SIGLUFJÖRÐUR FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2021
ANCIENT TONGUES AND TUNES
Artistic director: Gunnsteinn Olafsson
The program might change.
Wednesday 7th of July 2021
Siglufjord Church 8.00 – 9.00 pm
Jon Leifs accompanied by Mahler
Songs by Jon Leifs and Gustav Mahler
Oddur Arnthor Jonsson baritone and Sigurdur Helgi Oddsson piano
The Boat House 9.30 – 10.30 pm
South American ballads
Uwe Eschner guitar and Axel Meyer guitar, Germany
Siglufjord Church 11.00 – 12.00 pm
Songs of the North. Scandinavian folk songs.
Karoline Skriver vocals, percussion, ukulele
Lassi Logrén vocals, jouhikko, violin, mandolin and nykkelharpa
Jonas Asgeir Asgeirsson accordeon
Thursday 8th of July 2021
Siglufjordur Church 17.15 – 18.00
Children’s concert
Karoline Skriver vocals, percussion, ukulele
Lassi Logrén vocals, jouhikko, violin, mandolin and nykkelharpa
Siglufjord Church 8.00 – 9.00 pm
KIMI-trio performs new Icelandic, Danish and Greek music
Thorgunnur Anna Örnolfsdottir soprano
Jonas Asgeir Asgeirsson accordeon
Katerina Anagnostidou percussion
The Boat House 9.30 – 10.30 pm
White Water Rapids
Folk Music Trio JAEJA, England
Kieran Towers fiddle, Evan Davies mandolin, Sam Quintana bass, Bragi Olafsson guitar
Siglufjord Church 11.00 – 12.00 pm
Our Lady and the Devil. The good and evil in Nordic music in medieval times
Øyonn Groven Myhren singer and lyre, Norway
Poul Høxbro flutes and percussion, Denmark
Friday 9th of July 2021
Folk Music Centre 5.00-6.00 pm
Dance and singing at the Folk Music Centre (by good weather)
Siglufjord Church 8.00 – 9.00 pm
Children of Magic. Icelandic folk music in new arrangements by Ragnheidur Gröndal
Ragnheidur Gröndal vocals, piano, Gudmundur Petursson guitar, Haukur Gröndal clarinet, Claudio Spieler percussion
Boathouse 9.30 – 10.30 pm
The Cuckoo’s Nest. Jazz concert with Icelandic folk tunes
Anna Greta Sigurdardottir piano, Mikael Mani guitar, Sölvi Kolbeinsson saxophone, Thorleifur Gaukur mouth organ, Birgir Steinn double bass, Kristofer Rodriguez percussion
Meal Factory Grána 11.00 – 12.00 pm
Nordic Fiddle – Colour and Pattern
Nordic music based on medieval tunes and poems
Elizabeth Gaver medieval fiddles, Norway
Restaurant Rauðka 11.00 – 12.00 pm
A ball with folk music band Silhouettes of Byzantine
Asgeir Asgeirsson saz, bouzouki, Haukur Gröndal clarinet, Eric Quick percussion and Thorgrímur Jonsson double bass
Saturday 10th of July 2021
Siglufjord Church 10.00 – 12.00 am
Norwegian Folk Dances. Free admission. Hans-Hinrich Thedens together with Øyonn Grove Myhren, Poul Høxbro and Elizabeth Gaver
Siglufjord Church 2.00 – 3.00 pm
Música Sefardí
Songs in Ladino from the Sephardic Jewish tradition
Folk Music Trio Salamander, Sweden
Marita Johansson vocals, guitar and tambourine, Jonas Liljeström fiddle, ghatam and vocals, Emil Pernblad Irish bouzouki and guitar
Folk Music Centre 3.30 – 4.30 pm
Coffee time with folksingers
Siglufjord Church 5.00 – 6.00 pm
Little bird. Songs by Icelandic songwriters Sigfus Halldorsson and Jon Muli Arnason
Herdis Anna Jonasdóttir soprano, Eyjolfur Eyjolfsson tenor and Hjortur Ingvi Johannsson piano
Boat House 8.30 – 10.30 pm
Final evening. Artists of the Folk Music Festival take part in the concert.
Sunday 11th of July 2021
Siglufjord Church 2.00 – 4.00 pm
Iceland Youth Symphony Orchestra
Halldor Eldjarn: A Youth Symphony (World Premiere)
Florence Price: 2nd Violin Concerto
Hulda Jonsdottir violin
Conductor: Gunnsteinn Olafsson
The program might change without further notice.