Dawn Mccarthy

DAWN McCARTHY hails from a large, musical family and began writing and performing as a singer in 1987 at Milwaukee Summerfest, debuting as a singer-songwriter in 1997 upon London’s Spitalfields Music stage. She formed FAUN FABLES with Nils Frykdahl in 1998, with an extensive discography on Drag City Records, touring extensively in North America, with time in Europe, UK/Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Israel. She also recorded and toured with Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy (The Letting Go, 20...
DAWN McCARTHY hails from a large, musical family and began writing and performing as a singer in 1987 at Milwaukee Summerfest, debuting as a singer-songwriter in 1997 upon London’s Spitalfields Music stage. She formed FAUN FABLES with Nils Frykdahl in 1998, with an extensive discography on Drag City Records, touring extensively in North America, with time in Europe, UK/Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Israel. She also recorded and toured with Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy (The Letting Go, 2006 and What the Brothers Sang, 2013). Dawn trained in Poland with Wlodermierz Staniewski’s physical theater company ‘Gardzienice’ and played the title role in Faun Fables’ The Transit Rider, which toured North America. She wrote and directed rock/folk musicals at the Idyllwild Arts Academy in the San Jacinto Mountains as Artist-In-Residence. Her opera debut was as the Goddess Brigid in the fire opera ‘Machine’ at The Crucible in Oakland, California.
Upcoming Dawn Mccarthy gigs
08 June 2025 | Dawn Mccarthy | Pomona College | Los Angeles (LA) | US |
10 June 2025 | Dawn Mccarthy | The Carriage House | Phoenix | US |
11 June 2025 | Dawn Mccarthy | Club Congress | Tucson | US |
15 June 2025 | Dawn Mccarthy | The Ballroom | Austin | US |
18 June 2025 | Dawn Mccarthy | The Whirling Tiger | Louisville | US |
20 June 2025 | Dawn Mccarthy | Barking Legs Theater | Chattanooga | US |
23 June 2025 | Dawn Mccarthy | Avalon Lounge | Catskill | US |
25 June 2025 | Dawn Mccarthy | Pangea | New York (NYC) | US |
28 June 2025 | Dawn Mccarthy | Hideout | Chicago | US |
30 June 2025 | Dawn Mccarthy | The Bur Oak | Madison | US |
23 July 2025 | Dawn Mccarthy | Pan Piper | Paris | France |
26 July 2025 | Dawn Mccarthy | Hybrida Space | Udine | Italy |
29 July 2025 | Dawn Mccarthy | Lucerna Music Bar | Prague | Czech Republic |
04 August 2025 | Dawn Mccarthy | Kuudes Linja | Helsinki | Finland |
06 August 2025 | Dawn Mccarthy | Festival Brutal Assault @ Josefov | Prague | Czech Republic |
08 August 2025 | Dawn Mccarthy | Spillestedet Stengade | Copenhagen | Denmark |
09 August 2025 | Dawn Mccarthy | 1000Fryd | Aalborg | Denmark |
11 August 2025 | Dawn Mccarthy | Neue Zukunft | Berlin | Germany |
13 August 2025 | Dawn Mccarthy | Cpunt | Amsterdam | Netherlands |
06 September 2025 | Dawn Mccarthy | Bottom of the Hill | SF Bay Area | US |