Music
Ian Fontova’s works fuse Celtic melodies with a variety of other genres, such as Epic, Funk, Electronic or Post-Rock.
Ian FontovaA New Place is a single I made when I moved in with my partner and our cat Jazz. It was a really important moment in my life, I had a lot of nice feelings inside. So, after getting the new studio ready, I decided I wanted to make a song that helped me remember those days forever.
Tales of Olden Vol. 1 is an Epic Celtic Fantasy album that combines real Folk instruments recorded in the studio, like whistles, uilleann pipes, bouzouki… with orchestral samples programed in the computer. I experimented with this fusion before, but I wanted to work on a project that fully focused on it.
What I try to achieve with this kind of music is a listening experience that helps people feel transported to fantasy worlds, and making a full album would allow to go through it as some kind of journey where the listener visits different places.
I first wanted to make a single long album, but soon I realized that this would take me too long, so it was better to split it in various volumes.
Stream/Buy Tales of Olden, Vol. 1
I will always be thankful to everyone who supported me on Patreon at any point. I still find it hard to believe that there are people up for it! I guess I understand it because I feel the same way with some other artists. But the fact that some art supporters make it to the kinda niche genre that is Celtic music means that there are a lot of art supporters out there. And that gives me hope!
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Stream/Buy The Touch of the Ancient Gods
Archers of Dion is a single I released in between longer projects. Basically, I got an accordion, which is an instrument I wanted since I was little. I could actually say that for most instruments, though. Anyway, after fooling around with it for some weeks, I had no current project to fit it in, so I just made this one up for it! Can you guess where the title of the track comes from?