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FAUN combines medieval & ancient instruments with modern influences to create an enchanting and powerful atmosphere. The band's performance incorporates many different instruments, including the Celtic harp, hurdy-gurdy, key fiddle, various lutes, the bagpipes, archaic beats and many drums like for example large Japanese taiko drums, flutes, hammered dulcimer, and many more, as well as the melodic vocal section going from solo folk-like and often ambient melodies to chant-like and always enchanting vocal performances with the two female and frontman Oliver s.tyr vocalists combining something truelly magical.. Influences of Celtic folk and medieval music fusing with driving beats draws an ever fast growing crowd of followers.

The ensemble FAUN was founded in early 2002 in Munich and has performed at more than 700 locations, festivals, concert halls and churches throughout the world. Some of them include: Mèra Luna Festival (Germany), Headlining the Faerieworld Festival Oregon USA & the Faeriecon Festival Maryland USA, Earthdance Festival (California USA), Elf Fantasy Fair (Netherlands), Wave Gotik Treffen (Germany), Fiesta Celtica Biella (Italy), Folkwoods Folkfestival (Netherlands), Arena van Vletingen (Belgium), Locomotive (Paris/France), Savari Karneval 2005 (Hungary), Palladius/Barcelona (Spain), and many more...

Til today FAUN has released 8 longplay CD´s:
"Zaubersprüche" (Incantations) - 2002
"Licht" (Light) - 2004
"Renaissance" - 2005
"Totem" - 2007
"FAUN & the pagan folk festival - LIVE" – 2008
„Buch der Balladen“ (book of ballads) (acoustic CD) – 2009
„Eden“ – 2011
„Von den Elben“ - 2013

and two DVD´s:
"Lichtbilder" (Light pictures) - 2004 (not sold anymore)
"Ornament" - 2007

FAUNS latest CD „Von den Elben“ (Electrola / Universal / We love music) was 4 weeks in the top ten of the German Album charts, reached Gold Status and got the band two nominations fort he biggest german music price „ECHO“.

In 2014 FAUN will mostly be on tour with their main concert show, where they combine up to three layered vocals, a great variety of old / medieval instruments and modern influences like samples, beats and synthesizers, for an unseated (dancing) audience at rock & folk festivals, medieval & renaissance fairs and other concert venues.

Also they will tour with their „FAUN ACOUSTIC Show“ with mostly medieval music through seated venues like churches and theaters.

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FAUN sind eine der weltweit führenden Bands für die Verschmelzung von alten Klängen mit moderner Musik und haben mittlerweile 10 Studio CDs und 2 DVDs veröffentlicht. Ihre CD Veröffentlichungen erreichen Top Positionen in den deutschen Album Charts (z.B.: „Midgard“ Platz 3, „Luna“ Platz 4). Ausserdem waren sie bereits drei mal für den Echo, den grössten deutschen Musikpreis nominiert und erreichten mit ihrer CD „Von den Elben“ den Platin- und mit ihrer CD „Luna“ den Goldstatus.
FAUN haben weltweit mehr als 900 Konzerte gespielt und sind momentan mit verschiedenen Konzertprogrammen auf Tour. u.a. mit einem bestuhlten, ruhigeren Programm für Theater, Kirchen und Konzertsäle (FAUN ACOUSTIC), mit einem kulturellen Programm für bestuhlte, klassische Konzertsäle und romantische Sommerkonzerte und einer mitreissenden und unbestuhlten Festival Show.

CD's:
"Zaubersprüche" - 2002 (not sold anymore)
"Licht" - 2004
"Renaissance" - 2005
"Totem" - 2007
"FAUN & the pagan folk festival - LIVE" – 2008
"Buch der Balladen" (Faun acoustic CD) – 2009
"Eden“ - 2011
"Von den Elben" - 2012
"Luna" - 2014
"Midgard" - 2016
"XV - Best of FAUN" - 2018

DVD's:
"Lichtbilder" (Light pictures) - 2004 (not sold anymore)
"Ornament" - 2007 (not sold anymore)