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Podcast: Fair Folk Podcast
Episode: The Wailing Of The Old Timers - TvÃsöngur and Iceland's Hidden Folk Music Past
Description: In July of 2018 I spent a month in Iceland looking for performers of a stye of Icelandic folk singing called "tvÃsöngur." What I found was that the history of folk music in Iceland is far more complicated than I could have ever guessed.
I found myself asking: In a nation known internationally for its indie music, why is Icelandic folk music so hard to come by?
Thank you to the many musicians, researchers, and friends who contributed music, personality, and information to this episode. Special thanks to Gunnstein Olafsson, Linus Orri, Eyjolfur Eyjolfson, Orn Magnusson and Marta Halldorsdottir, Ki...