Faun (band)
German pagan folk band blending medieval and modern sounds
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"Pagan Folk" was a term created by the band; it originally referred to their concerts that used electronic amplification, and later described their music.[1]
Making and release
In 2013, Faun released their seventh studio album Von den Elben, which became their first album to reach top ten positions in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.[2] Faun's debut album Zaubersprüche came out in 2002.[3] Guest musician Niel Mitra played on Zaubersprüche and eventually became the sole full-time member whose only instruments are electronic.[3] Faun's ninth album Midgard was launched on 19 August 2016 and soon climbed to the number three spot on the German album charts.[4]
What the cited sources add
The Mythologica account states that founding member Fiona Rüggeberg left Faun after 20 years to pursue a life in the countryside surrounded by nature.[5] The same source notes that Rüggeberg studied ancient Eastern music therapy at the Universities of Istanbul and Munich.[5] The Mythologica account also reports that Faun announced singer and multi-instrumentalist Adaya as Rüggeberg's replacement in May 2020.[6] Adaya had already released two solo CDs and played in medieval bands such as Kel Amrûn.[6]
The Meetfactory.cz promotion describes Faun's music as Neo-Medieval, Pagan-Folk and Darkwave.[7]
References
- Wikipedia, "Faun (band)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Leichsenring, "Die Romantik vergangener Zeiten", Münchner Merkur, 24 August 2020 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Faun (band)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: " Live Review: Faun – Berlin 2013". Reflections of Darkness 08 November 2013 Johannes Steigmann; "Discographie von Faun", GfK Entertainment; "Discographie Faun – austriancharts.at", Hung Medien; "Faun – hitparade.ch", Hung Medien; "Nominierte 2014: Gruppe Rock/Pop National", Echo; "Nominierte 2014: Newcomer National", Echo (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Faun (band)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: " Live Review: Faun – Berlin 2013". Reflections of Darkness 08 November 2013 Johannes Steigmann (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Faun (band)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Midgard storms agency presents: Faun (DE)", www.meetfactory.cz (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "Fiona Rüggeberg leaves Faun after 20 years", Mythologica, 29 February 2020. facts only, no text reused. mythologica.com.br
- "Faun announces Adaya as its new member", Mythologica, 17 May 2020. facts only, no text reused. mythologica.com.br
- "Midgard storms agency presents: Faun (DE)", www.meetfactory.cz. facts only, no text reused. meetfactory.cz
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Faun (band) (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Faun (band) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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