Biography

Alban Fùam music blend together folk, bluegrass, and Celtic traditions, producing tunes punctuated with frantic virtuoso violins and nostalgic Irish pub ballads in a riveting multicultural melting pot. On 16th September 2012 Alban Fùam performed on stage as a support act for Frankie Gavin & De Dannan at the prestigious venue “Teatro Romano” in Italy, in front of a massive and enthusiastic audience. During that time the group had the opportunity to grow technically and artistically. In fact they spent a period in Northern Ireland refining the very heart and foundation of their style of music by attending the award winning “Joe Mooney Summer School” in Drumshanbo. In 2015 they release their first official album titled “Whiskey ‘n Beer” published by the label Maxy Sound. In August 2015 they win the Montelago Celtic Contest, one of the most popular Celtic Festival in Europe. The album “Whiskey ‘n Beer” is included in the Irish Traditional Music Archive, the most relevant collection of Irish/Celtic music based in Dublin. The same album reaches more than 1.000.000 streams on Spotify and tops the world music charts in many countries. Over the following years they record and release on label Maxy Sound another two albums: “From Galway to Dublin” in 2017 and “Galway Girl” in 2018.