Skinty Fia is an Irish phrase which translates to English as “the damnation of the deer” and the album’s cover art features a deer, plucked from its natural habitat and deposited in the hallway of a home, illuminated by an artificial red glow. The Irish giant deer is an extinct species and the band’s thoughts on Irish identity are central to Skinty Fia. While Dogrel was littered with snapshots of the Dublin characters -  like the cabbie in “Boys In The Better Land” - and A Hero’s Death documented the dislocation and disconnection the band felt as they traveled the globe on tour, on Skinty Fia Fontaines D.C. are addressing their Irishness from afar as they recreate new lives for themselves elsewhere. For a band whose hometown courses through their veins -  “D.C.” stands for “Dublin City” - the album finds them trying to resolve the need to broaden their horizons with the affection they still feel for the land and people they’ve left behind.

Etienne de la Sayette is a musical activist who defies any categorisation. Having studied jazz saxophone, his attention was quickly focused on world music, funk, reggae, soul music, and a number of varied projects with which he has toured most of the planet. He is leader and founder of Frix (jazz), Baeshi Bang (old school Korean pop), and co-founder of Akalé Wubé (ethic groove).

When he is not on tour, he composes for his bands or theatre/dance shows, for advertisements or documentary films.

In parallel to collective projects, he also revels not only in the composition of original music, but also in producing music on his own.

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