Mouse Song - Music

Faun Fables Is An American Band Formed In 1997 In Oakland CA As Vehicle For Dawn McCarthy. All Albums Except For The First Are Collaborations With Nils Frykdahl Sleepytime Gorilla Museum And Idiot Flesh . The Music Covers 20th Century Compositions By Other Songwriters And Traditional Folk Songs. The Band Began When McCarthy Left The Bands And Sideshows Of New York City Traveling Abroad And Singing Solo. With An Open Ticket And Two Phone Numbers In Her Purse She Set Out Hoping To Find Her Voice And New Inspiration To Write From. The Songwork From This Time Period Was Captured On The First Faun Fables CD EARLY SONG 1999 And Captured The Attentions Of Nils Frykdahl Sleepytime Gorilla Museum A Musician And Voice Artist Whose Work She'd Admired In A Theatrical Rock Show Called 'Idiot Flesh.' They Began Collaborating In 1998 Sharing An Instinct To Weave Theater Into Music And Learning From Each Other's Contrasting Approaches To Songmaking. Since That Time The Couple Has Built An Eclectic Following Circling The Roadways Of North America In A Sturdy Pickup Truck And Touring Abroad On Foot Train And Plane. The Culmination Of Their Longstanding Partnership --A Work That Combines Their Writing And Showcases Their Range Of Character-- Is Faun Fables' New & Sixth Full-Length Album LIGHT OF A VASTER DARK Released By Drag City In The Winter Of 2010. Previous Releases Include THE TRANSIT RIDER MOTHER TWILIGHT 2001 FAMILY ALBUM 2004 And A TABLE FORGOTTEN An EP . In Addition To Frykdahl McCarthy Has Also Collaborated With Several Other Musicians Namely Will Oldham Multi-Instrumentalist Kirana Peyton Violinist/thereminist Meredith Yayanos Reed Player Cornelius Boots Harmonica Player Mark Stikman And Dawn's Sister Sheila McCarthy. Captured By The Heart Of Oral Tradition McCarthy Draws Inspiration From Anywhere Polish Art Songs Icelandic Volcanoes The Singing Nun Recovery Theater Etc. Recent Studies Include Wlodziemierz Staniewski's Gardzienice Theater Cassie Terman's Action Theater Training Narration Work With Elaine Clark And A Primitive Technology Workhop Called Rabbitstick. In 2004 Faun Fables Signed To Drag City Records And Finally Climbed Hanging Rock In Australia. They Are Currently Based In Northern California. Subsequent Albums Include The Transit Rider 2006 Light Of A Vaster Dark 2010 Born Of The Sun 2016 read less