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Faun Fables is the name of the atmospheric, slightly witchy psych folk music of Dawn McCarthy. Currently on the Drag City label, her performances draw on many influences, from British, Scandanavian, Appalachian and Eastern European musics, like Ewa Demarczyk, to rockin' rock and dancin' disco explosions, and often contain elements of theater - puppet shows and dances are common elements. She is often lumped in with other neo-psych-folk artists like Devendra Banhart, and Current 93. Psych folk or Psychedelic folk is a music genre which began through the blending of folk music and psychedelic music in the 1960s. ... Drag City is an independent record label in the United States. ... Ewa Demarczyk (born January 16, 1941 in Kraków, Poland) is considered one of Polands most original and creative singing talents. ... Devendra Banhart. ... Current 93 is a British music group founded in 1982 by David Tibet (né David Michael Bunting, renamed Tibet by Genesis P-Orridge sometime prior to forming the group). ...


Her main collaborator is Nils Frykdahl (of Sleepytime Gorilla Museum). Her albums and shows also feature collaborations with family members Sheila McCarthy (of Autobody, Drumhead and Flaming Fire), Brian McCarthy and mother Michelina, Matt Waldron (of Irr App Ext), Robin Coomer (of Loopstation), Kirana Peyton (of Blackbird Stitches), and Noe Venable, among others. The Sleepytime Gorilla Museum opened its doors to the public in 1916, only to show them a well-managed fire. ... Sheila McCarthy Sheila McCarthy (born 19xx in Toronto) is a Canadian film and television actress. ... Described as an avant-garde supergroup by WFMUs Scott Williams, the Brooklyn group Autobody has released three albums on Silly Bird Records: Autobody, Xelp, and . ... A drumhead is a membrane stretched over one or both of the open ends of a drum. ... This article lacks information on the importance of the subject matter. ...


Faun Fables has released three albums: Family Album (2004), Mother Twilight (2001) and Early Song (2000). Family Album is the name of a Danielle Steel romance novel and of a TV movie based on it. ...


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Faun Fables began in 1997, when Dawn 'the faun' McCarthy left the bands and cabarets of NYC for the wider world.
But she also enjoys working with other artists, musical and otherwise; THE TRANSIT RIDER, a Faun Fables full length musical inspired by her years in NYC, premiered 2002 in San Francisco with a cast of thirteen.
Faun Fables tour the world regularly, studying landscape, culture and the art of feasting with locals.
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