The Faroe Islands Podcast

By: Friends of the Faroes
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  • Faroe Islands news, culture, politics, and music.
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Episodes
  • EP 375: G! Festival Preview, 2024
    Jul 17 2024

    It's festival season in the Faroe Islands, and our favorite three days in the calendar are pretty much here. We talk to the music director of the G! Festival about which bands to look out for at this year's event.

    And we are, indeed, still in fundraising mode. If you can help us reach our modest goal, you can throw some coins in the tip jar (or open guitar case, whichever metaphor works for you) at our gofundme page. And thank you for everyone who has already donated. It has really made a difference.

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    28 mins
  • EP 374: Brimheim Comes Alive
    Jul 7 2024

    Brimheim is a Faroese/Danish musician who has a deep musical pedegree in the Faroe Islands. Last year, critics singled out her G! Festival performance as a highlight of the event. Following that performance, she sat down and talked to us. She talks to us about her journey to her triumphant G! Fest perfromance, and how she considers herself a Faroese nepo-baby, but also an outsider in the Faroes. Brimheim's latest album is called RATKING and it's getting positive notices on both sides of the Atlantic.

    Also, we've got a brief update on the resolution of the Faroese labor strike.

    We're also in fundraising mode. If you can help us fund this odd project we're involved with, head over to our gofundme page and show us some love.

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    29 mins
  • EP 373: Definitely Maybe
    May 31 2024

    On this episode, we talk to Ragnar Olafson about his new book, Definitely Maybe. It's a book about music in the Faroe Islands and attempts to answer that age-old question: "How can a country so small put out so much music?" This is a subject that has intrigued this podcast for more than 15 years. We'll also hear a little bit from Ragnar's band Árstíðir.

    We'll also hear some sound recorded high atop a hill overlooking the strait that separates Streymoy and Eysturoy.

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    33 mins

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