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 […]
This video shows the making of a hay bale exhibition of selected poems from Whipstitches. It was filmed and directed by Gunnar Steinn Úlfarsson on location at Kjalarnes, Iceland. Kjalarnes farmer Ferdinand Ferdinandsson graciously allowed us to use his hay bales for this project and film on his land. Music: “Hemipode” from Amiina’s album AnimaminA […]
About a year ago now we introduced an album release by Guðrið Hansdóttir titled Beyond the Grey. Guðrið is a native of the Faroe Islands and the album captured the magic of that place (read our review here). It was through this album that I was first introduced to Randi Ward a poet from West Virginia. […]
“Telling tales of the rugged landscape of love and life experience…Flawless blend of folk, alternative country, roots rock, and American-Scandinavian artistry…Charged with emotional depth, warm and with a dash of magic and melancholy.” These are just a few of the words European critics have used to describe Beyond The Grey, Faroese singer-songwriter Guðrið Hansdóttir’s third full-length album. The album, also recently reviewed […]