News

November 2009. Recording album no. 2

After two very enjoyable gigs in October (for a German review of the Skyclad event, see Rock Pop Metal; for more pictures by H. Ransch, go to www.fotoinrock.de), the Fauns have now begun recording their second official studio album. We therefore won't be giving many live performances in the next couple of months, but on 26 November we will play one more gig at Junction-Bar, together with Earbrush. We hope to see many of you there!

September 2009. International Tolkien compilation out now

The CD-compilation „The First Ring” is now available and can be bought from our online shop for 10 € (+ postage). International customers are advised to order directly from Notturno Goblin.

August 2009. Skyclad Event

We are very much looking forward to playing as support for Skyclad on October 25th at the Alte Feuerwache Treptow.

Not only are Skyclad one of our personal favourite bands; they were the first group to play folk metal in the early 90s and significantly influenced bands like Subway to Sally, Suidakra, Eluveitie und Finntroll, whose music would probably never have come into existance as we know it if it weren't for Skyclad. In their early years they added folky violin melodies to metal; by the late 90s accoustic guitars and folky vocals were playing a dominant part. Today they have settled somewhere between folk rock and melodic metal. Excerpts of their current album "In The ... All Together" can be found on their Myspace page. Skyclad alone are thus reason enough to come to the concert. Besides them and us, four other bands will be playing, Metal Law, Sinister Five, The Strong Contenders and Familie mit Hund.

Tickets are 15 Euro at the doors; we are selling them for 12. If you're interested, contact us soon (contact(AT)fauns.de) since we only have a limited number of tickets available.

July 2009.International Tolkien compilation announced

The CD compilation "The First Ring", on which the Fauns will be represented with "Cuiviénen", will probably appear in September 2009. On this CD there are twelve different compositions influenced by the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, written and performed by bands and musicians from all over the world between England and Nepal. The other artists are Uruk-Hai (Austria), Eithel Ivrin (Poland), Ainulindale (France), Yak (Nepal), Galadhrim (Italy), Minhyriath (Switzerland), Herc (Crete), Numenor (Serbia), Manwe (Austria), Faangrull (France) und Jim Kirkwood (Great Britain).

The stylistic range extends from folk and metal to new age/soundtrack. We'd like to recommend "The First Ring" to all those who enjoy the Tolkien-inspired part of our music. The CD will probably appear in September and be available from us. We have no information concerning the price as yet.

April 2009.The Fauns are back with a new line-up

We have been keeping quiet for almost one and a half years since the record release concert for LeafFall in November, 2007. Contrary to rumours, we have not split up, but have used the time – not only for passing final university exams, but also for rehearsing new material as well as new members.

We are happy to introduce our new band members Jan (keyboards) and Kirsten (flute, viola). The new line-up will give their debut on Thursday, 12 May, 2009, 9pm at the Junction Bar (Gneisenaustr. 18, 10961 Berlin-Kreuzberg). We will be joined by Singer/Songwriter Lasse Matthiessen. Further gigs will be on Friday, 12 June, 2009, at Soundlabor (Wittenauer Str. 1A, 13435 Berlin-Wittenau) and Friday, 16 October, at Café Lietze (Herbartstraße 4-6, 14057 Berlin-Charlottenburg). More concerts are in preparation.

Since we have about an hours' worth of new material, and since we want to play a couple of "old" songs as well, the set list will vary between concerts, so it will not be a bad idea to come and see more than one gig. We hope you'll find that the long time of waiting has been worth it, and we're looking forward to meeting many of you at the concerts.

February 2009.

Website updated

New pictures, reviews and band bibliography up to 2007 uploaded to the "Archives" site (www.fauns-music.de).

December 2007.New website

New website launched December 2007; click on "Archives" or visit www.fauns-music.de for the old one.

December 2007.Maja and Paul leave the band

At the record release concert, Paul and Maja announced their departure. Over the past one or two years, both have found it increasingly difficult to find time for the band. They will, however, be heard on the band's next release, tentatively scheduled for late 2008, about half of which has already been recorded.

November 2007.LeafFall

New record "LeafFall" out 30 November 2007. Order here.