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Details of Icelandic Folk Songs, arranged by Guitar Islancio - Music book
- Music book with texts and stories about Icelandic folk songs
- Icelandic folk songs that have been played and sung through centuries
- Improvisations with simple tunes and modern nuances
- Guitar Islancio was founded in 1998 and has been very popular in many parts of the world
- Total play: 50 min
- Playlist:
- Góða veislu gjöra skal – A Merry Feast Shall Now Be Made
- Krummi svaf í klettagjá – The Raven Slept in a Ravine
- Þorraþræll – Close of Winter Hardship
- Vísur Vatnsenda-Rósu – The Rhymes of Vatnsenda-Rósa
- Kindur jarma í kofunum – Sheep are Bleating in their Pens
- Hættu að gráta hringaná – Stop Crying Now, My Dear Girl
- Á Sprengisandi – Riding over the Desert
- Vísur – Rhymes
- Guð gaf mér eyra – God Gave Me Ears
- Krummi krunkar úti – Outside Cronks the Raven
- Stóð ég úti í tunglsljósi – As I Stood in the Moonlight
- Dýravísur – Animal Verses
- Ólafur liljurós – Olafur Lilyrose
- Sæll Jesús sæti – All Hail Sweet Jesus
- Sofðu unga ástin mín – Sleep My Tiny Dear
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Icelandic Folk Songs, arranged by Guitar Islancio - Music book - Additional Information
Björn Thoroddsen, Gunnar Thórdarson and Jón Rafnsson founded the trio Guitar Islancio in 1998. They have devoted themselves to folksongs that people have played and sung through the centuries. Folksongs are an inseparable part of cultural heritage that the trio approaches attentively and respectfully.
While performing the songs, the threesome improvises. Simple tunes take on a modern nuance that is at once Icelandic and international. The trio has been very popular. It has performed at concerts and music festivals in many parts of the world.
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