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Faroese music today
Faroese Music today is buzzing with artists and creators across all genres delivering world class performances and recordings. With long music tradition many Faroese musicians are going professional and touring the world. http://www.TUTL.com TUTL is the Faroese music hub and links the world to todays music as well as documenting and republishing older material.
Faroe Islands|Faroese music is primarily vocal, accompanied by the fiddle (which arrived in the 17th century) and European dances like the minuet and polka . During the twentieth century choirs have played an important role in the musical history of the Faroes, and some of the best known current choirs are Tarira , Havnarkóriđ , Tórshavnar Manskór , Ljómur , Fuglafjarđar Gentukór , and the choirs situated in Copenhagen, Húsakóriđ and Mpiri .
History
Much of the imported music and instruments remained popular only in the capital and largest city, Tórshavn . Rural peoples remained true to traditions of Round dance#Circular chain dances|chain dance and ballads. The three types of dance ballads are kvćđi , tćttir and vísir . Many of these dance forms were revived after World War II|World War 2 , when a number of dance societies were formed. The ballads were largely compiled in Corpus Carminum Fćroensium , which collected over 44,000 stanza s.
Other songs include skjaldur , fantastic fairy tales sung by adults for children, and pitch-sliding, microtonal hymn s called kingosálmar .
Modern musicians
Modern Faroese musicians like Kristian Blak , Enekk , Gunnar Hoydal|Gunnar and Annika Hoydal and Lennart Kullgren have fused native traditions with music from Scotland , Bulgaria and the Sami people of northern Scandinavia .
Other well known Faroese musicians include: Eivřr Pálsdóttir , Teitur Lassen , Lena Anderssen , Hřgni Lisberg , Hřgni Reistrup , Petur Pólson , Terji Rasmussen , Evi Djurhuus , Hallur Joensen , Hanus G. Johansen , Heine Lützen , Kári av Reyni , Kári Leivsson|Kári P. , Alex Bćrendsen , Regin Dahl , Davur Juul Magnussen , Simon Von Konoy , Ólavur Olsen , Eyđun Nolsře , Guđrun Sólja Jacobsen , Kári Sverisson , Steintór Rasmussen , Anna Katrin Egilstrřđ , Brandur Enni , Linda Andrews , Jens Marni Hansen , Jóannes Lamhauge and Guđriđ Hansdóttir .
Modern bands
Well known Faroese bands include (in alphabetical order) 200 (punk band)|200 , Analog Norđ , Arnold Ludvig Project, Boys In A Band , Clickhaze, Deiggj , Devon (band)|Devon , The Dreams , Eivřr , Faroe Boys , Frćndur , Gestir , the Ghost, Heidrik , Hjarnar , Hřgni Reistrup , Goodiepal , Lama Sea , Lena , mađur:glotti , Makrel , MARIUS_(band)|MARIUS , Moirae (band) , Mold (band)|Mold , MonkeyRat, MC-Hár , Oniontree , Nalja , Present Past , Sic (band)|Sic , Safir (band)|Safir , Side Effect, The Story Ends , Teitur , Týr (band)|Týr , Heljareyga and Yggdrasil (band)|Yggdrasil .
Modern classical composers
There are also some quite famous Faroese classical composers. Sunleif Rasmussen is until now the only Faroese ever to have written a symphony. Other composers are Kristian Blak , Tróndur Bogason , Kári Bćk , Palli Hansen , Knút Olsen and Pauli í Sandágerđi .
Classical ensemble Aldubáran has commissioned and performed a vast amount of music from Faroese composers and performed it domestically and abroad.
Details on specific musicians and groups
Gestir
Gestir are signed to Tutl Records in the Faroe Islands. They were formed in 2002, and have been playing rock festivals in the Faroe Islands, Denmark and other countries. Their long-awaited debut album Burtur frá Toftunum was released in the Faroe Islands in July 2006. In the summer of 2006 Gestir played the "Atlantic Music Event" at NASA (Reykjavik, Iceland), the G& #33; Festival (Gota, Faroe Islands) and Nord-Atlantiske Brygge (Copenhagen, Denmark). On September 30, 2006 Gestir performed a special concert at the Nordic House , Torshavn, Faroe Islands, in celebration of their album release. In December 2006 Gestir were invited to play at faroese singer/songwriter Teitur ´s special Christmas show at Store Vega, Copenhagen. Gestir's most significant concerts in the summer of 2005 were the G& #33; Festival and at Lille Vega, Copenhagen. Gestir won the bi-annual Faroese music contest Prix Fřroyar in 2003.
The members of Gestir are Ólavur Jákupsson (vocals, electric & acoustic guitars, synthesizers, piano), Torfinnur Jákupsson (electric & acoustic guitars, piano, lyrics), Jógvan Andreas á Brúnni (drums), Niels Jákup i Jógvanstovu (bass) and Knút Háberg Eysturstein (synthesizers, hammond, piano, rhodes).
Aldubáran
The chamber ensemble Aldubáran is the only professional ensemble of its kind in the Faroe Islands . Formed in 1995, it has had a huge impact on the modern classical scene in the Faroe Islands. The purpose of Aldubáran was to perform classical music and to commission Faroese music from composers and to perform this domestically and abroad. Since its formation, the ensemble has become a household name. Especially the collaboration with folk-singer Hanus G. Johansen and their release in 2000 of album Bouquet on the label Tutl , had a broad impact, and still is a big seller. Since then Aldubáran has released four albums on Tutl. Aldubáran was in 2004 nominated for the prestigious Nordic Council Music Price . Aldubáran has toured extensively and in autumn 2006, Aldubáran produced and played the first ever Faroese opera The Madmans'Garden by composer Sunleif Rasmussen. The members of Aldubáran are: Andrea Heindriksdóttir (flute), Anna Klett (clarinet), Christina Andersen (bassoon), Johan Hentze (trumpet), Páll Sólstein (horn), Jógvan Zachariassen (bassoon), Sámal Petersen , Řssur Bćk , Rúni Bćk (violins) Ólavur Jakobsen (guitar), Jóhannes Andreasen (piano), Ólavur Olsen (trumpet), Andras Olsen (trombone) and Bernharđur Wilkinson (flute/conductor).
A folk metal band with progressive elements, whose members hail from the Faroes. The band is known for performing traditional Faroese material both live and on recordings. They compose songs in both Faroese and English, often with Viking or Pagan subject matter.
According to the band's frontman Heri Joensen: "Týr's musical mission is to break down the walls that are erected between all the kinds of metal that have arisen over the years. Power-, doom-, black-, progressive-, gothic-, Viking-, folk-, ethnic- and epic metal. Walls and labels do nothing but fill people with prejudice."
The group has released five CDs since their founding in 1998 and they perform worldwide.
Record labels
Tutl Records is the major record label of the Faroe Islands
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External links
http://www.musicweek.com/features/feature_page.asp? featureid=14826 MusicWeek.com (comprehensive report on the Faroese music scene, 9 July 2007)
http://www.mjus.net Mjús - The official website of the annual Mjús Festival
http://www.tutl.com Tutl - Faroese music online
http://www.gfestival.com Gfestival- The official website of the annual G& #33; Festival!
http://www.summarfestivalur.fo Summarfestivalur- The official website of the annual Summerfestival
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