battered by the elemental forces of his own psyche."(Jung)
"Realize that we are all one, basic! Not as an idea but as a fact; because when you go to India, you see the misery, the confusion, the anxiety, the despair of people, running to their petty little gods whom they have created. You come to Europe it’s exactly the same thing. First to realize, not verbally but in your heart, in your blood, your whole thinking, that human beings right through the world, go through the same agonies that one goes through, the loneliness, the despair the depressions, the extraordinary uncertainty, insecurity, whether they live ten thousand miles away, two thousand miles or here, we are all psychologically bound together. If one realizes that profoundly in your guts, in your blood, in your mind; then you are responsible!" (Krishnamurti)
"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace."(Hendrix)
"By the way, if anyone here is in advertising or marketing, kill yourself. Thank you, thank you. Just a little thought. I'm just trying to plant seeds. Maybe one day they'll take root. I don't know. You try. You do what you can. Kill yourselves. Seriously though, if you are, do. No really, there's no rationalisation for what you do, and you are Satan's little helpers, OK? Kill yourselves, seriously. You're the ruiner of all things good. Seriously, no, this is not a joke. "There's gonna be a joke coming..." There's no fucking joke coming, you are Satan's spawn, filling the world with bile and garbage, you are fucked and you are fucking us, kill yourselves, it's the only way to save your fucking soul. Kill yourself, kill yourself, kill yourself now. Now, back to the show.
"You know what Bill's doing now, he's going for the righteous indignation dollar, that's a big dollar, a lot of people are feeling that indignation, we've done research, huge market. He's doing a good thing." Godammit, I'm not doing that, you scumbags, quit putting a godamn dollar sign on every fucking thing on this planet!"(Hicks)
“Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits.â€(Christ)
Sounds Like: "A big rock-influenced sound and an equally substantial artistic statement using only traditional, acoustic instruments and keening, crystalline vocals."
~ Jon Sobel, Blogcritics.
"It is a great example of using acoustic instruments in a very energetic context. Very refreshing and exciting"
~ Andy Wallace
“When Fionn played "Waterside" live in the studio for our radio show, he left everyone in the room breathless. His voice is incredibly pure and always soulful. An amazing performer, songwriter, and recording artist.â€
~ Mark Sutton, NPR Producer
"magic writing, magic playing, magic album"
~ Billy Bragg
"A great voice and a big message"
~ Wilson Augustin, UPS Delivery
"We are pretty damn impressed, dreamy strumming and crunchy riffs, moody arrangements and vocals running the gamut from fey introspection to glammy braggadocio."
~ Time Out NYC
Record Label: Sentire Entertainment
Type of Label: Indie