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Eivor Palsdottir is a Faroese singer-songwriter, whose music spans from rock, jazz, folk, and pop right through to European classical music. At 13 she had her first performance on Faroese television and won a national singing contest the same year. In 1999 at the age of 15, Eivør joined the rock band Clickhaze. One year later in 2000, she released her first album Eivør Pálsdóttir which was a mixture of classical Faroese ballads accompanied only by guitar and bass with jazz influences and texts by famous Faroese writers. Many of the songs were self penned. After her second solo album Krákan, the perhaps most important event in her young career was the nomination for the Icelandic Music Awards in no fewer than three categories in 2003. She was awarded Best Singer and Best Performer – normally only given to Icelandic artists.
Eivør’s 2010 album Larva presented a new side of Eivør, as she moves away from the folk sound of recent years into a more experimental and raw musical style. It included haunting renditions of arrangements by Faroe Islands classical composer, Tróndur Bogason, the Icelandic string quartet Kaputt, the Faroese choir Mpiri and a children’s choir from Eivør’s hometown of Gøta. With over sixteen release across her epic career, Eivor has put the Faroe Islands on the map.
7.30pm, £11.55.
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