Somehow whenever the heat index rises above 100°F I start dreaming of Iceland in general and the Iceland Airwaves music festival in particular. A few weeks ago the weather was the proper incubation temperature so I retrived a few evocative photos from 2018, pre-covid, when things such as flying to concerts overseas was simpler.
Eivør (below) is a force of nature; classically trained singer, rock ‘n’ roll guitarist.
Numerous reaction videos from voice trainers as well as people who had never heard her before attest to the magic of her live performances:
The teens and their melancholy melodies of
Ateria captured both the Weaver’s hearts and mine when we saw them
three times in 2018. They have been active since then, but due to their age (they were still in high school) they have been limited in their live performances. Fiercely original, it is always a delight to hear
them performing their own material:
Of course Jofriður Ákadóttir is no stranger to these pages. For over 14 years she has been at the forefront of the Icelandic music scene. While much of her music is quite ethereal, there is a fire in her that emerges in
flashes of intensity. I’ll be reviewing her latest album,
Museum, next week:
0 Comments:
Post a Comment