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Bell X1, Mary Black and Fionn Regan On Mountain Stage

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Mountain Stage

Bell X1, Mary Black and Fionn Regan On Mountain Stage

Rock group Bell X1, vocalist Mary Black and singer-songwriter Fionn Regan exhibit the range of contemporary Irish music on West Virginia's most famous stage.

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Mountain Stage

Fionn Regan On Mountain Stage

A master of soft, poignant folk songs, the Irish crooner has created a repertoire full of poetic lyrics backed by formidable fingerpicking. He performs at what he calls the "biggest jewelry box in the world" on Mountain Stage.

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Song Of The Day

Obsessive Love in a Soft-Spoken Disguise

Fionn Regan's "Put a Penny in the Slot" has to be one of the most shyly nonchalant songs ever written from the perspective of a clinging ex-lover. Along the way, he casually slips in his underlying meaning: "I can't help from crying / I wish you were mine."

'Put a Penny in the Slot' by Fionn Regan

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World Cafe

Fionn Regan: Soft Voice, Softer Sound

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Citing Bob Dylan and Neil Young as influences, the 26-year-old Irish singer is a master of simple folk songs that focus on his gentle voice and guitar. Regan was raised in a family of musicians, who instilled in him a love of early folk and blues that continues to pervade his music.

Fionn Regan: Soft Voice, Softer Sound

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