Þjóðlagahátíðin á Siglufirði
Þjóðlagahátíðin á Siglufirði (about "The Folk Music Festival in Siglufjörður " or "The Folk Festival in Siglufjörður", English The Folk Music Festival ) is a five-day event in Northern Iceland , which begins in July each year on the first Wednesday.
Procedure and organization
The focus is on Icelandic and Scandinavian folk music as well as world music and folk dances . 15–20 concerts are played in different locations in the city. In addition to restaurants, the church and the Herring Era Museum are also used.
During the festival there will be workshops on music and ancient crafts, as well as lectures on Icelandic and foreign topics.
The Folk Music Center in Siglufjörður, in cooperation with the University of Iceland, will organize a folk music academy for the different types of Icelandic traditional music and folk music - including Rímur , Zwiegesang (tvísöngur), nursery rhymes and psalms during the festival . Icelandic folk dances are presented as well as traditional instruments
The artistic director of the festival has been Gunnsteinn Olafsson since 2000 .
history
The first festival was organized in 2000 as part of the nomination of Reykjavík as European Capital of Culture in collaboration with the City Hall and the local Folk Music Center. From then on, the festival took place regularly. Among the artists who gave concerts at the folk music festival in Siglufjörður are Steindór Andersen, Sigur Rós , Bára Grímsdóttir and Chris Foster, Ensemble Unicorn, Astri Skarpengland, Jerry Rockwell, Susanne Lundeng, Tómas R. Einarsson, Björn Thoroddsen, Eddie Walker, Spilmenn Ríkinis, Marit Steinsrud and Stein Villa, Sturm und Drang , Voces Thules, Maria and Olaf Misgeld and Tranotra.
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In 2005 the festival was awarded the Eyrarros Prize for exceptional cultural achievement and success. On November 16, 2012, Icelandic Language Day , the Folk Music Center received an award from the Minister of Culture Katrín Jakobsdóttir for its contribution to Icelandic culture.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eyrarrósin. listahatid.is, accessed March 19, 2016 .
- ↑ Verðlaun Jónasar Hallgrímssonar. borgarbokasafn.is, archived from the original on March 24, 2016 ; Retrieved March 19, 2016 .
- ↑ Hannes Pétursson hlaut verðlaun Jónasar Hallgrímssonar á degi íslenskrar tungu 2012. menntamalaraduneyti.is, November 19, 2012, accessed on March 19, 2016 .