Ólöf Arnalds debuts Við og Við to a sold out house at Le Poisson Rouge in NYC
A Dig For Fire TV documentary about Ólöf Arnalds debuting her album Við og Við in full at
Le Poisson Rouge in NYC. Included is an interview with Ólöf a couple of days after the show.
Joining Ólöf onstage for this sold out show was Shahzad Ismaily, Sam Amidon, and Nico Muhly.
The documentary is part of Dig For Fire TV’s Ears To The Ground series which showcases the
very best emerging talent from around the world.
Ólöf Arnalds covers Springsteen on East Village Radio in NYC
Ólöf Arnalds plays Englar Og Dárar from her debut album Við og við, then sticks
with the groove for a cover of Bruce Springsteens Im On Fire on East Village Radio.
Shot on the evening of September 6, 2008, as tropical storm Hanna dumped on NYC.
Shot by Stuart Rogers with sound by Ben Allen.
[download as mp4]
Sigur Rós, Björk + Ólöf Arnalds play Gobbldigook at Náttúra
Björk and Ólöf Arnalds join the Sigur Rós party on drums for Gobbldigook at the
Náttúra concert in Reykjavik on June 28, 2008. Fireworks ensue. Shot and edited
by Stuart Rogers.
Ólöf Arnalds covers Johnny Cash’s Lucky Old Sun in her Reykjavik studio
Ólöf Arnalds covers That Lucky Old Sun in her Reykjavik rehearsal studio.
The track was written in 1949 with music by Beasley Smith and words by
Haven Gillespie and was most recently popularized by Johnny Cash.
Shot and edited by Stuart Rogers with sound recorded by Ólöf Arnalds and mixed by Ben Allen. [download as mp4]
Live on Triple J - This Is Iceland: Music from the far north…
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This morning, Aussie ex-pat Stu Rogers joined you on Triple J’s Mornings with Zan to walk us through some of the new sounds coming from one very prolific musical nation. Iceland only has a population of around 300,000, but produces a huge amount of big and small name bands making wonderful music. We hear from Sigur rós, Björk and Múm, but what about the others that are making waves in the northern hemisphere? If you missed Stu’s 101 on Icelandic Music this morning, stream it above on demand. Here’s what we sampled musically too…
FM Belfast - Synthia - unreleased demo from how to make friends
Seabear - Arms - The Ghost That Carried Us Away
Hjaltalin - Traffic Music - Sleepdrunk Seasons
Jakobinarina - This Is An Advertisement - The First Crusade
Ólöf Arnalds - Klara - Við og Við
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