fionn and the banshee
FIONN AND THE BANSHEE weaves modern folk with cinematic intimacy, a sound that's as fragile as it is immersive. The arrangements are stripped back yet deliberate, rooted in acoustic guitar textures, subtle strings, ambient space, and haunting vocals that carry both vulnerability and quiet conviction.
There’s a lived-in quality to their recordings: lo-fi not as an aesthetic trend, but as an emotional truth. You hear the room, the breath between lines, the quiet resolve in restraint. Their music evokes the heartfelt minimalism of Elliott Smith, the emotional ache of Damien Rice, and the hushed harmonies of The Civil Wars, while incorporating a unique Irishness to their sound.
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The Waiting Room ~ LP (Feb 2026)
All tracks written by Fionn Mac Meldrum.
Recorded in various bedrooms, living rooms, kitchens, attics, and basements across the US and Atlantic Canada (2013-2017)
Produced, and mixed by Fionn Mac Meldrum.
Mastered by Vitor Mancini.
Digitally Edited by Nate Schmidt (Matrix Audio).
Artwork and design by Megan Farrell.
© 2026 all rights reserved
The Waiting Room
released Feb 10, 2026
1. Because of You
2. Caught Beneath the Landslide
3. Dogs at Your Feet
4. Ferris Wheel
5. Fading Credits (I Miss You)
6. Roses for Mary
7. The One That Got Away
8. Give Me a Reason
9. Forevermore
10. True Love
11. The Irony
12. Someone Else
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Formed in 2013 as a side project to my literary and film score work, Fionn and the Banshee was never intended to be more than a modest recording endeavor. The aim was simple: to create a modern folk record built on restraint — minimalist, lo-fi, stripped back, and free from heavy production interference.
With a bit of luck, I found a group of exceptional musicians and a wonderful vocalist who helped bring Fionn and the Banshee into corporeal form. True to its philosophy, the project remained intimate and unembellished.
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As life often does, it intervened. Careers, children, travel — the usual tides — pulled us in different directions, and the project slipped into hiatus. Years passed, and the album was eventually shelved.
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It wasn’t until I finished mixing the second EP from my current band, The Poesers, titled Seriously Though, that I felt the quiet pull of Fionn and the Banshee again — and the urge to return to those abandoned songs, to finally free them from the confines of an old USB drive.
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If all goes to plan and The Waiting Room finds its audience, who knows, there may yet be more releases, pieced together from old recordings and half-forgotten demos.
Slán,
Fionn