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Simon Fagan is not our typical Irish singer songwriter. Blending elements of gospel and folk with acoustic rock Simon and his band produce a big Americana sound.
2009 saw Simon tour heavily throughout Ireland and the UK, performing on no fewer then nine primetime BBC radio shows, Newstalk's Weekend Blend and Today with Pat Kenny on RTE radio in Ireland. Fagan even ventured as far as Egypt, where he and his band not only performed sold out shows in Cairo, Sharm El Sheik and Dahab, but also invited to appear on national TV and Radio. He has previously opened for Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson and more recently at Laura Izibor's sold out Tripod show in Dublin.
With a new album released in May of this year Simon has been receiving accolades both in Ireland and the US. 'Outside Looking In' was named Album Of The Week by RTE, while individual songs have also been gaining attention. 'Never Really Cried' picked up Best Performance at this years International Songwriting Competition, chosen from 15,000 entries; 'Damn Honey' was named Song of the Month with Songwriter Universe in April and 'Water's Edge' has just been selected for Paste Magazine's August CD Sampler.
Album Of The Week -- RTE Radio 1, IRE
Best Performance -- International Songwriting Competition
"Infectious and accomplished" -- Hot Press, IRE
"I love it when I hear something this compelling and recognize it on a first listen" --Huffington Post, USA
"Good honest song writing" -- Drop-d.ie 9/10, IRE
Read more: http://simonfagan.net
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