Feel this song is appropriate since we are finally getting a glimpse of spring here in Iceland, it´s still cold but it is so nice to have the sun. This song is called Sumargestur or Summers guest and is sung by Ásgeir Trausti, one of the hottest names in music right now here in Iceland.
This is one of my favorite songs at the moment. It´s called Heimförin in Icelandic or in English "The way home". Such a beautiful song and I can just picture a story behind it. A story of a man walking home in the harsh, cold Icelandic winter weather, knowing that every step takes him closer to his beloved, who is waiting for him to return.
....Guess I am a bit of a romantic, getting caught up in my own made up story.
My favourite event of the year is coming up! Iceland Airwaves starts in less than a month, October 31st to the 4th of November the streets of Reykjavík will once again be filled with music lovers, artists, photographers and journalists alike.I really love the unique atmosphere the festival brings with it. To me this is (almost) more exciting than Christmas. Last year I did a countdown, a series of posts where I introduced you guys to some interesting artists coming to play at the festival. I am going to try to do something similar this year.
The first artist that I really look forward to seeing live is native Ásgeir Trausti. He is twenty year old and sings in icelandic.Ásgeir is quite knew to the scene here in Iceland, if I remember correctly he was discovered just last winter and already he has become wildly popular among Icelanders. His first album was released in september and sold out very quickly. He is a must see for me at the festival because I really enjoy his soothing, calm voice and his songs are very beautiful. Here below is one of his song Dýrð í dauðaþögn (Glory in silence). Make sure you also check out my favourite song, Leyndarmál.
