100 Acres of Sycamore

April 2022 100 Acres of Sycamore studio Fionn Regan 100 Acres of Sycamore (Fionn Regan album - cover art).jpg 2011 8 8 yes Folk Heavenly Fionn Regan & Sean Read The Shadow of an Empire 2010 The Bunkhouse Vol. 1: Anchor Black Tattoo 2012 (71/100)https://www.metacritic.com/music/100-acres-of-sycamore/critic-reviews 100 Acres of Sycamore - Fionn Regan Metacritic.com 5 February 2011 AllMusic 3.5 5 https://www.allmusic.com/album/100-acres-of-sycamore-r2200744 100 Acres of Sycamore - Fionn Regan | AllMusic Jon O'Brien Allmusic.com 5 February 2012 BBC positive https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/rvx2 Review of Fionn Regan - 100 Acres of Sycamore | BBC - Music Mike Diver bbc.co.uk/music 5 February 2012 Clash (6/10) https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/fionn-regan-100-acres-of-sycamore Album Review: Fionn Regan - 100 Acres of Sycamore | Clash Music Will Salmon clashmusic.com 5 February 2012 Consequence of Sound 3 5 https://consequence.net/2012/01/album-review-fionn-regan-100-acres-of-sycamore/ Album Review: Fionn Regan - 100 Acres of Sycamore | Consequence of Sound Frank Mojica consequence.net 5 February 2012 Drowned in Sound (6/10)http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16402/reviews/4143339 Fionn Regan - 100 Acres of Sycamore | Drowned in Sound Billy Hamilton drownedinsound.com 5 February 2012 25 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225193255/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16402/reviews/4143339 dead The Telegraph 3 5 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/8695329/Fionn-Regan-100-Acres-of-Sycamore-CD-review.html Fionn Regan: 100 Acres of Sycamore | The Telegraph Andrew Perry thetelegraph.co.uk 5 February 2012 London 11 August 2011 The Guardian 4 5 https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/aug/11/fionn-regan-100-acres-review Fionn Regan: 100 Acres of Sycamore | The Guardian Maddy Costa theguardian.co.uk 5 February 2012 London 11 August 2011 NME (5/10) https://www.nme.com/reviews/fionn-regan/12268 Album Review: Fionn Regan - 100 Acres of Sycamore | NME Emily Mackay nme.co.uk 5 February 2012 100 Acres of Sycamore is the third studio album by Irish singer-songwriter Fionn Regan, released on 8 August 2011 on Heavenly Records. Unlike Regan's previous album, The Shadow of an Empire, which featured mostly rock and roll songs, the album foregrounds an acoustic aesthetic, similar to that of his debut, The End of History (2006). Recorded in seven days, 100 Acres of Sycamore features a prominent string section throughout, and features backing vocal contributions from The Staves on the track, "North Star Lover". Background and recording Upon meeting actress Anna Friel in Benicassim, in 2010, Regan subsequently began writing 100 Acres of Sycamore whilst staying at her home in Deià, Majorca. Regarding the album's composition, Regan noted, "It was very fast, sometimes when you’re a writer it's like that, lightning strikes, the stars align for whatever reason. [...] The songs were very fast, they flew like liquid gold."Nessy http://nessymon.com/2011/08/12/interview-with-fionn-regan/ Interview with Fionn Regan nessymon.com 2011-08-12 2013-02-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20110913141203/http://nessymon.com/2011/08/12/interview-with-fionn-regan/ 2011-09-13 dead The album was recorded to tape using analogue methods, with Regan noting, "I just love the sound of it, I love the process. I love the idea that there's a master tape. It's a very potent thing."http://entertainment.ie/Music/feature/Interview-with-Fionn-Regan/1/1589.htm Music | Interview with Fionn Regan | Reviewed by EI Team entertainment.ie 2013-02-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20111125165042/http://entertainment.ie/Music/feature/Interview-with-Fionn-Regan/1/1589.htm# 2011-11-25 dead Regan and producer Sean Read recorded using the same console that The White Stripes used to record their fourth studio album, Elephant.http://musictalk4u.com/interviews/online/1739-fionn-regan.html Interview: Fionn Regan | Musictalk4u musictalk4u.com 5 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225193306/http://musictalk4u.com/interviews/online/1739-fionn-regan.html 2012-02-25 dead Writing and composition thumb|left|Deià, Majorca, where the majority of the album's material was written. Much of the album's material was written in Deià, Majorca, with Regan stating, "I think if you could bottle a bit of the atmosphere and put it into the record, it's there. In saying that, I think it's spliced with walking in the woods in Ireland. Regarding his time in Deia, Regan noted, "That probably had most impact on the writing of the record. It’s sort of a place that’s laced with magic, it has the quality of a book, everything there feels like a dreamlike overtone to it. So a lot of the writing on the record and the way it sounds is my impression or whatever way that wove its way into the writing and it came back out in the record." Regarding the stylistic differences between 100 Acres of Sycamore and his previous album, The Shadow of an Empire, Regan noted, "The last album was kind of like a chrysalis and this is the butterfly. I think sometimes that everyone has to remember that you don't get 'this' without 'that'. This album wouldn't have happened without the last record. The second one wouldn't have happened without the first one. I think sometimes after the first record there might have been a feeling that, because I was on to a good thing, to just repeat it but I wasn't interested in that. It's very important for me to do what feels right at the time." Regan also noted, "My previous record, The Shadow Of An Empire was me looking out of a window at the world. With this one, it’s a clear look in." Regan describes the track, "Sow Mare Bitch Vixen" as "a celebration of the femme fatale."http://www.dailyernebraskan.com/article/fionn-regan-interview Interview: Fionn Regan | The Dailyer Nebraskan Dylan Bliss thedailyernebraskan.co.uk 5 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225193308/http://www.dailyernebraskan.com/article/fionn-regan-interview 2012-02-25 dead Track listing All songs written and composed by Fionn Regan. "100 Acres of Sycamore" - 5:35 "Sow Mare Bitch Vixen" - 3:46 "The Horses are Asleep" - 4:39 "The Lake District" - 5:37 "Dogwood Blossom" - 3:25 "For a Nightingale" - 3:44 "List of Distractions" - 3:32 "1st Day of May" - 2:27 "North Star Lover" - 5:20 "Woodberry Cemetery" - 1:44 "Vodka Sorrow" - 6:04 "Golden Light" - 1:35 Personnel Musicians Fionn Regan - vocals, guitar, piano (11), banjo (9), xylophone (2), bells (2 & 4) Lascelle Gordan - drums, percussion Howard Gott - violin, glockenspiel (8), string arrangements Sarah Wilson - cello Ali Friend - double bass Sean Read - piano (1 4 6 & 7) The Staves - backing vocals (9) Jonny Bridgwood - double bass (9) Production Fionn Regan - producer, mixing, engineer (12) Sean Read - producer, engineer Owen Morgan - engineer, mixing Seb Lewsley - engineer (9) Canice Mills - additional engineering Mandy Parnell - mastering Laura Murphy - production coordinator Artwork Fionn Regan - artwork Swollen Design - layout, design References Category:2011 albums Category:Fionn Regan albums Category:Heavenly Recordings albums Category:2010s in Irish music