Artistic director: Gunnsteinn Ólafsson
Folkmusic Festival program 2019 as pdf
Wednesday 3rd of July 2019
Soon the Good Days Will Return
Icelandic Songs
Siglufjord Church 8.00 pm
Lilja Gudmundsdóttir soprano, Bjarni Thor Kristinsson bass and Ingileif Bryndís Thórsdóttir piano
Home, Sweet Home
Songs of Love and Longing during the Industrial Revolution
Boat House 9.30 pm
The Quintett Felaboga, Norway: Elizabeth Gaver fiddel, Mattias Thedens fiddle and banjo, Hans-Hinrich Thedens guitar and banjo, Paul Kirby banjo, Alix Cordray bass
The Tender Voice
Meal Factory Grána 11.00 pm
Inga Björk Ingadóttir performs her own songs for lyra and voice
Thursday 4th of July 2019
Childrens Concert
Siglufjord Church 5.15 pm
Marta G. Halldórsdóttir and Örn Magnússon sing and play Icelandic folk songs. Free admission.
Ball Lightning and Zombies
Icelandic Folk Songs in New Arrangements
Siglufjord Church 8.00 pm
Trio Moon Gliding. Anna Jónsdóttir voice, Ute Völker accordion, Ursel Schlicht piano, Germany
Vive l’amour!
Songs of Passion and Protest From Around the World
Boat House 9.30 pm
Johanna Zwaig voice and Ragnar Heyerdahl violin, Norway
Swimming in Thoughts
Meal Factory Grána 11.00 pm
Ásta Kristín Pjetursdóttir is a professional viola player but here she sings her own songs and plays the guitar.
Friday 5th of July 2019
Folk Music Centre, Nordurgata 1 at 5.00 pm
By good weather, participants of the festival meet to sing and dance.
Wonders of Fjördur District
Icelandic Folk Songs and new Music
Siglufjord Church 8.00 pm
Marteinn Sindri Jónsson voice and guitar, Óttar Sæmundsen bass, Albert Finnbogason percussion and Daníel Fridrik Bödvarsson guitar
Tales from a Poplar Tree
Songs by Ösp Eldjárn
Boat House 9.30 pm
Ösp Eldjárn voice, Örn Eldjárn electric guitar, Ásdís Arnardóttir cello, Valeria Pozzo violin and voice
The Catcher in the Bluegrass
Bluegrass Music of USA
Raudka Coffee House 11.00 pm
The Band Strá-kurr
Ingólfur Kristjánsson voice and guitar, Gudlaug Thórsdóttir voice, Jóna Thórsdóttir voice and accorion, Bolli Thórsson flute, Konstantín Shcherbak mandolin, Stefán Yngvason banjó-guitar, Jón Gunnar Thorsteinsson bass and Ari Agnarsson drums
Saturday 6th of July 2019
Dancing in the Church Attic
Siglufjord Church 10.00-12.00 am
Iclelandic Folk Dances and American Counter Dances. Open for all, adults and children.
War and Other Pieces
New Works for Mixed Choir
Siglufjord Church 2.00 pm
Klidur Choir, Iceland. Principal conductor: Jelena Ćirić
Mothers and Maidens
Icelandic Folk Songs
Siglufjord Church 3.30 pm
Folk Music Ensemble Umbra. Holder of the Iceland Music Price 2018 for Folk Music
Lilja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir voice, Gudbjörg Hlín Gudmundsdóttir violin, Alexandra Kjeld bass and Arngerdur María Árnadóttir harp and organ
These Islands Will Newer Drown
Swedish Songs from Finland
Folk Music Centre 3.30 pm
The siblings Alli and Volter Pylkkö, Finland, play on violins. Free admission.
EPICYCLE
Music in 2000 years from Hildegard von Bingen to Harry Partch
Arr. by Gyda Valtýsdóttir
Boat House 5.00 pm
Gyda Valtysdottir voice and cello, Daníel Bödvarsson guitar, Julian Sartorius drums
Harvest Evening of the Folk Music Festival
Boat House 8.30 pm
Artists of the Folk Music Festival sing and play. Special guests: Norwegian folk music singer Astri Skarpengland and the Rimur singers from Siglufjord and Olafsfjord.
American Country Ball with Felaboga, Norway
Caller: Alix Cordray
Coffee House Raudka 11.00 pm
Felaboga, Norway: Elizabeth Gaver fiddle, Mattias Thedens fiddle and banjo, Hans-Hinrich Thedens guitar and banjo, Paul Kirby banjo, Alix Cordray bass
Sunday 7th of July 2019
Concert of the Iceland Youth Symphony Orchestra
Siglufjord Church 2.00 pm
Gunnar Andreas Kristinsson: Flekar (first performance)
Paul Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphoses
Antonin Dvorak: Concerto for cello and orchestra. Steiney Sigurdardóttir cello
Conductor: Gunnsteinn Ólafsson
The concert will be repeated in Langholtskirkja Church, Reykjavik, Monday the 8th of July at 8 pm.
Exhibition on instruments making
Svavar Garri Kristjánsson violinmaker depicts his instruments in the Folk Music Centre, Nordurgata 1, Friday the 5th of July and Saturday the 6th of July from 2.00-5.00 pm.
Picture on top of page by Gunnar Júl.
