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Shane Ó Fearghail
Shane Ó Fearghail (pronounced “O Fa-reel”), is an Irish Singer-Songwriter & Artist living in the Kamptal area of Austria. From Dublin, his musical style is — Irish Indie, Dark Folk, Singersongwriter and sometimes Punk. In the past he has been likened to REM, Crowded House, Glen Hansard, Rufus Wainright III and Ron Sexsmith. He takes all of the above as a big compliment.
Having navigated the waters of the music industry for twenty years, Shane has shared development deals with EMI, and short stints with IRL and Polydor, not to mention publishing contracts in Europe and North America. His most recent foray is with Arge Music Austria. He continues to follow the independent path.
Currently working on new material at his home studio the ‘Craic Haus’, he is fostering a new Cottage Community initiate, to bring fans and his musical community closer. As an artist and writer he is hands on in developing the craft of songwriting, through networks, songwriting circles, collaboration, artist development programs as well as his very own annual songwriting event, the Schonberg International Songwriting Festival.
Bio
A DEEPER DIVE
Shane’s musical background was born out of sing alongs and sessions at home in Dublin, Ireland. Having worked internationally in the animation industry for over ten years, he played solo shows and Irish traditional music sessions; writing songs and singing wherever he worked and traveled.
His fifth studio album, ‘Lessons in Light’, which was recorded in Austria, Germany and Ireland, with his band ‘The Host’, explore the unique relationship with Ireland, Europe and Appalachia.
Songs from Shane’s albums have received worldwide airplay, and have made their way on to films and documentaries.
Songwriting CIRCLEs & Events
Active across the Irish and European songwriting scene, Shane earned the Best Songwriter Award at the Sofia Singer-Songwriting Festival in Bulgaria in 2019. He was co-founder of Schottenfest, a cultural festival based in the heart of Vienna, and over the past six years has played a key role in shaping the city’s singer-songwriter community through the Vienna Songwriting Circle. His work has included organising songwriting events and live music nights at venues such as the Acoustic Room, Arte and Ruby Hotels, and was instrumental in launching and booking for Wombeats Europe, the music shelter at Wombats European City Hostels.
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