Full article on Iceland Review online. Sóley is actually Sóley Stefánsdóttir, a twenty-something girl from Hafnarfjörður, a town near Reykjavík. She has the correct credentials; she learnt classical piano from an early age, before moving onto big band, brass and then composition. She cut her musical teeth whilst in Seabear, finding that her voice was […]
As I have alluded to recently, I’m getting loads of help and support for my forthcoming Kickstarter project. Especially from Icelanders, who are tripping over themselves to help me out. A great example of this is Jófrídur and Ásthildur, the twins from Pascal Pinon. They have been helpful from day one. Even though some plans at […]
Amiina, one of my favourite Icelandic acts, have once again produced an advent calendar. Each day, we are provided with a treat that rivals the little chocolates in my advent calendar at home. Despite only being three days into December, we’ve already been treated to several lovely tracks, one slightly scuzzy track and neat little […]
This is a delightful new Christmas song from Snorri Helgason and friends Silla and Gunni. It’s absolutely lovely. For me, it marks the start of Christmas proper.
Iceland Review has reported that largest lobster to have been caught in Icelandic waters was brought to land at Þorlákshöfn, Southwest Iceland, last Thursday. The lobster was caught in Selvogur nearby. The crustacean’s torso measures 88 mm, 7 mm more than the previous record of 81 mm which was caught ten years ago. The lobster […]
This is ‘just’ a really nice Airwaves video. So nice, I thought I’d put it on here. Well done to it’s maker, Lucio Caramori.
Here is an article I recently wrote for Iceland Review Online. Ólafur Arnalds is younger than me. And so much more talented; it makes me sick. Ólafur produces a strain of music that is unique and original. It mixes neo-classicism with electronica and ambient. It’s unique and intriguing. At only 25 years of age, Ólafur […]
I’ve spent the day lounging around, eating my favourite foods and listening to mainly Icelandic music. I did do some writing though, and it was a transcription of my final interview from Airwaves with the delightful Sóley. I was quite taken with her, and the recording captures some of my shameless flirting. She was laughing […]
Arctic Fox are Icelands only native mammal. I found this cute video of one eating Bolognese in Iceland. Apparently, they are keen on any Italian inspired food. Arctic Fox from Haukur Sigurdsson on Vimeo. Anyway, it reminded of my visit to the Arctic Fox Centre in Súðavík a couple of years ago. You can see […]
Iceland, Defrosted 
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