“Door” was presented as part of the West Virginia Humanities Council’s spring 2020 online series, “Poetry During a Time of Crisis: WV Poets on Community, Resilience, and the Power of the Arts.”
Eivør’s Slør Released By A&G Records
Poet Randi Ward has collaborated with Faroese singer-songwriter Eivør Pálsdóttir to render the acclaimed artist’s tenth album, Slør, into English. The folktronica album, Pálsdóttir’s commercial debut in the United Kingdom, was released by A&G Records earlier this summer. Ward, who has written lyrics for the likes of Guðrið Hansdóttir and Icelandic sensation Ásgeir, was eager to work […]
Lyrics To “Tides” Inspired By Faroese Folklore
Faroese record label TUTL has just released Eivør Pálsdóttir’s new album, Bridges. The lyrics to “Tides” were written by West Virginian poet Randi Ward.
“Lupin Intrigue” On Ásgeir’s New Album
One Little Independent records will release Ásgeir Traust’s debut English-language album, In The Silence, next year. The album includes the extra track “Lupin Intrigue” with lyrics written by West Virginian poet Randi Ward. In an interview with Icelandic newspaper Morgunblaðið, Ward described how the song lyrics were inspired by her time living on the Westman […]