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	Music of Iceland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Icelandic music is related to Nordic music forms, and includes vibrant folk and pop traditions, including medieval music group Voces Thules, alternative rock band The Sugarcubes, singers Björk and Emiliana Torrini; and Sigur Rós.
		Icelandic folk music was collected by the work of Bjarni Þorsteinsson from 1906 to 1909.
		Iceland Airwaves is a major yearly event on the Icelandic music scene, where both Icelandic bands along with foreign ones ocupy every club of Reykjavík for a week.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Music_of_Iceland (506 words)

	Voices:Country of the Month, August 2002
		He graduated from the Hochschule für Music und Darstellende Kunst in Vienna, Austria and practiced music therapy at Kòpavogshælid, a residential institution for the severely disabled from l970 to 1973; and at Safamyrarskòli, a special school for the disabled from 1983 to 1987.
		Icelandic music therapy has the possibilities of growing in scope and recognition, but developments will probably be slow as hitherto.
		Two new research projects one undertaken by an Icelandic master student graduating from Aalborg university in Denmark and another one by a music therapist finishing her doctoral degree in psychology from University of Leicestes in England have already been instrumental in introducing music therapy to a broader range of health care professionals.
	www.voices.no /country/monthiceland_aug2002.html (1863 words)

	Ice Skating - Paramount Iceland - recreational skating, figure skating and hockey
		Iceland became well known for the level quality of its ice surface because Frank had eliminated the rippling that often occurred with pipe floors.
		Iceland has gone through many renovations since its opening in 1940 and while it celebrated its 60th birthday in 2000, its appearance is modern and its amenities are designed to appeal to today's customers.
		His beautiful music enhanced the experience for countless skaters and he is especially remembered for his wonderful sense of timing and humor.
	www.paramounticeland.com /history.htm (1088 words)

	WhyIceland? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Iceland’s music may be the most unique, inventive and ingenuous in the entire world.
		By literally inventing new genres, many of the cultural nuances that Iceland has been made famous for were put into words and lyrics for all the world to see - and hear.
		The music in Iceland, more than any segment of Icelandic art, offers a compelling and accurate look at a culture tied together by artistic oddities.
	iml.jou.ufl.edu /projects/Spring03/Coomey/music.htm (264 words)

	Viking music on Iceland
		The Old Icelandic literature contains a number of indirect references to the musical culture of the Vikings and settlers of Iceland.
		There are almost no references in the Icelandic Sagas to instrumental playing but on the other hand the skalds are described as performing their poetry and having good voices.
		To what degree the Icelandic poetry was sung when performed is uncertain but most likely the degree of singing depended on the nature of the poetry.
	www.viking.no /e/life/music/e-music-iceland.html (691 words)

	Nordic Music Days
		Interest in his music is booming at present, thanks to its originality, splendour and unique character - a musical language which reflects practically everything that the history and nature of Iceland signifies to many people.
		Surely the music itself is the most important part of each concert, but the right packaging can create a strong image, and even a stronger impression of the festival as a whole.
		The cellist is indisputably one of the finest interpreters of contemporary music in Iceland, and will also give a solo performance of Karsten Fundal´s (D) "Figure and ground study I" during the festival.
	www.ismennt.is /not/bjarki/Greinar/nmengl.html (1265 words)

	FRONTLINE/WORLD . ICELAND - The Future of Sound . The Story \| PBS
		Her quirky charm, bracing originality and inventive music videos have made her an icon of alternative rock.
		To make their point, the band strikes a deal with a local supermarket to play their esoteric music over the store's public address system while the band members serve drinks and hand out questionnaires to puzzled shoppers.
		It is this "austere beauty," he has discovered, that the best Icelandic bands manage to capture in their sweet, haunting, contemplative, yet energetic music.
	www.pbs.org /frontlineworld/stories/iceland/thestory.html (685 words)

	Iceland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland (Icelandic: Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland IPA: [ˈliðvɛltɪð ˈislant]) is a volcanic island nation in the northern Atlantic Ocean between Greenland, Norway, Scotland, Ireland and the Faroe Islands.
		Iceland was one of the last large islands uninhabited by humans until it was discovered and settled by immigrants from Scandinavia and Ireland during the 9th and 10th centuries.
		Iceland's literacy rate is among the highest in the world, and a love of literature, art, chess, and other intellectual pursuits is widespread.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Iceland (3568 words)

	FRONTLINE/WORLD . React . Archived Conversations . Iceland \| PBS
		Though several decades separate Kraftwerk and this Icelandic group it is nice to see that music is progressing in new and different paths.
		I really enjoyed this piece on music from Iceland, I wish all music from around the world can be more accessible to America instead of being regulated by the establishment that sells the music.
		The band came together by that belief, but also by a more progressive feeling that many Icelanders seem to possess that the world is dominated by the economics of a disposable society, and that even musicians can do something to change that.
	www.pbs.org /frontlineworld/react/archived/iceland/react.html (1152 words)

	First Friday-Noridc Lands-Christmas Celebration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Iceland's move into the international pop music scene first came in 1986 when the Sugarcubes arrived on the scene.
		Anyone who'd visited Iceland in the previous five years wouldn't have been so surprised by their appearance, since from the early '80s there were lots of spiky-topped teenagers with multicoloured hair wandering in the streets of Reykjavík.
		Several other Icelandic "post punk" pop groups have since been digging in, earning their reputations and rites of passage orchestrating Reykjavík's typically obstreperous Friday nights.
	www.virginia.edu /iso/ic/dec02Nordic/music.html (339 words)

	Iceland Music Information Centre > News ( DNN 2.0.3 )
		The comtemporary music festival, Dark Music Days, celebrates these days that it was 25 years ago that Atli Heimir Sveinsson and Thorkell Sigurbjörnsson initiated a new music festival during the darkest time of the year where composers opened their workshops to audiences.
		A record in attendance fell already on the first day of the festival which is attended by foreign guests who want to study Icelandic music today and report about their experiences at home.
		Lectures on Iceland and Culture in Iceland will be given during this period, as well as an array of other cultural activities, such as theatre, art and photo exhibitions.
	www.mic.is /eng (1392 words)

	Uncloned World -- 1001 Faces of Iceland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In a world where rock music has become corporatised and homogenous and bland ("Planet MTV, Sponsored By Enron-Lite"), it is thrilling to find isolated, localised scenes where the old innonence and creativity is still alive.
		Iceland is one such place (Greenland is another).
		On the Internet there are websites where you can download music recorded by Icelandic bands which don't even have a record deal, and probably never will -- but which sound wicked and cool, with original styles and rocking energy.
	www.angelfire.com /id/croon/nikki/icemusic.html (758 words)

	music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Iceland is very famous for its enhances on the Arts.
		There is also a love for music and Iceland is proud to boast not only some of the worldest best classical music, but folk and pop music as well.
		Of course, their most famous contemporary artist is Bork, but Iceland is becoming so well know as a place where those who pursue music that is outside the norm can thrive that other promising artist are quickly appearing.
	www.users.drew.edu /ncolton/music.htm (92 words)

	The New Yorker: Online Only: Content (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		This nation of two hundred and ninety thousand people—roughly the same population as Cincinnati—has ninety music schools, about four hundred choirs, four hundred orchestras and marching bands, and some vast, unknown number of rock bands, jazz combos, and d.j.s.
		Not all of Icelandic music floats up into the ether: a macho school of guitar bands, including Singapore Sling and Minus, projects a Viking rather than elfin image.
		Icelandic classical composition began in earnest with the intensely radical Jón Leifs, who based his ultra-dissonant, percussive sound on ancient folkloric themes.
	www.newyorker.com /online/content/?040823on_onlineonly01 (1145 words)

	Rolling Stone : Iceland Festival Rocks
		Iceland Airwaves '05 -- the seventh edition of the hippest long weekend on the annual music-festival calendar -- ended with the beginning.
		Iceland's teenage Sex Pistols, Purrkurr Pillnikk were the start of so much in this island nation (population 296,000) on the Arctic Circle.
		There was noise aplenty in the music, which made the long hushed passages of click and strum all the more startling and moving.
	www.rollingstone.com /news/story/8681671/iceland_festival_rocks (1272 words)

	Artists in Iceland - Free Music Downloads - MP3 Downloads - Download.com Music
		Editors' Review: You'll have better luck enjoying their music than pronouncing their names, but Arnar Helgi Adalsteinsson and Vilhjalmur Pilsson are too busy slaving over the age-old problem of heartless...
		From the artist: When MINUS formed in 1998 their sole intention was to make 'disgusting music'- they are indeed 'grossly beautiful'.
		From the artist: Erling Gunnarsson was born in Iceland 1947.
	music.download.com /3605-5_32-0.html?country=Iceland (299 words)

	Scandinavian Shop > Music > Icelandic Folk - Scandinavica.com
		Half way between pop and folk music, this record will give you a feel for traditional icelandic music.
		Cologne Sequentia Ensemble for Medieval Music performs a miracle of musical restoration, bringing to vibrant life medieval Icelandic texts about gods and heroes inhabiting a mythic past.
		Iceland / Norway / Denmark / Sweden / Finland / Åland / Faroe / Shetland and Orkney / The Sami and Lapland / Greenland / Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania / World
	www.scandinavica.com /shop/music/icelandic.htm (360 words)

	music in Iceland.
		Iceland, the land of volcanoes, whales and Vikings, that leaps one of the world's most technically and culturally advanced societies.
		Iceland challenges travellers with more attractions and adventures than time ever seems to allow.
		The aim of the organization is to work for the common interest and strengthen the position of authors, performers and producers of music.
	www.randburg.com /is/index/entertainment/music.html (268 words)

	Leoncie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Leoncie began her musical studies at the very early age of 5.
		Trinity College Of Music, London, and is a Professional Singer-Musician-Composer and Producer.
		She is THE most independant Singer-Songwriter in Iceland who has managed all her music by herself, every aspect of the music business from start to end.
	www.leoncie-music.com /leoncie.htm (2007 words)

	Iceland Music News - Music Industry Today (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Metric produces dark and mesmerizing music laced with lyrics possessed of a biting wit,...
		Iceland Airwaves - Day 2 - 19.10.06 Iceland...
		Iceland Airwaves is a 5 day new music showcase situated in the heart of Reykjavík.
	music.einnews.com /iceland (1144 words)

	Timeline of trends in music (1980-1989) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Music of Belize Punta becomes the most popular form of Belizean music, aided by the release of Punta Rockers, a compilation featuring Pen Cayetano, Andy Palacio and Sounds Incorporated.
		Kylie Minogue launches her music career with her debut UK single "I Should be So Lucky", produced by Stock, Aitken and Waterman.
		Annbjørg Lien's Annbjørg is an influential revitalization of the Hardanger fiddle and its distinctive music
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Timeline_of_trends_in_music_(1980-1989) (5021 words)

	Montreal Mirror: Music - Iceland’s Mum
		Bearing many of the traits we associate with Icelandic music-lush textures, emotive melodies, technoid intricacies and pixilated vocals-Múm has your best interests at heart.
		They reunite to make music in isolation (their sophomore disc, Finally, We Are No One, was recorded in a lighthouse), tour the world and engage in other fun group activities like cycling, swimming and pot-smoking.
		It was really fun, and very interesting for us as musicians to play along with something visual, especially like this, when the movie really sets the tone for what we had to do.
	www.montrealmirror.com /ARCHIVES/2002/071802/music2.html (496 words)

	Musik.is: The Icelandic Music Page
		Music related texts ::: Research, reports, articles, reviews, lyrics, blogg...
		Music Styles ::: Jazz, Blues, Rock, Country, Classic and Opera, Dance- and Experimental Músík...
		University recitals – fall 2006 (The Univesity of Iceland)
	www.musik.is /English.html (164 words)

	BBC - Music - Error 404 - Page Not Found (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
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		A new version of the BBC Music website was launched on 17th October 2006.
		The site has a different structure and many of the pages have moved.
	www.bbc.co.uk /music/features/iceland (264 words)

	Visit Reykjavík - The official tourist website of Reykjavik Capital of Iceland
		Good news for those planning to visit Iceland in the near future - it is constantly becoming easier...
		Air Iceland has started scheduled flights from Reykjavik to Vestmannaeyjar (the Westman Islands).
		The National Museum of Iceland is a modern and progressive museum, providing a comprehensive picture of the past 1200 years of Iceland's cultural history, as...
	www.visitreykjavik.is (138 words)

	NPR : Iceland Music
		Weekend Edition Sunday, January 14, 2001 · An episode of the popular TV series West Wing featured a storyline about the music of Iceland.
		Alex Van Oss uses that fictional depiction to tell the story of the real music of Iceland.
		An example is Icerap 2000, a new work by the country's leading composer, which has been performed in several American cities by the Iceland Sympony Orchestra.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=1117039 (138 words)

	Music Cherry: The News in Brief: Iceland and Boston, Music Capitals Extraordinaire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Music Cherry: The News in Brief: Iceland and Boston, Music Capitals Extraordinaire
		The News in Brief: Iceland and Boston, Music Capitals Extraordinaire
		Radiohead blogs, Tori begs for NJ, electronic music dies, and Death Cab drowns (in a shallow pool of ironic puns)
	www.musiccherry.com /archives/2005/10/the_news_in_bri_23.htm (460 words)

	Iceland Naturally: News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Iceland Naturally is sponsoring a Taste of Iceland in Philadelphia starting October 25.
		Offering samples of food, travel, film and technology at various locations in the city.
		Blue Lagoon which communicates world of healing power, wellness and beauty, is founded on a unique source of geothermal seawater that originates in Iceland's extreme environment.
	www.icelandnaturally.com (120 words)

	Icelandairwaves 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The eighth Iceland Airwaves festival starts tonight with concerts taking place at NASA, Gaukurinn, Pravda and Grand rokk in downtown Reykjavik.
		The Iceland Airwaves 06 festival CD is out now and can be bought in record shops around Reykjavik, selected festival venues and at the Airtwaves Information Center.
		The Iceland Airwaves festival is produced and promoted by Mr.
	www.icelandairwaves.com (454 words)

	Index \| (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Screaming Masterpiece captures all the energy of the world’s hottest indie music scene in Iceland’s cool capital city of Reykjavik.
		If you have ever wondered at the distinct and captivating music of Iceland, this is the film that will take you to the source and show you where it’s all coming from.
		The DVD includes more than two extra hours of indepth interviews with the artists who explain their own theories of what the music is all about.
	www.screamingmasterpiece.com (189 words)

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