Albums: Renaissance, Licht, Totem

There are at least four bands called 'Faun'. 1) A German pagan folk band, Faun incorporate medieval instruments and themes along with a contemporary electronic musical sheen. Founded in 2002 in Munich, the band is comprised of Oliver Sa Tyr (vocals, nyckelharpa, Celtic harp, bouzouki, lute, percussion), Fiona Rüggeberg (vocals, bagpipes, dombra, rebab, oud, flutes, chalmeux, pommer), Sandra Elflein (vocals, violin, flute), Rüdiger Maul (darabouka, davul, bendir, tamborello, riq, berimbao, percussion), and Niel Mitra (programming, sampler, synthesizer); former members include Lisa Pawelke (vocals, hurdy-gurdy).

The band made its recording debut in 2002 on the German pagan folk label Curzweyhl with Zaubersprüche (2002), followed by Licht (2004), Renaissance (2005), and Totem (2007), the latter of which was their first to break into the German Top 100 album chart. In addition to Faun's affiliation with Curzweyhl, the band was also affiliated with the American label Noir Records, which released Renaissance and Totem stateside. In 2008 the band released its first live album, Faun & the Pagan Folk Festival (2008), and welcomed Sandra Elflein into its ranks in the place of departed bandmember Lisa Pawelke.

(Jason Birchmeier, Rovi) More info at www.faune.de/web/index-en.html. 2) American band Faun is a collaborative musical group from St. Paul, Minnesota utilizing electronic instruments as well as banjos, harps, guitars, drums, cellos, and violins. 3) Faun is also a Black Metal band from Norway that has split up.

They released two demos, the last one in 1996. 4) Faun were a progressive psychedelic group in the late 1960s, with ties to Frumious Bandersnatch. The band consisted of James Trumbo, George Tickner, Royal Martin, Don Banducci, Lynn Chatwin and Ross Valory (later of Journey?) The group originated in Mill Valley, San Francisco.

Their sound, according to the liner notes of their 1968 album "seems to trip backward and forward through time"..." a unique blend of pop, jazz, 1930 swing and the classics".

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