The Faroe Islands Podcast: Recent Episodes
Friends of the Faroes
On this episode, we travel to London to meet up with Kate Sanderson. She's the Head of Representation of the Faroe Islands to the United Kingdom. It's kind of like an ambassador, but with many more words in the title. We'll talk about representing the Faroes in the UK and the life of a Faroese diplomat.
Then we head to the center of Torshavn and accidentally participate in a church service.
On this episode, we talk to out good friend Hogni about this year's G! Festival. We'll hear about the crowd pleasers, emerging artists, and the occasional curve ball that make the festival what it is.
Then we'll listen to a silent disco, which is a little difficult due to the whole "silent" part.
Also, we're raising money for a new season of podcasts, if you want to pitch in, here's the link.
On this episode, we learn the history of a Faroese boat whose name, translated into English is "Northern Lights" but whose Faroese name contains characters this American keyboard doesn't have.
The creators of this podcast thought the boat was a sailing ship from the late 1800s. Turns out, we couldn't have been farther from the truth. Step onboard as we learn the unexpected history of an iconic Faroese ship.
On this episode, we talk to one of our favorite Faroese musicians, Sakaris. We'll revisit his performance at the 2023 G! Festival and talk about what it takes to write a great song (hint: it often involves writing a lot of bad songs first.) Sakaris has put out a new single, it's well worth a listen.
We'll also talk a little about Sissal, the Faroese singer who made it to the finals of the Eurovision Song Contest, making her the first Faroese person to achieve that. You can hear her song here.
On this episode, we talk to Faroese hip hop artist Marius DC. He's making a name for himself in both the Faroe Islands and in Europe with his mix of Faroese and English language rap.
Then we'll sit on a rock and look at the harbor.
It's festival season in the Faroe Islands, and our favorite three days in the calendar are pretty much here. We talk to the music director of the G! Festival about which bands to look out for at this year's event.
And we are, indeed, still in fundraising mode. If you can help us reach our modest goal, you can throw some coins in the tip jar (or open guitar case, whichever metaphor works for you) at our gofundme page. And thank you for everyone who has already donated. It has really made a difference.
Brimheim is a Faroese/Danish musician who has a deep musical pedegree in the Faroe Islands. Last year, singled out her G! Festival performance as a highlight of the event. Following that performance, she sat down and talked to us. She talks to us about her journey to her triumphant G! Fest perfromance, and how she considers herself a Faroese nepo-baby, but also an outsider in the Faroes. Brimheim's latest album is called RATKING and it's getting positive notices on both sides of the Atlantic.
Also, we've got a brief update on the resolution of the Faroese labor strike.
We're also in fundraising mode. If you can help us fund this odd project we're involved with, head over to our gofundme page and show us some love.
On this episode, we talk to Ragnar Olafson about his new book, Definitely Maybe. It's a book about music in the Faroe Islands and attempts to answer that age-old question: "How can a country so small put out so much music?" This is a subject that has intrigued this podcast for more than 15 years. We'll also hear a little bit from Ragnar's band Árstíðir.
We'll also hear some sound recorded high atop a hill overlooking the strait that separates Streymoy and Eysturoy.
On this mini-pod, we explain why there hasn't been a new podcast in the last five months. Unlike other episodes, there isn't much about the Faroe Islands. But never fear, a new podcast that has actual audio from the Faroe Islands has just posted, too.
This week, we offer a very special episode of the podcast. We talk to Elin Brimheim Heinesen about her new album, which is a collaboraion between Elin, musicians, composers, and arrangers in three different countries, and Elin's late father Jens Pauli Heinesen. Elin has set some of her father's poems to music and set them to an orchestral arrangement. Also, she's translated those poems into English and recorded English-language versions of those songs. The album is gorgeous and emotional and we spend more than 30 minutes talking about how the album came to be, about the life and work of Jens Pauli Heinesen, and his impact on Faroese culture.
We'll also hear some of the songs. We open with a bit of A Chasm Of Precious Time and Sorrow Is Beautiful, Too and near the end you'll hear a little of The Chasm Deep Within.
If you'd like to buy a copy of the album on vinyl or CD (and we highly recommend you do) it's for sale on the TUTL website.
Also, Atlantic Airways has started selling tickets for its 2024 flights between the Faroe Islands and New York. If you'd like to learn more, head on over to the Atlantic Airways website.
On this episode, we launch our 16th season of the podcast by tying up some loose ends from our last show, then we head to a church and struggle to describe some absolutely gorgeous music.
If you want to see the highlights of the football (soccer, for all you Americans out there) match, you can watch them here.
On this podcast, we talk about history being made, both big and small.
We start with a bried update on the remarkable rise of KI Klaksvik in the Champion's League qualifying rounds. They've already dispatched teams from Hungary and Sweden, and now stand poised to knock out a team from Norway. They've already become the first Faroese football team to qualify for the group stages of a European tournament. History, indeed.
Then we talk to the CEO of Atlantic Airways about the historic opening of air service between the Faroe Islands and New York.
And finally, we'll visit a long vanished river that has been brought back to life... in the form of a fountain.
Also, we're still in fundraising mode and could definitely use your help to nudge us over the finish line. If you're able, please visit our gofundme page and show us a little love.
On this podcast, we talk about the 20th edition of the G! Festival. We'll hear some of the artists who will perform in Gota next week, and hear about the amenities and atmosphere you can expect at the three-day celebration of music.
After that, we'll hang out in a hotel lobby like we're Duke Fame (that's a deep cut).
We're also still in fundraising mode. You can help us pay for another season of podcasts by heading over to our Gofundme page and showing us a little love.
On this episode, we visit an old salt silo on Suduroy that has been converted to a performing arts center. We'll hear our impressions of the place back in 2010, when it was abandoned and in pretty rough shape. Then we'll see how it's been transformed into what it is today. There will be music. There will be food. There will be a bit of vertigo as we ascend a small spiral staircase. What more could you want?
Also, we're still in fundraising mode. If you can help us head back to the Faroes to record more episodes of this show, head on over to our gofundme page and show us some love.
On this episode, we talk to Glenn Larson who heads up Faroe Music Export (FMX). We talk about the music scene in the Faroe Islands, the challenges of promoting music from a remote country, and how this Norwegian ended up living in the Faroe Islands.
Also, we stand in a big parking lot where we can see both the future and the past of the Faroe Islands at the same time.
At the top of the show, we announce our fundraising campaign for the year. We're heading back to the Faroes to record more episodes of the podcast, and we could use a little help. If you can help, here's the link to our gofundme page.
On this episode of Home and Away, Stella talks to Iuliia from Russia. She's a professional volleyball player, an coach, and a... lawyer? That's right, she can spike whatever you set, then help you sue the other team because they were cheating. (Not absolutely sure that's the type of law she practices, but we can dream.)
We'll talk sport, law, and what it takes to learn a language while also trying to play a team sport.
On this episode, we finish up our conversation with Gudmund Helmsdal. He's the Faroese filmmaker whose short film "Brother Troll" has racked up awards at festivals around the world. He's also worked on "Peter Pan and Wendy" and the last James Bond film, both of which were partially shot in the Faroe Islands. We'll talk abotu the future of filmmaking in the Faroe Islands, and about plans for his first feature film.
Then we go to a church and listen to music from our good friend Stanley Samuelsen,
On this episode, we talk to filmmaker Gudmund Helmsdal about his short film, Brother Troll, which has been hoovering up awards at film festivals around the world for more than a year. We'll talk about his journey to becoming a filmmaker, which started in the Faroe Islands and took him to Denmark and Austrailia before returning him to his home.
Then we'll sit on a bench in Torshavn and think about change.
On this special episode of Home and Away, Stella talks to an Icelandic and a Faroese comedian about an upcoming (now in the past) comedy show in Torshavn, and the gowth of comedy in both the Faroe Islands and Iceland.
As always, if you'd like to hear the full episode with including the musical breaks, you can stream it from the FM1 website.
On this episode, we talk with the head of Visit Faroe Islands about the tourism industry in the Faroe Islands and how its holding up during the weird few years we've all lived through. We also talk about fun things to do when you're visiting in the winter.
We also talk about the (almost) announcement of a new Atlantic Airways flight to New York, and we (almost) stand in the snow in one of the most touristed spots in the Faroes.
Note: The story about the Atlantic Airways story could change at any moment. If there are updates, we will post them in the show notes here, and we'll also do a special podcast when the official announcement comes out.
This week, Stella starts a new series of episodes where the talks to mixed couples about how they met, why they married, and why they chose to make their lives in the Faroe Islands.
The first couple is Nelia and Jan Erik Niclasen. Jan Erik is from the Faroe Islands and Nelia is from the island of Saint Vincent in the Caribbean. They talk to Stella about how they met, why they decided to live in the Faroes, their time living in Denmark, and why they came back.
If you'd like to hear the full, unedited version of this show, and hear more from the Home and Away archives, you can visit the FM1 website.
On this episode, we talk to Sveinur Trondurson about the results of the recent Faroese election. We'll get super-nerdy on the new coalition, the challlenges ahead for the new government, and we pour one out for Self Rule Party, which was one of the original political parties in the Faroe Islands, but was shut out in this most recent election.
Then we'll visit a candidate forum at a university and think about small-scale politics.
On this episode, we cover the national election for the Faroese Law Thing. 160-ish candidates are running for 33-ish seats in the parliament. (There are 33 seats in the Law Thing, but ministerial jobs can push that number up a bit.) We'll visit a polling place, talk to a journalist and a candidate, then head over to the Nordic House and wait for the results to come in.
It's a unique opportunity to view the Faroese electoral process as it happens. But this is a long episode so... pack a lunch.
This week, Stella talks to Rosappin Croos from Sri Lanka. Rosappin (who would likely be called Sister Rosappin in Sri Lanka) joined a convent in her home country years ago and was sent to the Faroe Islands last summer. She talks about her time growing up in Sri Lanka, getting used to the cold of the Faroes, and even speaks a little bit of Tamil with Stella.
On our special Christmas episode of the podcast, we capture some of the sounds of the Faroe Islands during Christmastime. We'll visit a museum in Surudoy, and we'll listen to lots and lots of music.
This episode features a lot of music from a concert in Runavik that was being taped for KVF. You can watch the first half of this concert here. Watch the second half here.
Merry Christmas to all of you.
On this episode, Stella talks to Christian Imhoff about coaching volleyball in the Faroe Islands, growing up in Argentina, and the usefullness of Vitamin D.
Faroese voters head to the polls this week to chose who will represent them in the Law Thing. On this episode, we'll get an overview of the upcoming election with Sveinur Trondarson, he's the editor of Faroese newspaper Dimmalaetting. We'll also visit a candidate forum in Torshavn and trail our own Heri Simonsen as he casts an early vote at city hall.
The Election is on Thursday, December 8th. No matter where you are in the world, you can watch live coverage of election returns on the KVF website.
This week, Stella talks to Melanie Mellemgaard who was born in South Africa to a South African mom of Indian descent and a Faroese dad. Her family moved to the faroe Islands when she was in school. Stella talks to Melanie about the differences between the two countries and why cooking with butter just isn't the same as with ghee.
Note: When this program aired on FM1, it had songs that we had to remove due to copyright restrictions. If you want to hear the episode with the music, you can listen to the original version streamed from the FM1 website right here.
Also, we're close to reaching our fundraising goal for this year's reporting trip to the Faroe Islands. If you can nudge us over the finish line, visit our gofundme page and toss a few dollars in the tip jar. Thank you.
On this edition of Home and Away, Stella talks to Michael Feldballe about growing up in Denmark, his life in the Faroe Islands, and the benefits of archery. For copyright reasons, we have to remove the music that plays during the breaks, which is a shame because it's quite good. But if you want to listen to a version of this show with the songs included, you can listen to it on the FM1 website.
Also, the Faroe Islands Podcast is returning to the Faroe Islands in about two weeks. This trip is rescheduled from it's original July dates. When we paused the original trip, we also paused out fundraising campaign. Now that it's back on, we're restarting that campaign. If you can help us out, please head over to our gofundme page and toss a few dollars into the tip jar. Thank you.
It has been a year of ups and downs for everyone here at Podcast HQ. So many swings that we had to suspend production of the podcast for a large portion of this year. On this short podcast, we answer the question many of you have been asking, "Are you okay?" We'll also answer questions like, "when are you going to put out podcasts on a more regular basis," "are you ever going back to the Faroes," and, "seriously, are you okay?"
Not to give anything away, but the answers are all good.
Want to make things more good? Come on down to our gofundme page and kick in a few bucks and help us make our next reporting trip to the Faroes a success. (Okay, that was also kind of a spoiler.)
This week we talk to Heri Simonsen about the Faroe Islands Men's National Team's stunning 2-1 victory over Turkey in the Nations League and ask a previously unthinkable question: is the National Team actually good?
Eivor spent part of July and August on her first headlining tour of North America. On this episode, we hop in Eivor's tour van and travel from Portland, Oregon to Vancouver, British Columbia. On the way, we'll stop in Seattle, spend WAY too much time at the Canadian border, and finally make it to the venue with not a moment to spare. It's a rare glimpse into the everyday life of a working band.
Eivor will be touring Europe in September and October. You can see the tour dates here.
Note: At the end of this episode, we day that this is episode 538. (Apparently we're subconsciously big fans of Nate Silver.) It's actually episode 358. These things happen.
Eivor spent part of July and August on her first headlining tour of North America. On this episode, we hop in Eivor's tour van and travel from Portland, Oregon to Vancouver, British Columbia. On the way, we'll stop in Seattle, spend WAY too much time at the Canadian border, and finally make it to the venue with not a moment to spare. It's a rare glimpse into the everyday life of a working band.
Eivor will be touring Europe in September and October. You can see the tour dates here.
Note: At the end of this episode, we day that this is episode 538. (Apparently we're subconsciously big fans of Nate Silver.) It's actually episode 358. These things happen.
We're taking a brief hiatus from our hiatus to bring you this Olavsoka-themed episode. This time out, our good friend Andrias Høgenni takes us to the Torshavn Cathedral to show us a special altarpiece made just for Olavsoka. We'll hear a little music from the historic 2012 Pride rally (which takes place one day before Olavsoka) and feel all warm and fuzzy about the national holiday.
This episode is short, but after you listen, you may consider that a blessing. On this show, we make a bunch of unhappy announcements about this year's reporting trip, and the near-term future of the podcast.
On this episode, take a tour of the World War Two museum with Dánjal Poulsen. We'll learn about the history of the war that many outsiders may not have even realized touched the Faroe Islands. Heri Simonsen is also on hand to take us to the village that once housed the British officer's quarters.
This week, we check out the new feature on Microsoft Translator that now features Faroese. The results are... sort of funny, really. But despite some giggling, the inclusion of Faroese on a major translation app is a big deal. You can try out the app here. Then we check out the new-ish stadium where EB/Streymur play.
We're still raising funds to help support our next reporting trip to the Faroes. We're getting close to our goal. If you can help push us closer to the finish line, please visit our gofundme page and show us some love.
On this episode, we take a look at FOUR new traffic lights in Torshavn. That's right, in the course of a year the number of traffic lights in the capitol has DOUBLED. That seems like a big deal, which may explain why we've used ALL CAPS in THREE DIFFERENT SENTENCES. Also, at the top of the show, we'll get an update on our annual fundraiser. If you'd like to donate, you can visit our gofundme page and toss a little somehting into the collection plate.
On this episode of Home and Away, Stella talks to Savior Mifsud about his life in the Faroe Islands, what he misses about Malta, and the perils of photography in windy places. Also, we're raising money to fund a new season of podcasts If you can help out, please follow this link and toss a few bucks into the tip jar.
Note: This is the last episode of Home and Away that will appear in the Faroe Islands Podcast feed. If you want to listen to the archives or hear new episodes, you can listen on the FM1 website.
On this episode, we talk to the director and sound designer of a play that adapts a book written by Carl Johan Jensen. We'll hear about the sounds on stage, and why the director calls the adaptation a "massacre." Also, we're headed back to the Faroes to record more epsiodes of the podcast. If you can help us fund this new season, please go to our gofundme page and toss a few kroners our way.
On this episode, Stella talks to Lucas Frayssinet about moving to the Faroes, his documentary project and... dried fish. Really!
On this episode, we talk to Hogni Lisberg. He has been a prominent musician in the Faroe Islands for more than 20 years, having performed with the groundbreaking Clickhaze, performing with Eivor, and having a successful solo career of his own. Now he's launched a music publishing company to help get Faroese songs into TV shows, movies, and advertisements all over the world.
Here's the link to his company's Instagram page.
During the interview, we talk about the band Clickhaze. There is very little of their output that can be found on the internet, but here's a performance they did in 2001.
On this episode of Home and Away, Stella talks to Cory Wiggins about growing up in Barbados, his new life in the Faroe Islands, and maybe, just maybe, getting some people to play cricket.
On this episode, we talk about how the war in Ukraine is affecting the Faroese economy and people. We'll also get what may be our final COVID update, talk about Faroese bootlegging, and congratulate a bunch of people who won a bunch of prizes.
You can find the Danish website with the COVID entry requirements here.
Wanna see the artist's rendering of the new apartment block in Runavik? Of course you do. Here they are.
On this episode, we talk to Jens L Thomsen about a sound art installation he created for the new subsea tunnel connecting Streymoy and Eysturoy. Then we drive down into the tunnel to have a listen.
If you find yourself in the Faroes and want to listen to this piece, tune your radio to 97.0. (There are no signs near the tunnel that tell you how to tune it.
On this episode, we pay a visit to... well... kind of the G! Festival, but not really. The 2021 festival was cancelled one week before the music was to start, but on what what would have been the third night of the festival, some music happened on the field that would have held the festival, and that was enough reason for us to show up. We'll hear a little music, talk to some old friends and some new ones, and hope for a better year to come.
UPDATE: Moments after we recorded this show, the festival announced their first acts for the 2022 event. You can see who they are here.
On this edition of Home and Away, Stella talks to Matildu Sivertsen about her time living in Norway and Dubai. Also... why so many cats?
On this episode, it's part two of our conversation with Teitur. We talk about the changes in the Faroe Islands over the past decade both in how it's perceived by foreigners and the Faroese themselves.
Then we step outside and contemplate the year to come.
This week, we talk to Teitur about getting knighted, the nature of fame in a country where fame doesn't matter, and why he considers his entire career "career suicide."
Then we listen to a little bit of a stunning song from Elin Brimheim Heinesen, and get a little misty about Christmas.
To hear the whole song from Elin, follow this link.
UPDATE: On this podcast, we talk about the LGBTQ rights bill that passed the Faroe Islands Law Thing. A LOT has happened since we recorded the narration track. This article will help get you up to speed.
This week, Stella talks to Juliana Arias Agudelo, who grew up in Colombia, but is now in the Faroes. She'll talk about having children in the Faroes, and why this Christmas will be extra-special for her.
On this podcast we have an uncomfortable conversation about the events on September 12. On that day, more than 1,400 Atlantic white-sided dolphins were killed on a beach in Eysturoy.
We'll gather facts to help you understand exactly what happened, and then talk to our friend Runi Nielsen about what it all means, and what changes might be in store in the future. Then we end with a special message for a specific set of our first-time listeners.
In the podcast, we promise links to a lot of older podcasts. So... here you go.
This is our conversation with Runi Nielsen in 2014 about his anti-whaling activism.
And here's part 2 of that conversation.
In 2009, we did our first episode on Faroese whaling. We spoke to a researcher who studies whaling in small countries, and a Faroese public health doctor who advised certain people not to eat whale meat. You can find it here.
In 2015, we documented a hunt as it happened.
We also spoke to Pete Bethune about why he changed his strategy to end Faroese whaling.
And here's part 2 of that conversation.
This week, Stella talks to Manjiao Li Ryggstein who grew up in rural China before meeting and marrying a Faroese man. It's a fun story. Also we'll get a COVID update and hear some audio from the Faroe Islands-Denmark match.
UPDATE: When we posted this podcast, the Faroe Islands was the only team to score on Denmark during this round of World Cup qualifying. About 5 minutes after we posted it, Scotland beat Denmark 2-0. So now it would be more accurate to say the Faroe Islands was the FIRST team to score against Denmark in this round of World Cup qualifying.
This week, we travel to the village of Sund to visit a small farm surrounded by factories and other industrial development. We'll ask why the farm is still there, and what it was like before the development came.
On this episode of Home and Away, Stella talks to Theresa from Germany. Theresa saw a quirky ad for a Faroese bus service and that led her on a journey from her native Germany to the Faroe Islands.
We'll here how she's adjusting to life in the Faroes, whether you can be an artist and also "normal," and how sobriety affects Theresa's art.
On this show, we document our return to the Faroe Islands after being away for two years. There's a little anxiety, a little frustration, an little impatience, and even a couple of tears And, of course, there's cotton swabs at the back of the throat, triggering a gag reflex.
This week's Home and Away is a tribute to Eyðfinn Drewsen, who died last week at the age of 52. He was a DJ, producer, sound tech, voice over guy, and basically a person who could do everything at a radio station.
He was literally the voice of FM1 and Ras 2 before that. On this special episode, Stella talks about her memories of Eyðfinn and the things that made him special.
Our deepest condolences go out to Eyðfinn's family, friends, and those who loved him
On this episode, Stella talks to Heri Simonsen about his life in the Faroes, growing up in Greenland, and the shocking truth about his place of birth. Also, we pay brief tribute to a legend of radio in the Faroe Islands.
This week, we check in with Jon Hestoy, he's one of the people with the unenviable job of trying to convince the International Olympic Committee to recognize the Faroe Islands. We'll talk about the history of the campaign for Faroese recognition, that the IOC has to say about the matter, and get an update on how Faroese athletes did at this year's Olympics... competing for Denmark.
We spoke to Jon back in 2016 and went more in depth on certain of these topics. If you'd like to hear that conversation, you can listen to it here.
Also, we get an update on COVID-19 in the Faroe Islands, and spend a hot afternoon by the water.
On this edition of Home and Away, Stella interviews the host of a podcast about the Faroe Islands. Can you imagine that, a whole podcast about the Faroe Islands! Well, it's true.
Stella talks to (checks notes) Matthew Workman about how he started his podcast, what it was like to visit the Faroes for the first time, and what podcast he's least proud of.
As always, we had to cut out all the music bits, but if you want to listen to the songs we had to cut, you can find a Spotify playlist here.
This week, we react to the news of the cancellation of the G! Festival and map out plans for the podcast now that we won't be able to cover the festival.
We'll also get an update on the COVID situation in the Faroes (spoiler alert: it's not good) and listen to some audio from the G! Festival 8 years ago (spoiler alert: it's really good). I'll also beg for money.
If you want to donate to our gofundme campaign, you can find the link here.
On this episode of Home and Away, Stella talks to Gunn Hernes. Gunn is the head of the Nordic House in Torshavn. We'll talk about Gunn's childhood in Norway, her journeys to Sweden, Iceland, and Denmark, and what led her to live in the Faroe Islands.
Before that, we have a short update on the COVID situation in the Faroe Islands and beg for money. If you can contribute to this year's fundraising campaign, please follow this link to our gofundme page and toss a few dollars, or kroner or Euros in our direction. Thanks to everyone who already has.
On this episode of Home & Away, Stella catches up with Cinthia Gonzalez Parada. Cinthia was a guest on Home & Away a few years ago, and Stella asks her how the last years have gone, and about her music. And we'll even get to hear some of that music!
Also, we have an update on the COVID situation in the Faroe Islands.
As a reminder, we're traveling to the Faroes to record more episodes of the podcast, and we need some help from you to keep the show revenue-neutral. If you have the ability, please visit our gofundme page and toss a little something into the tip jar. Even a little is a big help to us. And thanks to those have donated already.
With travel slowly opening up around the world, we ask the question, "Can I go to the Faroe Islands?" And when we say "I," we mean "you," but maybe also "us."
We'll talk to the head of Visit Faroe Islands about travel restrictions to the Faroes and whether it's possible for people to visit this summer.
Then we'll remember a flight from 12 years ago.
During the show, we announce our gofundme campaign for the year. If you can help us out, please visit our campaign page and donate what you can.
And thank you to everyone who has already donated.
On this new season of Home and Away, Stella talks to Johannes Midskard about his childhood in the Faroe Islands, and what's it's like renting rooms in his home to tourists.
Update: Moments after this podcast posted, the Faroese PM asked the Faroese people to cancel all social gatherings for a week. Torshavn's Culture Night has been cancelled or postponed. The Torshavn Marathon has also been postponed. For the full story, see this article from Faroese broadcaster KVF. For more information about COVID-19 in the Faroe Islands, consult the Faroe Islands coronavirus page.
In part two of our trip to Suduroy, we hit the town in search of nightlife... on a Thursday... on a remote island. What could possibly go wrong? Or right?
We'll also have an update on the COVID-19 situation in the Faroe Islands.
On this episode, we unearth some previously unheard audio from 2013. Tollak and Matthew travel to the southernmost Faroe Island in search of the first Faroese flag, and some nightlife.
On the first part of our two part series, we stand on the deck of a boat and look at islands, then get put into "time out" in a conference room in a hotel, and then look at a piece of history in a church.
We'll also have a brief update on the COVID situation in the Faroe Islands. For the most current information please visit the Faroese government's COVID-19 website.
On the final episode of this season of Home and Away with a Twist, Stella talks to Levi Cerveneac about growing up with a Romanian name in the Faroe Islands and whether he feels more Romanian or Faroese.
We also have an update on the COVID situation in the Faroe Islands. For more timely news on the subject, check out KVF's English-language site.
On this episode, Stella talks to Michael Anthony Charles Johannesen about growing up with a Faroese father and a Trinidadian mother. They talk about the surf and skate scene in the Faroes and the challenges involved with staging concerts in a small country.
Also, we've got a brief update on the COVID situation in the Faroe Islands.
If you want to know more about Stella's art work, follow her Facebook page. If you're in Torshavn, check out an exhibition of her work at the Hilton Garden Inn on April 5th.
This week, we talk to Joel Cole, he's an artist who grew up in America and now lives in the Faroe Islands. We talk about his new collection called Transplanted: Immigrant Stories. It's a series of sculptures inspired by the stories of immigrants living in the Faroe Islands. We'll talk about what inspired him to start this project and whether he considers himself an immigrant.
If you're interested in buying a poster of his work or the series of Posta stamps based on his sculptures, you can find them here.
This week, Stella talks to Martin Skúvadal about having a Faroese father and an an Australian mother. He grew up in Vestmanna. We'll hear about how Christmas is celebrated in Australia and just how many snakes he's seen.
On this episode, Oli G. Samuelsen talks to Christian Imhoff about coming from Argentina to the Faroe Islands to coach and play volleyball.
We'll also visit a fantastic underground lobster party* and get an update on the COVID situation in the Faroe Islands
*Okay, it wasn't really an "underground" party, but it felt more edgy to phrase it that that way.
This week, Stella talks to Sigri Gaini, who was born in Norway to an Iranian father and a Faroese Mother. Her family moved to the Faroe Islands when she was four.
Sigri talks about growing up different in a country where being different can be hard. Also, we'll get to the bottom of just how much spice is required on fish.
On this show, we'll celebrate our 12th birthday by listening back to come cringe-worthy clips from our first shows. We'll also hear birthday greetings from the whole podcast team, and we'll also take a walk on Fugloy.
On this episode, Stella talks to Thomas Warner whose father is from England and mother is Faroese. We'll hear how he celebrates Christmas in England and the Faroes, the difficulties in learning multiple languages, and how coming from a mixed culture can have benefits.
On this special episode of Home & Away With a Twist, Stella takes on her most challenging interview yet: her own daughter. Sharon Sivertsen talks about growing up in the Faroe Islands with Sri Lankan and Faroese parents, her love of food from her mom's homeland, and that one time she almost got kidnapped.
This week we talk to Sigi Einarsson about the weird, weird year in Faroese football. We'll talk about the domestic league, Europa League play, and a milestone for the National Team.
Then we'll get on a boat and listen to some music and yearn for a when we can be together on boats again. (Or not on boats, it's really the "together" part that's important.)
On this episode Stella talks to Mickey Shemesh about growing up in the Faroe Islands and Israel.
This week, we visit the former World's Biggest Mailbox and deliver an apology that's 8 years in the making. Then we visit the very heart of Torshavn and contemplate change, time, and the meaning of monuments.
We'll also get a brief update on the pandemic and catch you up on come of our earlier podcasts.
Mentioned in this podcast: Tora Tourist, that picture in front of the mailbox.
Home and Away With a Twist talks to the children of immigrants to the Faroe Islands. This week. Stella talks to Joy Johannesen about her Pakistani roots, childhood in England, and teen years in the Faroes.
On this podcast, we revisit our most popular, and most spooky podcast. We're back in the tunnels north of Klaksvik to listen to some sounds. Are they ghosts? Teenagers having fun? Some odd trick of acoustics? You decide. Or not, whatever, it's some spooky fun.
We'll also have an update on the Pandemic in the Faroes and details on a live show we're doing online this Halloween.
If you want to order the book, Driver Diaries, send an email to faroepodcast@gmail.com.
If you want to watch the live show, tune in on Halloween. You can watch it here.
On this episode we talk to Runi Nielsen about his extensive collection of whiskey (and whisky) and about the prospects of the Faroe Islands producing a great whiskey in the near future.
We'll also get an update on the pandemic, Faroese football, and we'll remember a lovely evening of song ten years ago.
On this episode, we talk to Tom Ordeman, the host of the Bruck Podcast, about Orkney and how people there are coping with the pandemic.
We'll also get an update on the second wave of COVID in the Faroe Islands and hear audio from a great Olavsoka party... from back in the days when you could have a great Olavsoka party and not infect a bunch of people with a deadly virus.
If you want to hear more of the Bruck podcast, here's their RSS feed.
In the podcast, Tom references a story about an Orkney brew called Skull Splitter. If you want to listen the the whole podcast he did about his quest, you can find it here.
In 2012, LGBT Faroe Islands staged an historic pride march in Torshavn. Organizers were hoping 1,000 people would show up in the Faroese capital. Instead, 5,000 showed up, and history was made.
On this podcast, we'll revisit that march, and get an update on what has happened in the 8 years since.
Also, we've got an update on the pandemic. For the latest infection numbers and news, check out the Faroese government's COVID-19 website.
We also briefly mention that Faroese music has been pulled from YouTube. What wasn't clear in the podcast was that the music has been pulled in Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands. You can read more about it here.
This week, we hear the story of the 2020 G! Festival, which was cancelled because of the pandemic, but still kind of happened. I mean, it definitely didn't happen. But it kind of did.
We'll straighten out the confusion, then hear one of my favorite moments from the 2014 G! Festival.
Also, we'll get an update on COVID-19 in the Faroes and learn about a possible diplomatic outpost for the Faroes in the United States.
On this episode, we talk to Heri Simonsen about how the Faroe Islands did at the 2019 Island Games in Gibraltar, and his hopes for the 2021 games in Guernsey.
Then we'll visit a hydroelectric dam in Vestmanna.
Note: in the closing credits, we said it was Episode 328. It's not. It's actually 329. That'll teach us to record the narration track late at night.
This week, we search for overtourism on the island of Kalsoy. We visit the beautiful statue of the seal woman and end up talking about feminism, post-modernism, and have a discussion much deeper than you'd expect from a podcast like this.
Also, there are ducks.
On this podcast, we visit the small and isolated island of Svinoy. And keep in mind, it's even small and isolated by Faroese standards. We'll talk to the man who, along with his wife, runs the only cafe on the island. He'll tell us how he and his wife made the decision to live somewhere quiet and remote when they lived in Qatar.
We'll also get an update on COVID in the Faroe Islands, and hear some sound from a Black Lives Matter rally in Torshavn.
This week, we talk to the head of Visit Faroe Islands about remote tourism, and what it feels like to promote tourism while simultaneously telling tourists to stay away.
Then we'll watch a new hotel being built and dream of the day when visitors will get to stay there.
To take a live, remote tour of the Faroe Islands, go to the Remote Tourism site and enjoy the show.
This week, we talk to Faroese musician and producer Sakaris about making music during a pandemic, and why he invited the public (via Facebook Live) to watch him do the messy business of creating music in the studio.
If you'd like to see one of Sakaris' live streams, or see one of his previous streams, you can find it at his Facebook page.
We'll also visit a village that is rarely noticed, but is really quite nice.
On this episode, we'll get in a time machine and travel back to 2016 to play the hottest new game, Pokemon Go. We'll take down a few gyms, talk to a nice German woman, and get wet walking through the rain.
We'll also get an update on COVID-19 in the Faroe Islands, and learn about the mystery of the Torshavn River.
On this episode of Home and Away, Stella Talks to Sabina Poulsen, who has lived in the Faroe Islands for 13 years and runs Fjord Cottage. We'll learn about the importance of knowing Faroese, and her experience running a guesthouse.
We'll also get an update on the latest COVID-19 numbers, and learn about a new crowdfunding campaign from our good friend Elin Brimheim Heinesen.
If you'd like to help Elin record an orchestral version of her newest song, please contribute to the campaign,
Thirteen years ago, Mirela Balicevac moved to the Faroe Islands to play professional volleyball. Today, she's still in the Faroes. Stella talks to Mirela about raising kids in the Faroe Islands, finding good food in a foreign country, and the difficulties of learning Faroese.
We'll also get an update on the COVID-19 numbers in the Faroe Islands and have a frank discussion about the difficulties of life under lockdown.
On this podcast, we talk to Elin Brimheim Heinesen about being in the Faroe Islands during lockdown. We'll also get the latest COVID-19 numbers from the Faroes, hear a song from Elin, listen to a Coronavirus-themed opera, and learn about "Remote Tourism," where you control the actions of a tour guide over the internet using a remote control. Really.
Stay safe, everyone. For more up-to-date information about the Coronavirus in the Faroe Islands, please visit the official government website.
On this special episode, Stella Zachariassen talks to people from around the world about the current worldwide pandemic and how they're dealing with life in lockdown.
We'll also have an update on the current infection numbers in the Faroe Islands. For more current information on the virus in the Faroe Islands, visit KVF's English language site, and the Faroese government's information page.
On this week's show, part two of our conversation with Gunnar Holm Lintermann, who performs under the name Saint Kodiak. He'll talk about his return to music, and how his wife reacted when he told her he was going to quit his job. Then he'll perform his song, "Manifesto."
We'll also briefly check in on the COVID-19 situation in the Faroe Islands, including hearing some music from the national singalong last week.
Podcasts aren't really the best way to get breaking news, so for more up do date information, please check out Local.fo, KVF's information in English, and the Faroese government's site in English.
On this podcast, we'll do a brief update on COVID-19 in the Faroe Islands, talk to Saint Kodiak about his return to music, and take a bus tour of Sandoy.
For more current information on the coronavirus in the Faroe Islands, visit the official government portal in English, KVF's English site, and Local.fo.
On this episode, Stella talks to Xiaomei from China. Xiaomei runs a (the?) Chinese restaurant in the Faroe Islands. Xiaomei describes the similarities between her small farming village in China and her current home in the Faroe Islands. She also offers some advice for other foreigners who might settle in the Faroes.
This week, we continue our conversation with Faroese filmmaker Andrias Høgenni, We talk to Andrias about his experience at the film festival in Cannes, France, and how he learned he had won an award.
Then we stand on top of a quiet mountain.
This week, we talk to Faroese filmmaker Andrias Høgenni about his love of storytelling and the lives of Faroese people in Denmark.
Then we stand near a giant hole in the ground and contemplate what it might mean.
On this episode of Home and Away, Stella talks to Marlene Christiansen from Ivory Coast. Marlene will talk about learning Faroese, the foods she misses from Africa, and her dreams for the future in the Faroe Islands.
On this episode, we revisit our 2011 interview with Stanley Samuelsen. He'll tell us about his childhood memories of Christmas in the Faroe Islands, and play one of his favorite Christmas songs.
And on behalf of everyone at the podcast, we hope you're having a happy holiday season surrounded by people you love.
Merry Christmas.
On this episode of Home and Away, Stella talks to Cinthia Gonzalez Parada from Chile.
Cinthia talks about her life in the Faroes, adjusting to the cold, and even sings a little opera.
This show appears in the Faroe Islands Podcast feed courtesy of FM1.
On this bonus edition of the podcast, we do just one thing: listen to the waves crash over pebbles on a beach on Sandoy. When the water passes through the pebbles on the beach, it makes a cool and soothing sound. So we looped 30 minutes of that audio into this one podcast you can listen to when you need to sleep. Or even when you don't want to sleep. We're not here to tell you what to do.
So enjoy the sounds, and if you're an ASMR-type, you're welcome.
On this show, we talk to a Serbian athlete about the years she spent playing volleyball in the Faroe Islands.
Then we sit on a beach and listen as the water drains out through the pebbles. It's quite soothing.
Also, we say happy birthday to Sirkus Foroyar. That's the Torshavn pub that has drastically altered the cultural landscape in the Faroes. It turned 10 this month.
On this second episode of Home and Away, Stella Zachariassen talks to Gina Thomsen, who moved to the Faroes from Peru ten years ago. We'll learn about how she's coping with the cold, learning Faroese, and why she was hesitant to marry a man she didn't think she could take in a fight.
This program originally aired on FM1 in the Faroe Islands. The original program had music from Peru included. That music has been edited out due to copyright issues.
On this holiday edition of the podcast, we have some fun. We sit in front of the TV with two of our best friends in the Faroes, Miranda Metheny and Uni Johannesen, and play Gekkur.
Gekkur is a cross between bingo and the lottery. But to win you have to watch this TV show and call in if you have the winning numbers and there are wheels to be spun and letters to chose and prizes to select and... there are a lot of rules.
We'll do our best to explain this Faroese phenomenon. Failing that, we'll just have fun.
In partnership with FM 1, we're pleased to present this episode of Home and Away. In this series, Stella Zachariassen talks to people who have immigrated to the Faroe Islands.
On this first episode, Stella talks to Ved Nagersheth of Mauritius about vegetables, languages, and what it's like to raise children in a different culture.
This is the first of 8 Home and Away episodes we'll be sharing in the next four months.
On this episode, a Faroese man talks to a German woman about Volleyball in the United States, we listen to our shortest interview ever, and then take a walk through a mysterious forest that's not really all that mysterious once you figure things out.
Also, the time has come to sign up for the 2020 Closed for Maintenance campaign. The response to the 2019 campaign was overwhelming, so spots will go fast. To learn more, go to the signup page at Visit Faroe Islands and help make the Faroes a better place for tourists and residents alike.
On this episode, we talk to singer/songwriter Dan Olsen about his journey from the Faroes to Australia, and then London. We'll also hear a sample of Dan's first single from his most recent EP. If you'd like to hear the full track of "Still Be Gone," you can listen here.
Then we go back to the "haunted tunnels" north of Klaksvik.
Also, at the end of the show, I say that this is Episode 314 of the podcast. That's not true, it's actually Episode 315. The management regrets the error.
This week, we catch up with Darius Lewis, he's the American footballer (we Americans would call him a soccer player) who was signed by KI Klaksvik this year. We spoke to him in January, right before he left for the Faroe Islands. Now that he's had a few months of living in the country and playing for KI, we thought we'd check in and see how life up north is treating this native of Florida.
Then we stand under the 6th traffic light in the Faroes.
If you want to see the news story about Darius, you can find it here.
At long last, it's the podcast of our live show at the G! Festival. On this special show, we talk to filmmaker Andreas Hogenni about his film "No Ill Will" and social media. Then we hear music from Elin Brimheim Heinesen, and we end by contemplating the temporary nature of joy.
Special thanks to the G! Festival, Sissal Kampmann, and Suni Joensen for helping make this wonderful night a reality.
If you'd like to see a photo album from the show, you can find it here.
During the show, we make reference to a series of images projected on a screen. You can view those images here.
No, this isn't our live show, we're working on getting that to you soon. Instead, we've got audio and interviews from a recent football (soccer) match in the Faroe Islands. HB Torshavn is currently in the second qualifying round of the Europa League, which is a competition where teams from across Europe compete. They played Linfield FC from Northern Ireland last week, and we've got a match report.
HB lost the return leg of the match 0-1 and have been eliminated from the Europa League. KI Klaksvik also lost Thursay 1-0 and are also out of the Europa League. Solid effort from both sides, however.
This week, we listen to a new show from our friend Tom Ordeman. His show, The Bruck Podcast takes its inspiration from a Radio Orkney program, but touches on all manner of subjects.
This one talks about Ordeman's long relationship with Orkney, and seeing as this is a show fueled by a long infatuation with an obscure set of small islands in the North Atlantic, it seems like something listeners of the Faroe Islands Podcast might dig.
If you want to hear more, you can go to their web page, or subscribe to their RSS feed here.
Also, one last plug for our gofund me campaign. We are very close to making our goal, but we're not quite there yet. If you can help us get over the finish line, please visit our campaign page and make a donation.
Finally, if you're going to be in the Faroes on July 11th, 2019, please catch our live show, which will feature music, interviews, and free stuff. Details here.
On this episode, we announce our live show at the G! Festival, get an update on our fundraising campaign, and talk to a quartet of German groundhoppers.
Then we'll sit on some big stairs in Torshavn.
If you'd like to donate to our gofundme campaign, you can find the link here.
On this bonus podcast, we update you on the status of our fundraising, congratulate the Faroese National Team, and then hear some new music from Saint Kodiak.
Saint Kodiak won a singing competition in 2003 and recorded an album for Universal Music. He quit the music business after that, but after a hike in the mountains, he knew he had to return to music.
He's released a new album and we're sharing one track on this podcast. If you'd like to hear more, you can find him on Spotify. You can also learn more on his website, instagram, and Facebook pages.
Also, if you haven't donated to our gofundme campaign and would like to, you can find the campaign here. And thanks to everyone who has donated already.
On this episode, we march in a parade, listen to music from KATA and Teitur and Kanska, take in the new concessions, and marvel at how clean the beach is. Then we go to a shack and sing until the early morning hours.
We also unveil out newest fundraising campaign. We're headed back to the Faroes to record more episodes of the podcast and we need a little help from you. If you like the show and have the ability to help, please head over to our gofundme page and show us some love.
This week, we talk to Levi Hanssen of Visit Faroe Islands about why many of the most popular tourist destinations in the country were closed this last weekend. Then we visit a village that is certainly not one of the Faroes' most popular tourist destinations.
If you're interested in signing up for next year's Closed For Maintenance weekend, follow the instructions here.
On this episode, we sample what was new at the 2018 G! Festival. We'll attend an art opening at a sleek new building, hear some new music from an up-and-coming Faroese band, and soak up the sun. (Really!)
This week, we attend the International Day festivities in Klaksvik and talk to a woman who grew up in Pakistan but now calls the Faroe Islands home. Then we take in a Champion's League match in Toftir.
On this episode, we take in the sounds of Elin Brimheim Heinesen's 60th birthday party. We'll hear songs sung by Elin, her daughter Helena, and everybody in the crowd. We'll also hear some chain dancing and offer a gigantic "takk" to a woman who was instrumental in getting this podcast off the ground in the early days.
If you'd like to purchase Elin's latest album, you can find at the Tutl store, and on iTunes.
To see a photo album of that wonderful night, here's a great one on Facebook.
On this podcast, we think about the effects of tourism on the Faroe Islands and ponder the question of how much is too much, and how to be part of the solution rather than the problem if you visit the Faroes.
Then we drive down a narrow road and mix up Saksun and Skansin.
For information about hiking in the Faroes you can check out some tips from Visit Faroe Islands, and perhaps book a guide at Hiking.fo.
This bonus podcast contains an excerpt from a lecture given at Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington DC. Daniel Pink, author of "When: The Secrets of Perfect Timing" spoke on the best time of day to do certain things and the body's natural rhythms. During the presentation, he hit upon a series of activities that have numerous beneficial effects that may be of interest if you pay attention to the Faroe Islands.
This is a short snippet of a longer lecture that is well worth your time to listen to. You can hear the whole presentation here.
This week, we talk to Darius Lewis, he's a forward from Florida who just signed to play for KI Klaksvik this coming season. We'll ask Darius about his history and what he's looking forward to as he prepares to move north... much further north than Florida.
Then we travel deep underground and watch workers drill a hole under the sea.
We also wish ourselves a happy birthday. That's right the podcast turns 10 this month. Hardly seems possible.
This week, we tour the only prison in the Faroe Islands and learn why it has been described as the coolest prison in the world. We'll talk about how the Faroese philosophy around incarceration differs from the American one, and how one operates a prison in a country with the lowest crime rate in the world.
If you want to hear the raw audio of the prison tour you can find it here.
Also, if you want to reserve a copy of Matthew's book about driving in Portland, you can sign up here.
This week, we talk to Michael Raimondo, he's the director at a production company called Green Renaissance. The group is creating s series of 12 short films shot in the Faroes. The films profile people doing things they love. We'll talk to Raimondo about how his team in South Africa heard about the Faroes and why they decided to film stories there.
As of the time we're releasing this, Green Renaissance has released four videos in the series. You can find them here, here, here, and here. Also, Raimondo referenced a blog called My Faroe Islands. You can find that blog here.
This week, we talk to Jon Hestoy about the campaign to get recognition for the Faroe Islands by the International Olympic Committee. We'll talk about the challenges of being a small country trying to influence a large bureaucracy and why it matters that Faroese athletes get to compete under their own flag.
Then we'll visit the football stadium in Klaksvik.
During the podcast, we discuss a story the BBC did. You can watch that story here: Watch.
This week, we talk to Siri Rannvá Hjelm Jacobsen about her novel set in the Faroe Islands. Much of the book is drawn from her own experience of growing up in Denmark but being half-Faroese. Then we'll check out the newest traffic light in the Faroes and contemplate a day when you won't be able to count all the traffic lights in the Faroes on a single hand.
This special live edition of the podcast includes a retelling of the origin story of the show with Matthew Workman, Elin Brimheim Heinesen, and Tollak Hansen. Also, a special musical performance by Guðrið Hansdóttir.
We're busy in the Faroe Islands recording more material and putting together the 300th Podcast event. While you're waiting for that, please enjoy this interview Matthew Workman did on FM 1 yesterday.
This week, Heri Simonsen speaks with three people behind the film "Whale Like Me." The film explores people's relationship with whales in the countries where they are eaten.
Then we travel to what is probably the most photographed spot in the Faroe Islands.
As a reminder, we still need your support to create our next season of podcasts. If you haven't already, please head on over to our gofundme page and show is some love.
This week, we talk to Maurice Ross. He a Scottish football (soccer) manager who moved to the Faroes to helm Suduroy's united club before being hired away by Vikingur. But just halfway into the season, Ross has been dismissed by the club. Ras 2's Trondur Arge talks to Ross about what happened and what's next.
Then we'll go to a gas station and get a good meal. Really.
As a reminder, we're still in fundraising mode right now. If you have the ability, please visit our gofundme page and help pay for the next series of podcasts.
Faroese metal band TYR is touring North America, and we catch up with bandleader Heri Joensen during their stop in Portland Oregon. We talk about touring the world, protests on this tour and, of course, theology.
As a reminder, we're still raising funds for our next series of podcasts. If you are so inclined, please head on over to our gofundme page and toss a few bucks into the tip jar. And big thanks to those of you who already have.
This week, we visit a memorial to the only Faroese person to win a Nobel Prize: Niels Finsen.
We also announce our plans for our 300th episode in July. We'll be having a special live event in Torshavn on Julyu 9th and you're invited. To learn more and RSVP, check out our event page on Facebook.
Also, we're raising funds for the next season of the podcast. To donate head on over to our gofundme page.
This week, we talk to Joel Cole. He's an American artist and woodworker who lives in the Faroe Islands. He also runs a woodworking shop at the jail in the Faroes.
Why would a person bring a wood lathe into a prison? Is it safe to let inmates handle sharp tools? These are the sorts of questions a stupid American would ask. So naturally, we ask them.
This week, we talk to Scottish footballer Maurice Ross. When we last spoke in 2017, Ross was manager of the new Suduroy United team on the south island. Now he's got a new job as Vikingur's manager. Ross talks to Ras 2's Trondur Arge about the move to managing in Gota and why he moved to the Faroe Islands in the first place.
This is an edited version of the original Ras 2 interview. You can hear the whole unedited interview here.
On this show, we also visit a construction site in Klaksvik, talk about TYR's upcoming North American tour, and tip our hats to Visit Faroe Islands and Atlantic Airways for winning a major international advertising award.
You can learn more about Tyr's upcoming North American dates here.
This week, we visit the grand opening of Mikkeller in Torshavn. The Danish brewery operates just a handful of bars, mostly in large cities like Tokyo and San Francisco. But now there's one on Torshavn.
We'll talk about how the Faroe Islands ended up with such an attraction, and talk about the massive changes the Faroese capitol has seen over the past few years.
If you want to see some photos of the Mikkeller opening, you can see a great gallery from Pi Performance Photography here.
This week, we talk to Heimir Guðjónsson about moving from Iceland and taking over the reigns of HB Torshavn, perhaps the most storied football (soccer) club in the Faroe Islands. After that, we'll hang out where teenagers do (but not while the teenagers are there).
This week, we talk to two of the best footballers in the Faroe Islands*. Heidi Sevdal and Adeshina Lawal won lots of trophies at the most recent Faroese Footballer of the Year ceremony. We'll talk to them about playing the game in the Faroes and the joys and struggles that come with it.
*Note to Americans: we're talking about soccer.
On this episode, we return to the HOYMA festival and talk to Benjamin about his music and forming Son of Fortune. We also hear music from TOS, Elinborg and, of course Son of Fortune.
Then we dance late into the night.
If you want to see a great gallery of images taken during the festival, you can find that right here.
This week, we go to the HOYMA festival in Gota. We'll hear music and conversation with Lyon, and also from Flemming Peterson, and Martin Joensen.
This show was recorded to be the last show of 2017, but ended up being the first show of 2018. These things happen.
As a reminder, if you want to travel with us to the Faroe Islands this July, head on over to the Nordic Obsession page and put down your deposit for next summer's tour. Early Bird registration ends on January 15th.
Christmas is here, and as a gift to our listeners, we're sharing a song from Elinborg. She's recorded a version of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" that will melt even the coldest heart. We'll talk to Elinborg about Christmas in the Faroes and what it's like to have a famous Faroese song (written by her sister) that mentions Elinborg by name.
Also, the Nordic Obsession Tour is returning for 2018. To learn more and put down your deposit for the 2018 tour, head on over to the Nordic Obsession website to learn more.
On this week's podcast, we talk to Jórun Mørkøre about being the only female bodybuilder in the Faroe Islands, and her upcoming competition at the world championships in Boston.
Then we'll stand at the marina in Torshavn and reflect on this year's visit to the Faroes.
Update: Jórun made the top 5 in Boston. While the bad news is that she didn't finish on top, the good news is that this means she'll compete for at least another year. Congratulations, Jórun!
This week, we celebrate Halloween in the Faroe Islands. We'll go back and listen to the famous spooky screams in the tunnels north of Klaksvik, then go to a Halloween party and get an education on what is truly frightening in 2017.
And, of course, there will be singing.
To listen to the entire, unedited audio recorded in the tunnel, you can get that here.
Also, the tunnel sounds first appeared on a podcast in 2010. Listen to that show, go here.
Boo.
On this short podcast, we update everyone on our fundraising goals, plans for the Nordic Obsession Tour in 2018, and our record-breaking year for downloads.
Then we listen to some Faroese poetry and magically find ourselves in an airport parking lot trying to defog a car's windshield.
If you want to sign up for the Nordic Obsession mailing list, you can do that here.
If you want to donate to our gofundme campaign, you can do that here.
This week, we talk to Scott Harrington, the outgoing coach for the Faroese Women's National Handball Team. He'll talk about his time in the Faroes and what's next for him.
We also play with the awesome new tool, Translate Faroe Islands. The tool allows you to enter a sentence into the site, then it sends you back a video of a real, live Faroese person saying that sentence in Faroese. It's super cool and you should all try it.
And finally, we visit Saksun, one of the most photographed villages in the Faroe Islands
Also, we're still raising money for the next season of the podcast. If you have the means, please visit our fundraising page and toss us a few dollars or kroner or whatever currency you please. We are VERY close to reaching our goal.
This week, we're raising money to fund another season of the podcast. We'll talk about our fundraising goals, what we plan on doing during this year's reporting trip to the Faroes,and how you can help out.
It's really easy, you can just donate here.
Also, because it's not really a show without some sound from the Faroes, we stand on an industrial estate and look at... well... industrial things.
This week, we speak with Mikael Blak, probably the most sought-after bass player in the Faroe Islands. He plays with so many bands he actually has trouble listing them all. We talk about his music, growing up in a house with one of the most important figures in Faroese music (his dad) and how playing punk influences how he plays jazz.
Then we'll dry off in a library.
This week, we talk to Faroese people in the USA for the Great American Eclipse including Elin Brimheim Heinesen. We'll also talk to a couple who met at the Faroese eclipse in 2015, and then traveled to the US for this one. We'll also hear some audio from the eclipse.
On day 2 of Olavsoka, we hear some poems, get lost, sing, dance, and eat some Spanish ham. Lots and lots of Spanish ham. Have we mentioned the ham? It was really good.
It's Olavsoka time again. The two day celebration kicks off on July 28th, and in honor of that, we're listening to recordings we made on Olavsoka a couple of years ago but have never shared until now.
On day one of Olavsoka, we watch some football, hear some music, and observe a lot of horse poop.
When we last checked in with the 12 Olsen siblings in 2012, they were celebrating their combined 1,000th birthday. You may have thought, "Is that a world record?" Turns out, it is.
On this week's podcast, we hear the story of how the siblings came to be recognized as the oldest (in combined years) by the Guinness Book of World Records.
It's the second night of the G! Festival and we've got two interviews recorded by Jóna Nicolajsen for Ras 2. First, we'll hear from a Finnish woman who is volunteering at the festival, then we'll hear three members of Daughters of Reykjavik, an all-woman hip-hop collective.
Special thanks for Heri Simonsen for helping us get these interviews.
The first in a series of short podcasts from the 2017 G! Festival. Ras 2 journalist Jóna Nicolajsen talks to an American and Italian who are attending the festival for the first time. Check this space for more interviews as the festival continues.
This week, Heri Simonsen talks to Maurice Ross about managing the new Suduroy United football (soccer) team. The team is a merger of three clubs on the southern island that haven't had much success in the past, but are now contending for the Europa League spot in the EFFO League.
Then we'll hear a live recording of Marius singing "Shades," which is a song so beautiful it will just rip you to shreds.
This week, we travel to Nolsoy to visit a cafe that has turned the tiny island into a live music destination. Maggie's is located in the basement of Terji Rasmussen's house, but this small venue is attracting some big names in Faroese music. We'll talk to Terji about the cafe, and listen to a little music.
We've noticed that our podcasts about whales get big download numbers, as do our shows on gay rights. So, we thought, how about doing a show about gay whales? Consider it done!
We talk to Eiler Fagraklett, the head of LGBT Foroyar about a Faroese children's book that features... wait for it... a gay whale. OK, maybe it's gay. It's probably gay. So we read from the book and talk a little about how life has changed for LGBT people (sorry, whales) in the Faroes over the last ten years.
Then we stand in a new tunnel that definitely is not haunted.
This week, we attend a World Cup Qualification match in Torshavn The Faroese take on Hungary in a surprisingly exciting match.
Then we go out into the parking lot and swap scarves.
This week, we hitch a ride to the World Cup qualifying match between Hungary and the Faroe Islands. And we get some surprising results from various Faroe Islands football (soccer) matches.
This week, we talk to Mary Zahorsky. She was an exchange student in the Faroe Islands back in the 1970s and stayed with our own Elin Brimheim Heinesen. More than 40 years later, Mary returned to the Faroes to see the country again and reconnect with Elin. We ask Mary about her experiences back in the '70s and what it's like to be back. Then we go out dancing.
Also, we tip our Faroese cap to KOKS. The restaurant recently became the first Faroese dining establishment to win a Michelin star.
NOTE: Just before we posted this, we got word that the Faroe Islands U17 football team just qualified for the European Championship in May. Congratulations to the team and we'll have a special podcast about the victory soon.
Last November, we discussed the curious case of Ove Logmansbo. He claimed to be a half-Polish, half-Faroese author who set a trio of crime novels in his "native" Faroe Islands. The books, written in Polish, contained some serious factual errors that suggested Ove wasn't who he said he was and that he may not have ever been to the Faroes.
This week, it was revealed that Ove Logmansbo is actually Remigiusz Mroz, a famous Polish author who has written 30 books. And yes, he had never been to the Faroes before writing his three Ove Logmansbo books. But he made his first trip to the Faroe Islands this week, and it did not go as planned.
On our show, Heri Simonsen confronts Remi (in a polite Faroese way) about the inaccuracies in his books and the errors in how he portrayed the Faroe Islands and Faroese people. Then Heri and Matthew Workman talk about Remi's answers and the limits of fiction set in a real place.
We end with original music from Bryn Lidel. He's a musician from Portland, Oregon who wrote a song inspired by the Faroes.
This week, we travel to Seattle to attend the Nordic Lights Film Festival. For the first time ever, the festival is playing a selection of Faroese shorts. We'll talk to festival organizers and to Heidrik, who had two selections playing.
This week, we talk to the head of Visit Faroe Islands to learn about the state of tourism in the Faroes today. Not long ago, many questioned why people would want to visit the Faroes at all. Now many are asking, "how much is too much?" Gudrid Hojgaard talks about the opportunities and challenges of this new tourism landscape.
We'll also congratulate the U21 Handball team on their recent successes and visit one of the most touristed villages in the Faroes.
If you're interested in visiting the Faroe Islands, check out Visit Faroe Islands' website, and if you're interested in booking a tour, visit Greengate Incoming, 62N, and Atlantic Airways.
As Christmas approached the Faroe Islands, so did a massive storm that brought winds as strong as a category 3 hurricane. Thousands of buildings were damaged and cars were thrown into the sea by the violent winds.
We talk to KVF reporter Svein Magnason about the storm and its aftermath, and one small bit of good news that came from it.
Then we'll go for a rainy walk in Torshavn and think about the year that has past.
As our Christmas present to you, we're sharing a new song recorded by our own Elin Brimheim Heinesen. We'll talk about Christmas in the Faroe Islands, and how she came to record this new Christmas song.
While recording this show, Elin talked about a severe storm that was coming to the Faroe Islands. Since then we've been getting reports of winds up to 166 miles per hour. To all our friends in the Faroes: we love you, and stay safe.
This week, a special studio session and conversation with Jogvan. He became known to most people when he reached the finals of Denmark's X Factor a few years ago, but he's anything but a preening pop idol. Instead, he's performing raw, emotional music. We also have an emotionally raw conversation between songs.
(Bonus: If you listen closely in the background during the interview, you can hear the new Hamferd album being mixed.)
This week, we talk to Jon Tyril about HOYMA. Tyril conceived of it as an "un-festival" where acoustic concerts were staged in people's living rooms. The idea has caught on in the Faroe Islands and in other countries.
Then, we'll sit on a bench at the harbor in Torshavn and wonder where all the action is on on Wednesday night. (Hint: inside)
Strictly speaking, this isn't an episode of the Faroe Islands Podcast. Instead, it's an answer to the questions a lot of Faroese people have been having lately. Mainly: "What is going on in the USA right now?" We'll take a snapshot of life in one corner of America following the presidential election, and perhaps download some immigration forms.
A new episode of the podcast about the Faroe Islands is coming soon.
This week, we learn more about Ove Logmansbo, who may be a half-Polish, half-Faroese man who has written a crime novel set in the Faroes, or may be something else entirely. Heri Simonsen talks to Kinga Eysturland about Logmansbo's book, "The Enclave" and why it appears to be written by someone who has never been to the Faroe Islands.
This week we talk to Tyr frontman Heri Joensen. His band is about ready to tour Europe, but several shows have been cancelled after activists called threats into venues that booked Tyr. Learn why the threats were made, and Joensen's reaction to them.
Also, we visit a film noir bus shelter and learn about the Faroe Islands' surprising start to 2018 World Cup qualifying. (not at the same time)
If you want to see Heri's video reacting to his cancelled shows, you can see it here.
A short update as we travel the Faroe Islands looking for new stories. We hunker down inside as 50 MPH winds batter the 150 year-old home we're staying in. Then we'll talk to Olga Loburak, who is from Ukraine but has lived in the Faroe Islands for 15 years.
On this week's show, an update on our Gofundme campaign, and a look back at one of our favorite episodes.
We follow a Faroese man who talks Torshavn each morning and walks his dog. While he does so, he takes bout 60 photos from the same location and posts them to Facebook. We follow Jogvan A Dul as he makes his rounds and find out why he started this unusual habit. You can see the photos he took that day at his Facebook gallery.
We're replaying this show on the occasion of the passing of Jogvan's dog, Mikki.
This week, our good friend Heri Simonsen talks to Scottish filmmaker Mike Day about his documentary "The Islands and the Whales." The film got it's Faroese premiere this week. Then, we'll chill out at the post office for a few minutes.
Also, we're headed back to the Faroes to record more stories for the podcast, and we need your help to make it happen. Head on over to our GoFundMe page and toss a couple of bucks into the tip jar.
This week, we complete our visit to Stora Dimun. We'll hike to its highest peak, and speak to the woman who's family has inhabited this island for more than 200 years.
On this episode of the podcast, we talk about where the podcast has been for the past 2 months, and what you can expect on the show in the future. If you've found yourself asking, "what's up with the podcast lately?" then this show is for you.
On April 30, 2016, the Faroese parliament legalized same-sex marriage in the Faroe Islands. In the wake of this historic vote, we talk to Eiler Fagraklett, the head of LGBT Foroyar. We'll talk about what it was like to be in the Law Thing when the vote was cast, and we'll revisit some of the important moments in the fight for gay rights in the Faroes over the past five years.
The Law Thing has voted to legalize same-sex marriage in the Faroe Islands today In honor of that historic vote, we take a look back at the first large scale LGBT Pride march in the Faroes. Believe it or not, it was only four years ago. Now you can relive the moment and get a little misty now that you know how the story ends.
We'll have full coverage of the vote and the celebrations that followed soon.
This week, we travel to an island many Faroese people have never been to: Stora Dimun. The small island is home to two families, lots of sheep, a few horses and cows, and a lot of jaw-dropping scenery.
We'll take a helicopter out to the island and then take a hike that's not for the faint of heart.
Also, bacon and waffles.
This week, another in our series on the immigrant experience in the Faroe Islands. We talk to Kinga Eysturland, who was raised in Poland, speaks perfect American English, and is married to a Russian who is a Faroese citizen who is obsessed with Uruguay. We'll talk about the joys and struggles of being a foreigner in close-knit society structured mainly around families.
Then we'll go to a living room in Gota and hear the beautiful and haunting voice of Eivor.
As a reminder, this is the last week to sign up for this year's Nordic Obsession Tour. To learn more, visit the Nordic Obsession Website.
This week, we wrap up our coverage of the 2015 G! Festival by venturing into the campground and speaking with the hearty souls who sleep and party there. Then we'll listen to a little music from Teitur and Eivor and engage in an early morning ramble about the festival.
Also, time is running out to sign up for this July's Nordic Obsession Tour. The deadline is April 4th. Learn more and reserve your place at the Nordic Obsession website.
This week, we talk to Chris Ould about his crime novel set in the Faroe Islands: The Blood Strand.
We'll talk about why this English author set his novel in the Faroes, and what he learned while writing it.
Then we'll stroll to the most beautiful place on earth and just soak in the atmosphere.
Reminder: Time is running out to sign up for this summer's Nordic Obsession Tour. To learn more and travel to the Faroe Islands with us this summer, visit the Nordic Obsession website.
This week, we hear music from Uni Debess, Marius, Monkey Rat, and the Hackney Colliery Band.
Also registration is still open for this year's Nordic Obsession tour of the Faroe Islands. Learn more at the Nordic Obsession website.
This week, we review the first day of the 2015 G! Festival. We're hear an interview with Franka, and music from Hogni, Sakaris, and Elinborg Pálsdóttir.
Also, registration for this year's Nordic Obsession Tour continues. Go to the Nordic Obsession website to learn more about this once-in-a-lifetime trip.
This month, Kiasmos played a packed show in Portland, Oregon. We caught up with the Faroese half of the electronic duo (Janus Rasmussen) following the show. If you'd like to see a live set from Kiasmos, you can see it here.
Also, early registration for the 2016 Nordic Obsession tour ends when the clock strikes 12 on New Year's Eve. Save $250 when you register before the year ends. Learn more at the Nordic Obsession website.
This week, we visit the Faroese Ham Radio Club and talk with an American and Faroese Ham radio operator. We'll learn just what ham radio is and why people travel all over the world to broadcast.
Ray Higgins is the president of Remote Ham Radio
This week, we talk to Brandur Patursson about his glass art exhibit during Olavsoka, we'll also hear some improvised music from Knut, Sakaris, Hedin Ziska Davidsen, and Mattias Kapnas.
On this week's show, we document the events of July 23rd in the village of Bour, which made international headlines. Note: this episode may not be suitable for all listeners.
This episode contains the song "Danse Morialta" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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On this week's show, we talk about what it's like to be an immigrant in the Faroe Islands. We'll talk to David Im, who's from Korea, but has lived all over the world. He'll tell us why he decided to make the Faroes his home, and what adjustments a foreigner has to make when living in a small society.
Then we'll walk alone late at night.
This week, we arrive in the Faroes to record material for a new season of the podcast. we'll narrate our journey into the city and even stumble upon the subjects for an upcoming podcast.
If you've never heard what jet lag sounds like, this is it.
On this bite-sized version of the show, we preview an upcoming show on Fugloy, and get updates on our successful Kickstarter campaign, and the Faroe Islands-Greece match.
This week, part two of our visit to Mykines. We'll try (and fail) to get a ferry off the island, and listen to music in the streets and in a cramped basement. That may not sound like a fun time, but it's a blast.
Also, time is running out to contribute to our Kickstarter campaign. Just head on over to our Kickstarter page before June 4th to contribute.
This week, we head to the beautiful island of Mykines. It's an island many Faroese consider to be the most beautiful in the country. In the first half of our visit, we'll travel on the ferry, look at an unusual home, and take a hike.
Also, our Kickstarter campaign needs your help. We're about 33% through the campaign and only about 25% of our way to our goal. If you like our show and want it to continue, please consider showing us some support before the campaign ends on June 4, 2015. You can visit our Kickstarter page here.
On this week's show, we launch our third Kickstarter campaign. We're trying to raise $2,500 USD in less than three weeks, and we're going to need your help. You can view our Kickstarter campaign and help support this show here.
Also on the show, Heri Simonsen will interview David IM, he immigrated to the Faroe Islands from South Korea and he's now helping other immigrants adjust to life in the Faroes.
We'll wrap up in the southern village of Hov. It's a small village, but it's seen a lot of history over the last 1,000 or so years.
This week, a short preview of our special show we'll do on Olavsoka this July. Join us as we walk the streets and stumble into the middle of maybe the funnest Olavsoka party ever. Put on your headphones, close your eyes, and take a trip to the islands.
Also, look out for our Kickstarter campaign that will launch in a few days.
This week, the last part of our coverage of the 2015 total solar eclipse in the Faroe Islands. We talk to eclipse chaser Kate Russo about her experience watching the eclipse, and her impressions of the Faroe Islands now that she's returned home to Northern Ireland.
Also, we visit a village on Vagar that gets lots of traffic but little tourist love, and we'll see who won this year's Podcast Awards.
This week, we talk to filmmaker Mike Day. He's working on a documentary about the Faroese whaling called "The Island and the Whales." Unlike most work on the subject, "The Island and the Whales" is quite good and tackles a difficult subject in a fair and thoughtful way. We'll talk about the origin of this project and when the film might hit screens.
Mike is raising money on Kickstarter to help get this film finished. You can learn more by visiting his Kickstarter page. The campaign ends on April 17.
This week, we get two Faroese perspectives on last week's total socal eclipse in the Faroe Islands. It was a moment when the whole country stopped for just a minute.
Also, time is running out to sign up for this summer's Nordic Obsession Tour. Head over to the Nordic Obsession website and reserve your spot by April 4th.
On this week's show, we talk to Rolant Waag Dam. He's one of the organizers of the Faroese Music Awards. The show is in its second year and handed out more than a dozen awards to Faroese musicians last weekend. We'll talk about how the show went, and the state of Faroese music.
Then we'll sit on a bench that may or may not be a musical instrument of some sort.
This week, we talk to Kate Russo, she's an Australian eclipse chaser who's in the Faroe Islands in advance of next week's solar eclipse. Hosts Matthew Workman and Heri Simonsen ask Russo about her intense interest in eclipses, and what the Faroese can expect when the big event happens there on March 20th.
You can learn more about next week's eclipse at Visit Faroe Islands' special eclipse website.
Also, we're up for Podcast Award in the "travel" category. Go to the Podcast Awards website and give us your vote. You can vote once a day, every day, until March 24th.
This week, we visit what some call the second-largest Faroese settlement, but it's not in the Faroe Islands. Instead, we're heading to a rather bland looking concrete housing complex that scores of Faroese students call home.
What's it like living in this little slice of the Faroes hidden in Denmark? We'll ask someone who lives there.
Also, we've been nominated for a Podcast Award. Please head to the Podcast Awards website and vote for us in the "Travel" category (it's way at the bottom of the page).
The Faroe Islands will witness a total solar eclipse in just one month, but this isn't the first time an eclipse like this has been visible in the Faroes. This week, we talk to three Faroese women who have childhood memories of the 1954 solar eclipse.
While it has been widely reported that all the hotel rooms have been booked in the Faroes for years, there are still some places to stay. To learn more about that you can check out Visit Faroe Islands' eclipse page, and the site for Faroese travel agency 62N.
This week, we're back on the island of Skuvoy and we're looking for birds. We'll learn about the great skua, and head out to a skua breeding colony to help identify and measure baby chicks.
Note: This show was recorded in heavy wind conditions. Adjust your ears accordingly.
This week, we travel to the island of Skuvoy. We're there to spend the day with a field biologist who's studying the birds Skuvoy is named after. We'll take a choppy boat ride, then stroll through the islands only village before preparing to head up into the hills outside the village.
Reminder: There's still time to sign up for the Nordic Obsession Tour this July. To learn more just head over to our website.
Also, we're putting out hat into the ring for this year's Podcast Awards. Please go the Podcast Awards website and nominate us under the "Travel" category.
This week, we look back at last July's Faroe Pride march. It has been two years since Faroe Pride drew massive (by Faroese standards) crowds to Torshavn to march in favor of LGBT rights. This year, the crowds are a bit bigger, but has the atmosphere turned... routine? And if so, is that a good or a bad thing?
We'll hear some sound from the march, then talk to Eiler Fagraklett about the march and what it all meant.
This week, we visit the Faroe House in central Copenhagen. The house helps provide services for the thousands of Faroese people living in Denmark's capitol. We'll talk to the homes director, then we'll head off to Torshavn and see if a grinding billboard motor can tell us anything about the Faroese economy.
This Christmas Eve, we're listning to a conversation we had with Heri Simonsen on December 24, 2009. We talk about Christmas in the Faroe Islands and New Year's celebrations as well.
Merry Christmas to you and the people you love.
This week, Heri Simonsen talks with Hungarian journalist Gaor Lantos. They talk about football (soccer) and how sports can be good advertisement for a country.
Then we'll travel to the heart of Torshavn and feel a little like Omega Man.
This week, we talk to American journalist and masters student Miranda Metheny about her research on how the Faroese are portrayed in international media, and how the Faroese present themselves to the rest of the world. The results may surprise you.
Then we'll watch as the Norrona, the massive ferry that connects the Faroes with Iceland and Dermark, glides out of the harbor.
The Faroe Islands is a place where hitchhiking is both safe, legal, and socially acceptable. So this week, we give it a whirl. We'll hitch from Torshavn to Gota. It's normally about a 45 minute drive, and that's about how long this podcast goes. But happiness is a journey, not a destination, right?
This week, a short report on the historic upset in the Euro 2016 qualifying match between Greece and the Faroe Islands national football (soccer) team.
The Faroe Islands won the match and, depending on how you measure it, the match may be the biggest upset in international football history. We'll talk a little about the match and how people in the Faroe Islands reacted to it.
This week's show is our entry for this year's Hear Say Festival in Ireland. It details a run in we had with a feisty turkey last year.
This week, our coverage of Day 3 of the 2014 G! Festival. We'll hear some music from Marius, Ave, and Confect. We'll sing along on the beach and then evacuate from an oncoming flood. It's another soggy, late night at the coolest music festival in the world.
This week, we talk to Birgir Kruse and Eiler Fagraklett about the short story, "Manor." It was written 130 years ago by a German man considered the world's first gay activist. "Manor" is a vampire story set in the Faroe Islands. We'll talk about how this work finally got translated into Faroese and about the groundbreaking life if its author.
This week, a tribute to our good friend Jennifer Henke. She was one of the first guests on this podcast back in 2009, and she also participated in our first Nordic Obsession Tour this past summer.
This show includes highlights from her several appearances on the podcast.
UPDATE: Jennifer Henke passed away on December 27, 2014, about two months after this show posted. She was 68 years old.
This week, a debate between Hans Hermansen and Pete Bethune on the contentious subject of Faroese whaling. The debate is hosted by our own Heri Simonsen and was aired live on Ras 2. It is our hope that forums like this will help interested listeners on both sides of the issue to better understand what people on the other side of the divide think.
This week, we sample music from day two of this year's G! Festival. We'll hear music from Allan Tausen, Eivor, Lover Lover, Swangah, and ORKA. Then we steal food from Eivor's grandma. Really.
This week we listen in on a Q&A session Sea Shepherd leaders did at a democracy festival in the Faroe Islands. Sea Shepherd volunteers spent the summer "monitoring" beaches in the Faroes in an attempt to prevent any whale hunts from taking place.
At this forum, SS volunteers attempted to explain their views to a crowd that, at times, was quite hostile.
This week, we recap some of the action on the first day of this summer's G! Festival. We'll also talk to Greta Svabo Bech about her recent successes, including being nominated for a Grammy and getting an invitation to play this year's Iceland Airwaves festival.
This week we talk to Woody Wright, an American gospel country singer who peformed in the Faroe Islands this summer. Then we'll offer a former apology to a hotel.
This week, we talk about the new Faroese Academy of the Arts. Two of the school's directors talk to us about their plan to bring high-level art instruction to the Faroe Islands.
Then we'll visit a nearby village and think of a friend.
This week, we talk to two Danish filmmakers about their documentary on Nordic music. The pair spent much of July talking to Faroese musicians and trying to figure out what defines the so-called Nordic sound. While their project isn't finished yet, they're already got some fascinating insights about Faroese music and the people who create it.
Then we head out to windmills that generate electricity and try to avoid flying liquids.
This week, Heri Simonsen interviews podcast host Matthew Workman for a special Olavsoka edition of his radio program.
They'll talk about the national holiday, the recent Nordic Obsession Tour Workman led, and Heri even asks some questions about a certain group of activists calling the Faroes home this summer.
This week, part two of our conversation with conservationist Pete Bethune. He founded Earthrace Conservation and hatched a plan to send hundreds of activists to the Faroes to interfere with whale hunts. He eventually abandoned the plan when he determined it would be counter-productive to his goals of ending Faroese whaling.
In the second half of our conversation, Bethune talks about why he objects to the whale hunts and how he believes they might eventually end. He'll also talk about the moment when he started to really like the Faroese people.
We'll end the show by standing outside and apologizing to a hotel.
This week, part one of our conversation with Pete Bethune. Bethune is a conservationist and animal rights activist. A couple of years ago, Bethune was preparing to assemble a group of 150 activists to patrol the beaches of the Faroe Islands and disrupt any whale hunts. But when Bethune traveled to the Faroe Islands to do some advance work, he abandoned those plans, even though he still strongly opposed the whale hunts. This week, Bethune talks about his first impressions of the Faroe Islands and what convinced him to change his plan to end Faroese whaling.
This week, we talk to the brewmaster for Faroe Beer. The brewery started in 1888, and alcohol was banned in the Faroe Islands about a dozen years later. But Faroe Beer is still around and they're back to brewing one of their signature beers.
This week, we talk to three people from Uruguay who traveled to the Faroes to make an ad for a South American credit card. They'd heard of a Faroese man named Ivan who is a mad supporter of Uruguay's national football team and decided to feature him in their ad.
This week, we talk to a former CEO of Vagar Airport, the only airport in the Faroe Islands.
We'll talk about the challenges of operating an airport in the Faroes, and about the change that is coming to the facility.
About once a year, we like to check in with the neighbors, namely Shetland and Orkney. The island groups are the closest neighbors to the Faroes, and they share a lot of history. So we talk to Tom Ordeman about his experiences in Orkney and how that culture compares to the Faroe Islands.
This week, we talk to Faroese musician/producer/DJ Brynjolfur. He's been a fixture in the Copenhagen electronic music scene for several years, but the past few months have seen his career really take off. We'll talk about his newfound success, being Faroese in Copehnagen, and the early days of the Faroese music scene in the late 1990s.
Then we'll watch a family play on a chilly beach.
Also an update on our Kickstarter campaign.
This week, we launch our second annual Kickstarter campaign. We're raising money to return to the Faroes to record more episodes of our award-winning podcast. If you like what you've heard over these past 200 shows or so, please head over to our Kickstarter page and show us a little love.
And because we're still about having fun, we'll play a rowdy singalong from last summer's G! Festival.
This week, we search for an abandoned city called Famara and talk to the man who started living there. We'll hear about his utopian vision for Famara, and the Faroese government's attempts to remove him from the land.
This week, we remember the final day of the 2013 G! Festival. We'll hear music from Hogni, Lover Lover, and a Faroese supergroup wearing gold lame suits. We'll also hear what is perhaps the silliest interview ever recorded with Teitir. It's all part of one of our most epically long podcast.
Enjoy.
This week, we check out some of the action on day two of the G! Festival. We talk to people in hot tubs, row out to a boat reserved for VIPs and then settle in for some great music from Teitur, Eivor, and Brynjolfur.
This week, we take a look back at last year's G! Festival. We'll wander the festival grounds, talk to some old friends, and hear a little music from Marius, BYRTA and Frostfelt.
This week we talk to Birgir Kruse about the rapidly changing media landscape in the Faroe Islands. In less than a year, the biggest and oldest newspaper has closed, a brand new internet portal has started, a new radio station was born, and TV news took the summer off. Much to talk about in this episode.
Then we'll head off to a village that is both so small and so industrialized that you may wonder if it's a village at all.
This week, we talk to a German football coach who is in the Faroes, and we stand outside a very nice prison.
This week, we talk to Birgir Kruse about putting together a Faroese atlas of the world. (Spoiler alert: it's WAY more complicated than you'd imagine.)
Then we'll visit a village with not many people, but a lot of friendly ducks.
This week, we talk to Gutti Winther. He's a Faroese chef who is starring in a TV show highlighting food and tradition on all 18 of the Faroe Islands.
Then we'll visit a village on the southern island, and check out the lineup for this year's Summer Festival.
This week, we learn about a major tunnel project in the Faroes that will connect Streymoy with two other islands.
Then our good friend Heri Simonsen talks to an Englishman who is running a university in China and looking for a few good Faroese students.
And finally, we take a windy walk to a place where people went to a lot of trouble to attend church.
This week, the second part of our conversation with Runi Nielsen, He's a Faroese conservationist and a leading voice advocating the and of Faroese whaling, We'll talk about the effectiveness of techniques used by foreign anti-whaling groups, and ask if whaling has any long-term furure in Faroese society.
Then we'll head out into the rain for football (soccer) practice.
This week, we talk to Runi Nielsen. He's a conservationist and probably the leading Faroese voice speaking out against whaling in his country.
Then we'll hear some music from the first five artists announced for this year's G! Festival.
On this very special edition of the podcast, we observe two landmarks. First: this week marks our 5th birthday. It also is the 200th episode of the show.
So this week, we do a little of everything. We'll revisit some of our favorite moments of the past 100 shows, we'll remember the crazy early days of the show, and we'll talk to a Danish man who is visiting every country in the world.
We'll also unveil Nordic Obsession Tours. Nordic Obsession will be running a tour this July based on much of what we do here on the podcast. If you want to know more, visit www.nordicobsession.com
Here's a little something to keep you company while we work on our 200th episode.
We're revisiting one of our most popular episodes where we visit what some say is the most beautiful football (soccer) pitch in the world.
We'll also leak some information about the tour we're leading to the Faroe Islands this summer.
This week, we celebrate Christmas, Faroe Islands Podcast style. First, a portion of an interview Heri Simonsen did with podcast host Matthew Workman on Ras 2. We'll talk about Christmas, music, and a certain reality TV program.
Then we'll delve into the giant mailbox on Sandoy. In 2012, we made fun of the mailbox, and questioned whether it even counted as a mailbox at all. This week, Jogvan Thomsen tells us how we completely missed the story of the giant mailbox, and how it relates to Christmas.
And finally, we try to make ammends with the mailbox we've wronged.
Here's hoping you're having a wonderful holiday season, no matter where you are.
This week, we talk to Benjamin Hansen. He's not quite 17, but he's already started a film and video studio that employs five people. We'll talk to him about how he got such an early start on filmmaking, and who the small island he's from is suddenly a hotbed of video arts.
Then we go out for sushi.
This week we talk to Ray Maseman. He's an American artist who spent a month this summer in the Faroe Islands as part of a program called the Arctis Exchange. We talk to Ray about his experience of creating art far from home, and how his new surroundings are inspiring him. Then we listen to a billboard that isn't making any noise.
This week, we hike up a grassy hill by the sea and talk to Gemma Veneruso of Faroe Islands Whale Watch. Her group was in the Faroes this summer doing a survey of marine mammals that passed the Faroes. Then we check in on the plight of four sperm whales trapped in shallow Faroese waters.
This week, we stumble upon some sheep shearing on Suduroy. So, you know, we're talking sheep. And stay tuned afterwards for a bonus story about an American soccer club and their rabid fans.
This week, part two of our conversation with Faroese comedian and politician Sjurdur Skaale. We'll talk to him about serving in the Danish Parliament, and what Danes think of the Faroe Islands. He'll also make the case for the Faroe Islands joining the EU.
Then we join Atlantic Airways CEO Magni Arge for a tour of Torshavn.
In honor of Halloween, we replay our spookiest episode ever from 2010 where we record what just might be ghosts in the tunnels north of Klaksvik. Then we return to the tunnels three years later to see if the ghosts will give a repeat performance.
This week, we take up the dispute between the Faroe Islands and the EU regarding fishing quotas. The EU has banned the import of certan types of fish after the Faroes set their own quota for herring and mackerel.
We'll talk to Kate Sanderson, the head of the Faroese Mission to the European Union, Bjorn Kunoy, a doctor of international law, and British MP Alistair Carmichael about the thorny issue of fishing quotas.
And then, just so it doesn't get too depressing, we stand out in the rain in Torshavn and listen to some church bells.
This week, our good friend Heri Simonsen talks to Joseph Hickersberger. He was the coach of the Austrian National Football Team on September 12, 1990 when that team was on the wrong end of what's still called the biggest upset in international football history. The Faroe Islands team, playing their first World Cup Qualifier ever, beat Austria 1-0.
Despite having his name forever associated with the Faroe Islands, he had never been to the country until today. He's in Torshavn covering today's Austria-Faroe Islands match for Austrian TV.
Heri talks to Joseph about his memories of that famous match in 1990, and his impressions of the Faroe Islands now.
This week we talk to comedian and politician Sjurdur Skaale. He's one of the most famous comedians in the Faroe Islands, and was one of the most prominent advocates for Faroese independence. However, he's switched parties and recently got elected to represent the Faroes in the Danish parliament. We ask Sjurdur about the change in heart, and what it's like serving in another country's parliament.
Then we buy an expensive tank of gas.
This week, part two of our coverage of the Island Games in Bermuda. This week, Heri Simonsen talks to the head of the swimming association from Jersey, and the man who is organizing the 2015 Island Games on that island. Then we pay tribute to three people who were killed while driving home after participating in the games.
This week, part one of our recap of the Island Games in Bermuda. The games are staged every two years and allow athletes from small island nations to compete against each other.
Heri Simonsen travled to Bermuda to cover the games and we talk to him about the experience. Then Heri interviews Jon Beard, the organizer of the Bermuda games.
This week, we talk to Kate Russo. She's an Australian eclipse hunter, and she's in the Faroe Islands doing some advance work for the solar eclipse that will cross the Faroes in 2015. We'll talk about chasing eclipses, and the risks of viewing a solar event in a cloudy place. Then we'll get blinded by the light in a small Faroese village.
This week, we talk to the Guri Hojgaard, she's the head of Visit Faroe Islands. The board, which promotes tourism in the Faroes, is getting ready to launch a new image campaign. We'll talk about the future of Faroese tourism and how to market a location as "unspoiled" without spoiling it in the process.
Then we'll visit the isolated village of Norðadalur.
John Carter Cash comes from country music royalty. He's the only child of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, and has a music career of his own. Cash was in the Faroes last week, and our good friend Heri Simonsen caught up with him to talk to him about the Faroe Islands, country music, and what it's like to grow up with Johnny Cash for a dad.
This week, we talk to Sakaris Stora. He recently directed a silm that played at the HollyShorts film festival in Los Angeles, California. We'll talk about how quickly the Faroese film scene has changed in just a few years. Then we'll head under the runway in the village of Sorvagur. And we'll also run down the news regarding EU sanctions against the Faroe Islands.
This week, we talk to Eiler Fagratlett about the changes in the LGBT community following the historic 2012 Faroe Pride rally that drew more than 5,000 people to the streets of Torshavn. Then we'll test Eiler's gaydar.
This week, we talk to ORKA founder Jens Thomsen about his project Foroyar 5.2, which blends music, geology, and video. We'll ask Thomsen how this unique collaboration came about and listen to some of the composition.
We also give special thanks this week to our Kickstarter supporters David Pleasant, Sean Cearley, and Bill Schwab for helping make this week's episode possible.
It's day two of Olavsoka, and we're taking in all the sounds of the Faroe Islands' biggest celebration. There's sports, music, politics, and a surprise ending. What more could you want? Slip on the headphones, this one is special.
This week, we sample some of the sounds of the first night of Olavsoka. Olavsoka is the two-day national holiday that is just too big to cover in just one podcast. In this first edition, we wander the streets looking for a friend, change plans several times, and get a panoramic view of some midnight fireworks.
The G! Festival is just a few weeks away, so it's time to check in with Jon Tyril. He's the man who founded the three-day celebration of music and who still picks most of the event's lineup. We'll review how last year's festival went, and take a listen to some artists who could make waves this year.
This week, we talk to a former Manchester United goalkeeper as he visits the Faroe Islands for the first time, Then we'll visit the village of Velbastadur and ask that age-old question, "is this hill green enough?"
This week, we talk to Johannes Patursson. He lives in the historic village of Kirkjubour in a home his family has occupied for 17 generations. We'll find out how his family came to live in the ancient house, what it's like to live in a house that's also part museum, and the hopes he has for his children.
This week, we've got an update on our Kickstarter campaign, and we visit the small town of Ephraim, Utah to see why the city was flooded with people dressed as Vikings.
This week, we launch our Kickstarter campaign to help fund a new season of the podcast. You can help support the podcast by going to our Kickstarter page and showing us a little love.
But we're not all business here. We also get an exclusive performance from Torshavn's Olavsoka choir. It's a really great song.
This week, part two of our conversation with Joel Cole. He's an American artist who moved to the Faroe Islands four years ago. We'll talk about the artistic community in the Faroes, and how an artist who works with wood gets his raw materials in a country almost entirely devoid of trees. Then we'll head out to the village of Skala and look back at a brighter past.
This week, we talk to Joel Cole, he's an American artist who first visited the Faroe Islands more than 25 years ago, and now calls the islands his home. In part one of our discussion, we talk about the long journey that took him to the Faroe Islands. Then we visit the coolest club in the Faroes and spend time at a mustache contest. (Spoiler: We don't win.)
This week, we tour one of the biggest churches in the Faroe Islands with the man who designed it. Albert Isfeld is one of most prominent architects in the Faroe Islands, and he also offers his opinions of Faroese buildings, and how life on the islands is changing.
Once again this week, we're wandering the streets of Torshavn. But unlike last week, it's no longer aimless. We meet up with Jogvan A Dul and tag along as he takes pictures of the Faroese capital. He takes this same series of photos almost every morning, then posts them onto Facebook.
This week, we wander the streets of Torshavn in the morning looking for a mysterious man named Jogvan. Ok, he's not that mysterious, but still, his location was certainly a mystery to us. During our quest, we'll take in the sights and sounds of Torshavn before it has fully woken up.
This week we stroll the National Mall in Washington, DC with Sigvor Laksa. Sigvor is from the Faroe Islands and manages the woman who is arguably the most famous singer from the Faroes (Eivor). In this show, we wander from the Lincoln Memorial to the White House and talk mostly about the United States, but looking at it from a Faroese perspective.
On this week's show, Heri Simonsen interviews Hungarian journalist Gabor Lantos about his visit to the Faroe Islands. Then we head out to the breathtaking village of Funningur.
This week, part three of our special report from the Nordic Cool festival in Washington, DC. We hang out in the Kennedy Center's Grand Foyer and talk with Urd Johannesen about the Nordic House in Torshavn, which is kind of like the Faroese Kennedy Center. We'll also hear some music from Yggdrasil, which is the jazz band fronted by Kristian Blak. Then we'll end with some final thoughts on the Nordic Cool Festival.
This week, more coverage from the Kennedy Center's Nordic Cool festival. We've got music and conversation with Eivor, who is arguably the most famous singer from the Faroe Islands. We'll also hear from Guðrun Rógvadóttir about the founding of Faroese knitwear company Gudrun & Gudrun.
This week, we tour the Kennedy Center's Nordic Cool Festival. We talk to Xerxes Unvala, who works in the Kennedy Center's international programming office,and look up at "Migration" by Trondur Patursson. Then we wander around the upstairs exhibition space.
This week, we'll talk with Jon Beard about the Island Games, which will take place this summer in Bermuda. We'll also share an extremely short clip from Eivor's performance at the Kennedy Center, and hear what misconceptions people have about the Faroe Islands (hint: none).
This week, a replay of a classic episode. We talk to Hans Andrias Sølvará about the history of the Faroese parliament and tackle the thorny issue of who has the older lawmaking body: Iceland or the Faroe Islands. (Hint: it depends if you're asking a Faroese person or an Icelander).
Then we listen to some planes land at the Faroe Islands' only airport.
This week we speak to Guðrið Højgaard of Visit Faroe Islands. We’ll talk about the upcoming Cool Nordic festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC and about what Faroese artists are participating.
Then we’ll spend a few chilly moments in Norðtoftir, a village that’s almost invisible to many Faroese people.
This week, we talk to James Proctor. He wrote the Bradt travel guide to the Faroe Islands, the only travel guide dedicated to the Faroe Islands. Proctor was recently in the Faroes to do research for the 3rd edition of the guide. He speaks to us about his long history with the Faroes, and the changes he's seen in the country after 20 years.
After that, we'll visit a village where time stands still... or at least it seems to move a bit slower.
This week we talk to musician/writer/director Heidrik about his music, films, and what it means to be Faroese. We'll also listen to his song "Blonde." Then we'll visit and church that's next to a fish processing factory (and yes, we'll tie all that together).
This week, we follow one of our favorite guests, Birgir Kruse, as he charms the locals on the Streets of San Francisco.
This week, it's a replay of one of our first episodes of the podcast. We talk to Jon Tyril about the music scene in the Faroe Islands, and the difficulties in staging a multi-day music festival in a remote location. Then we listen in at the Law Thing.
This week, we talk to Hanna Jensen, she teaches french in the Faroe Islands, and now she's the French government's person on the ground in the Faroes. We'll find out how her home in Gota became the French Consulate and how she and her husband developed a love of France.
Then we'll go 500 feet underground and look at some light art.
This week, we talk to Bogi Godtfred and Hjalti Bogason, they're a father and son (respectively) who recently released a Christmas album in Faroese. Bogi translated about a dozen songs into Faroese and Hjalti did the singing. We'll talk about music, and Christmas on the Faroes, and even hear a track from the new album.
This week, the sounds of day three of the 2012 G! Festival. We sample some salmon, get compliments, then hear from great music from SAKARIS, Fraendur, and Teitur. If you didn't get a chance to attend this year's G! Festival, slip on some headphones and let us take you there.
This week, a conversation and music with Knut Eysturstein. We hear home of his G! Festival performance, then we sit down and talk about his new album, and the emergence of the Faroese music scene in the 1990s. Then we hear Knut's new single.
Plus, a report from this summer's G! Festival.
This week, our good friend Heri Simonsen talks to a German man who is trying to see a match at every professional football pitch in the Faroes. Then we visit the hime pitch of EB/Streymur
This week, the second part of our journey to Sandoy. We take in some beautiful scenery, get mistaken for anti-whaling activists,and attempt to solve the dullest mystery of all time: who built the giant fake mailbox?
This week, a command performance of our most popular show. It features some spooky audio we recorded in the tunnels north of Klaksvik. Some say those tunnels are haunted. Are they really? Listen and find out for yourself.
On this week's show, we meet a teen from Uruguay who traveled all the way to the Faroe Islands to see some football and make some friends. We'll hear his story, then visit yet another beautiful village with amazing history.
This week, part one of our journey to Sandoy. It's an island just 30 minutes from Streymoy, but it's often neglected by tourists. We'll visit with the island's tourism representative, walk on the beach (yes, a beach!) and find ourselves in the home of strangers.
There was so much happening at this year's Faroe Pride rally, we didn't have time to cover all of it in our initial report. So here's something we couldn't get to in our first installment. We'll talk to Mariah Schug, who helped stage an exhibition called "What Is Natural?". We talk to her about the show, which brings together art, science, and politics. Then we stand in the wind and look at some ducks.
This week, we stumble upon a room where the old timers in Torshavn play cards, drink coffee, and tell stories. They call it the Under House, which is a play on the House of Commons. Then we stand in a very quiet room.
This week we talk to a man who, along with his 11 siblings, turned a combined 1,000 years old this summer. We'll hear the story of the celebration, and the remarkable mother who kept the family together during the difficult years of WWII.
On this special edition of the show, a "live" report from the historic Faroe Pride rally in Torshavn this summer. We'll talk to the organizers of the event, then run through town looking for the march, then find ourselves surrounded by thousands of marchers in what turned out to be the largest gay pride event in Faroese history. This podcast is not to be missed.
This week, we take an extremely short trip across the Atlantic and visit the church in Klaksvik. We also learn just how excited a radio announcer can get when the Faroese football team scores a goal on Denmark.
On this week's show, we look for a football (soccer) pitch that is rumored to be one of the most beautiful in the world, and one of the most difficult to find... for our host, anyway.
This week, we talk to Jon Tyril. He's the organizer of the G! Festival and a very busy man. He'll talk to us about this year's event and what musical acts he's most interested in hearing.
Faroese singer Marius is touring the West Coast of the United States this month, and we catch up with him as he performs in Portland, Oregon.
This week, we head off to the tiny village of Selatrað and imagine what it must have been like back when it was a vital transportation link.
This week we take one last look at Whale Wars: Viking Shores. The program has finished its run in the United States and now playing in the UK and Ireland. We ask critic Andy Dehnart if the program was actually any good, and who "won" the faceoff between th Sea Shephard and the Faroese people.
Then we stand outside a big church and act glum.
Faroese stamps are highly prized among collectors for both their artistry and scarcity. This week, we talk to the people who produce these stamps, and even offer listeners a way to winn some stamps of their own. Then we head out the outskirts of Torshavn and imagine the future.
This week, part two of our conversation with John Goodlad about the Shetland fishing fleet of the late 19th century and how it became the Faroese fishing fleet during the first part of the 20th century. Then we'll explore an odd Faroese verbal tic.
This week, we talk about the Faroe smacks. They were a fishing fleet that sailed the waters near the Faroes during the late 1800s. The boats started off in the posession of Shetlanders but eventually formed the backbone of the Faroese fishing fleet.
Then we talk to some horses in Lambi.
This week, we keep it simple. We take a ride on one of Torshavn's red busses. The busses are new, you can ride them for free, and they've even got WiFi.
This week, we talk to Fraiser Hall and Peter Hammarstedt. They're the captain and first mate, respectively, of the Sea Shepherd boat "Brigitte Bardot." We discuss the Sea Shepherd's campaign in the Faroe Islands last summer, and whether their tactics actually further their goals. And we'll talk to an "undercover" operative while she worked in the Faroes.
Then we end with a well intentioned, and completely naive, plea for sanity on the internet.
Whale Wars Viking Shores hits the airwaves in the US week, so we talk to a reporter who spent a few days oboard the Steve Irwin it it patrols Faroese waters.
This week, we talk to Matthew Landrum. He's a poet and translator and he's been translating the work of a Faroese poet over the past year. We'll talk about poetry, the Faroe Islands, and someone will even get to say, "You've been here before, laser hair!"
Then we'll travel to a cemetery to contemplate our own mortality.
This week, we travel to the island of Nolsoy. It's just a short boat ride from Torshavn, but it feels like a world away. On this show, we stroll the streets of the island's only village, visit some locals, and learn the story of Ove Joensen.
It's still three years off, but the Faroese are already preparing for the 2015 solar eclipse. This week, Heri Simonsen talks to two American tour operators who plan on bringing 200 "eclipse chasers" to the islands fo the big event. We'll also catch you up on the results of the X Factor finals, and visit another dreamy Faroese village.
We're publishing on an erratic schedule this month, but we needed to check in for a quick update. First, we wanted to toot our own horn about being named European Podcast of the year in the non-profit division. Also, we need to check in with Sveinur to see if he's still on X Factor. And finally, we'll step outside in Torshavn and hear the air filled with music.
This week, we hear an actual example of an real Faroese person performing comedy. Luckily for us, the bit we'll hear is in English. Then we'll check in on the progress of the Faroese contestants on X Factor, and stare longingly at the sea.
This week, we talk to Høgni Hoydal, he's the head of the Republican party on the Faroe Islands. (The liberal, independence minded Republican Party, not the conservative one based in the USA) We'll talk about Faroese independence, the drafting of a constitution for the Faroe Isalnds, and even get a tour of the Faroese parliament. And, of coruse, we check in on Denmark's X Factor.
This week, we talk about the comedy scene in the Faroes Islands. Does it exist? And if so, where can I find it? Also, we'll visiti a rolling rock and get an update on X Factor.
This week, we get updates on a Faroese singer's shot at a Grammy, a Faroese singer's shot at winning X Factor, and a Faroese airline's shot at getting a fancy, new airplane. Then we'll stand outside a movie theater.
This week, a special edition of the show. We speak with Teitur during his tour's swing through Portland, Oregon.
Believe it or not, there is a small but growing group of people in the Faroe Islands who are fans of American Football. They even have their own Facebook page with more than 100 members. So on the eve of the Super Bowl, we talk so one such fan. Then we head out to the alcohol store.
This week, our good friend Heri Simonsen interviews musician Buddy Greene following a performance in the Faroe Islands. We'll hear Greene's thoughts about playing in the Faroes, and listen to his take on a classic Faroese song. Then we'll sample music from some of the bands playing at this year's G! Festival.
This week, our good firend Heri Simonsen interviews the founder of the Island Games and talks about the Faroe Islands' bit to host the games in 2019. Then we visit a very unluck ship.
This week, producer Tollak Hansen and host Matthew Workman hike to a place commonly known as Slave's Peak. (Note: the history surrounding this peak is a bit dubious) We take in some scenery, hop over some creeks, and in the end, learn a little something about ourselves. The hike took over two hours, but you can experience it all in just 20 minutes.
This week, we sit down for some tasty shellfish that's only available in a few places on earth. It alone may justify a trip the the Faroes.
This week, a little something special for the holidays. Our good friend Stanley Samuelsen talks to us about his memories of Christmas as a child in the Faroe Islands. Then (of course) he plays us a Faroese Christmas song.
Please consider this our Christmas gift to you.
This week, we talk about the three major news stories that have dominated the headlines in the faroes for the past month: the elections, a hurricane, and the murder of Danjal Petur Hansen.
This week, our good firend Heri Simonsen talks to American journalist James McGrath about his experienes in the Faroe Islands.
This week, more of our conversation with Graham Yapp, he's an English groundhopper who visited the Faroe Islands this summer. Also, we report on the first homicide in the Faroe Islands in 25 years.
This week, we talk to Graham Yapp, a groundhopper from the UK who spent two weeks in the Faroe Islands trying to attend as many football (soccer) matches at as many pitches as possible. Then we'll try our hands at keggling.
This week, we recap the action from last week's elections, listen to some music from Lyon, and observe a real, live traffic jam in the Faroe Islands.
This week, we talk to a real, live political scientist about this week's elections in the Faroe Isalnds.
This week, we talk about the recent successes of farmed salmon from the Faroe Islands, then we return to the "haunted" tunnels near Klaksvik to see if we can get another scare ahead of Halloween.
This week, we travel the length of Kalsoy looking for anyone who actually lives on this mysterious island. Will be find an actual resident? (Hint: yes)
This week, another in our series of shows focusing on the Faroe Island's closest neighbor, Shetland. Andy Steven is the tourism coordinator for Shetland, and a former guest of this podcast. He's returned to the Faroe Islands this year, and he's brought a planeload of Shetlanders with him.
In an interview first aired on Ras 2, Heri Simonsen gets an update from Steven on the state of tourism in Shetland, and about improving links between Shetland and the Faroe Islands.
Then we go for a burger, and settle a score.
This week, and interview and music with Picture Book. The trio played the G! Festival this year and features two British/American brothers and a Faroese singer. The July show was their first show in the Faroe Islands. So we corner the group and talk to them about their experiences. And listen closely, and we'll tell you how to get a whole stack of Picture Book tracks.
This week, more coverage of this year's G! Festival. We're concentrating on acts that performed on Friday. We'll here some music from Marius and Hogni. Then we'll have an interview and performance by Budam.
This week, we hear some of the sounds and stories from this year's G! Festival. We start with Thursday's lineup, which included music from Mirror Men, Movits!, Sic, and Hamferid.
This week, we talk to Jakup Hansen, the Faroese political science student who discovered an error in FIFA's math that may have affected the World Cup draw for the Faroe Islands National Team.
Then we beg you to vote for us.
This week, we talk to our International Football Correspondent about the recent draw for the 2014 World Cup. The Faroe Islands is in Group "C", and they're not even the lowest ranked team! Can the national team pull off an upset against Ireland or even Germany? David Scally tells all.
Then we explore the concept of the "nice" neighborhood.
This week, we talk to Danny Robins, he's the British journalist and comedian who created the Faroe Islands Rap. We'll talk about the song, and his quest to become famous in the Faroes in just 7 days. Then we'll visit a very lonely traffic light.
This week, we talk to Eiler Fagraklett, he's on the board of directors of LGBT Faroe Islands. We'll talk about the state of gay rights in the Faroes, and about a new ad campaign sponsored by the group. Then we'll visit a village where the ferry doesn't stop.
We're still in the Faroes, getting material for all new shows. So to tide you over until those shows arrive, here's this week's broadcast edition of the podcast, which features an interview with the members of Picture Book, and a tribute to Jens Pauli Heinesen.
This week, we talk about this year's lineup at the G! Festival and which acts to look out for.
This week, we'll look back at last year's G! Festival, which was nearly derailed by a major storm. We'll talk to festival organizer Jon Tyril about the challenges of putting together last year's three-day event. Next week, we'll talk about this year's lineup.
On this special edition of the podcast, we take a look back at our favorite moments from the previous 99 shows, and talk to the first person (besides those of us on the podcast team) to download the show. There's music, interviews, and occasional bouts of sincerity. It's almost 48 minutes long, so pack a lunch and enjoy Episode 100!
This week, we talk to the marketing head of Posta, the company that delivers the mail on the Faroe Islands and ask the question: is it possible to operate a company obsessed with on-time delivery when you live in the Land of Maybe?
Then we sail past the bird cliffs at Hestur.
This week, part two of our conversation with our Faroese economist. Then we'll go far away, but not get isolated.
This week, we talk to an economist about the state fo the Faroese economy. Then we'll listen to to music in the dark.
This week, part two of our discussion of the Faroese road system. Also, we hear the story of a very unlucky boat, and get the giggles in a small village.
This week, we talk to a Faroese anthropologist who literally wrote the book on the Faroese road system. Then we'll take a taxi in Torshavn, and hear who's playing at this year's G! Festival.
This week, we talk to Alistair Carmichael. He's the British MP representing Shetland and Orkney. We'll talk about about the shared history between Shetland, Orkey, and the Faroes. Then we'll say hello to some little lambs.
This week, excerpts from three news items from the Faroe Islands touching on the subject of Shetland, country music, and even a little comedy.
This week, part two of our conversation with Heini Hatun about the census and trends that are changing the Faroe Islands. Then we'll head off to the bookstore.
This week, we'll talk aobut the Faroese census. It's the first on the islands for almost 35 years. Then we'll head out to a cold and windy beach.
This week, we head out to Sørvágur to take in some Faroese rowing and talk a little about national pride.
This week, we're talking to Guðrun Rógvadóttir of Guðrun & Guðrun about Faroese sweaters, and how one got a starring role on a Danish crime drama. Then we'll go out to eat at one of the most popular restaurants in Torshavn.
This week, we deviate from our format a bit and feature a travel diary from last year's trip to the Faroes. We document what is takes to get from a small town in Oregon to the Faroe Islands. Hint: it's not always easy.
So strap on your headphones and take a trip across the ocean.
This week, we continue our conversation with Agnes Mortensen. We talk about her life as a PhD student in New Hampshire and discover what adjustments she had to make to move to a somewhat larger city.
Then we visit Gota, even though the G! Festival isn't on.
This week, we talk to Agnes Mortensen, a Faroese woman studying at the University of New Hampshire. We talk about Faroese ideas about America, and American ideas about the Faroes. Then we sit on a windy hillside in Argir.
This week, we talk to Janus Hansen, who works at Torshavn's Natural History Museum. We talk about the stunning Faroese landscape, and how the treeless, windswept images you see may a symptom of centuries of overgrazing.
Then we head out to a windy football pitch and try to score some goals.
This week, more of our conversation with Birgir Kruse. This time we tackle the issue of oil, and what effect it might have on the Faroes if it's ever discovered in Faroese waters. Then we stare into the fog on a Friday night.
This week, we take a look around the village of Viðareiði, the northernmost village in the Faroe Islands.
This week, the second part of our interview with Durita Holm, the Faroese woman who sailed around the world when she was 20. Also, we check in on a big G! Festival announcement, and visit a village where the colors are turned up to 11.
In this special edition of the podcast, host Matthew Workman and producer Tollak Hansen talk about the origins of the podcast and talk about their favorite moments of the past two years of shows.
This week, we speak with Durita Holm, a Faroese woman who sailed around the world after she graduated from high school. She's got an amazing story to tell. Also we visit a sobering memorial in the village of Toftir.
This week, we talk more with Birgir Kruse about traveling in the USA as a Faroese national, listen to some bands that will be playing the G! Festival this summer, and head off to the beach.
This week, we talk to a stranger we meet in a small village about long winters, sheep shearing, and how to pronounce a tricky place name.
This week, we speak with Producer Tollak Hansen about Christmas in the Faroe Islands and answer the age-old question: "Should I be afraid of that meat?"
On this show, we talk to the Faroes student who staged a surreal carjacking, then posted the results on YouTube. Then we'll check in with Birgir Kruse and ask him how the Faroese are able to maintain so many cultural institutions despite their small numbers. And finally, we'll hang out by the harbor... but not in a creepy way.
This week, we talk to Susanna Sorensen about tourism at the Faroes. Then we travel to a village that tourists never go to.
This week, we're talking to Birgir Kruse about country music, and why it's so popular in Faroese fishing villages. Then, we take a trip to Kunoy. And finally, we want to remind everybody that you can vote for us in the "Travel" category of the Podcast Awards at www.podcastawards.com
This week, we travel to Fuglafjørður, which is, as the show title might suggest, at the end of a road. While there, we meet up with Jennifer Henke about what makes this little village so cool.
On this week's show, we talk about football and food. First, we talk to David Scally about the Faroe Island National Team's friendly with Scotland. Then, part two of our conversation with Leif Sorensen about fine dining on the Faroes. And finally, we travel do Sumba to look for the beautiful people.
This week, we talk to Leif Sorenson about fine dining in the Faroe Islands, visit what could be considered the Los Angeles of the Faroes, and get an update on the news.
In honor of Halloween, we offer this spooky edition of the podcast. We travel into a tunnel north of Klaksvik and hear some unexpected sounds. Don't listen if you're alone, in the dark, or scare easily.
This week, part two of our conversation with American poet Mark Wunderlich. Wunderlich recently returned from the Faroe Islands, where he did a poetry reading at a Torshavn club. On the second half of our interview, we talk about Wunderlich's experiences in the Faroese countryside, and about his lasting memories of the islands.
Also, we go to the movies, and issue a bunch of corrections.
On this episode, we talk to award-winning American poet Mark Wunderlich about his recent poetry reading in Torshavn, and take a trip to Toftir
Look out for this special tongue twister: "top Twitter trending topic."
On this week's show, Heri Simonsen talks to the tourism coordinator for Shetland to learn what common ground there is with the Faroe's closest neighbor. Then, we go to a public square, and complain.
This week, we're all about music. We've got an interview and music with Elin Heinesen. Then we join a sing-along at the after party.
This week, we return to Suduroy for the final in our series on the southern island. This week, we talk about development on Suduroy and the barriers that prevent it. Then we travel as far south as you can go in the Faroes.
In this podcast, we talk to an executive from Italian oil company ENI about the progress of oil drilling in Faroese waters. Then, we take a stroll through the Nordic House.
This week, we discuss the visit to the Faroes by Icelandic Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the controversy that came after a Faroese MP refused to dine with Sigurðardóttir because of her sexual orientation.
The program is a casual, mostly-unedited conversation with Arni Zachariassen, a Faroese theology student living in Aberdeen. He wrote an open letter to the Icelandic PM that has been cited by many news outlets covering the story.
This week, we talk about tourism in Suduroy, and we visit a town where the streets have no name and that our host can't pronounce to save his soul.
On this episode, we take a tour of an old salt silo on Suduroy that may one day be a concert hall.
In this episode, we talk crime and punishment with a police officer in the Faroe Islands, and we take a trip to the grocery store.
This week, part two of our coverage of the G! Festival. We talk to Filip Mortensen of The Ghost, and recap the highlights of this year's event.
This week, our first report from this year's G! Festival. We hear music from Eivor, and ask her how the musical history of the Faroes influences her own work. We also talk to Faroese country artist Hallur Joensen. All that, and a wrap up of the first two stormy days of the G! Festival.
In this first spcial edition from the Faroe Islands, we take a trip to Oyrargjógv to remember the day when the ferry used to stop there.
On this episode, we talk to Jennifer Henke about her book, "The Missing Son: A Faroe Island Saga" and her search for relatives in the Faroes.
In this episode, we talk with Alisa Hentze, a Faroese teenager who has organized Live aRt, an event designed to connect artists from the Faroe Islands to other artists from around the world. Also, we stay out until midnight at St. Olaf's Wake.
In this edition, we talk to the editor of Mess.fo, a stylish magazine aimed at the youth market, and we go to church in the Torshavn Cathedral.
In this episode, we speak with Erik Klint, a Swedish man who set up an information office about the Faroe Islands in his home country. And we'll stay out late and go dancing.
In this episode, we speak with David Scally about Gunnar Nielsen's historic 17 minutes playing for Manchester City.
On Episode 50, we talk about club culture in the Faroe Islands, and learn how the Icelandic volcano has affected life in the Faroes.
On this podcast, we'll talk about the underground dance scene in the Faroe Islands, and take a walk to the Witch's Finger.
In this episode of the podcast, we speak with Jim Brown, a British film director who is in the Faroes scouting locations for a future project. We'll also take a walk down a very busy street.
This week, the second part of our interview with Kristian Blak. We'll talk about the start of his influential record label Tutl, and discuss the current music scene on the Faroe Islands.
This week, we talk to Kristian Blak, who is a composer, musician, and operator of the Tutl record label. We also listen in on some Olaf's Wake activities and check on Anna Nygaard's progress on X-Factor.
This week, we look ahead to an upcoming interview with Kristian Blak, and check in once again with Anna Nygaard's progress on Denmark's X-Factor.
On this week's "fun sized" podcast, we learn about Faroese rowing, check in on Anna Nygaard's progress on X-Factor, and sit on the edge of Tinganes.
This week, we speak with two Faroese musicians who are heading to Austin to perform at the South by Southwest music festival. Hogni and Gudrid Hansdóttir talk to us about the festival, and give some thoughts on Texas. We'll also check in on Anny Nygaard's progress on X Factor.
In Podcast 42, we don't address the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything, but we do talk with Threes Anna. She's a Dutch author and director and she's spent the past month in the Faroes doing research for a new novel. We also check in on Anna Nygaard's progress on X-Factor and visit yet another village that just could be the most beautiful in the Faroes.
This week, part two of our conversation with David Scally, the Manchester City football fan whose attempt to see his beloved Blues made international news. In part two, Scally is getting reado to return home after his adventures, but something goes terribly wrong.
Also, we check in on various Faroese singers engaged in televised contests, and see who the Faroes drew for Euro 2012.
In this episode, we speak with David Scally, a Manchester City fan who traveled to the Faroes to see his team play, and made international headlines in the process. Also, we'll stand in the middle of Torshavn, and our host will do his best Barry White impersonation.
In this episode, we hear part two of our interview with Atlantic Airways CEO Magni Arge, check in on a Faroese X Factor contestant, and reflect on the past year.
This week, we speak with Magni Arge, the CEO of Atlantic Airways, the Faroe Islands' only airline. Then we visit an almost-abandoned village.
This special edition of the podcast features music and conversation with Faroese musician and composer Stanley Samuelsen. It's really, really good.
In this episode, we talk to Heri Simonsen about radio in the Faroe Islands, and we take a trip to a beautiful village in northern Streymoy.
This special bonus podcast is an excerpt of an interview with Heri Simonsen. In it, we talk about Christmas in the Faroe Islands.
The remainder of this interview is on the subject of radio in the Faroes and will air early next year.
In this episode of the podcast, we talk to the head of Kovboy Films about advertising in the Faroes, and his series of short films about the Islands. We'll also take a trip to the spiritual capital of the Faroes.
In this podcast we talk to two bands that performed at this year's Summer Festival in Klaksvik. Frændur and Páll Finnur Páll talk about being musicians on the Faroes and why both bands decided to record their music in Faroese.
In this episode of the podcast, we talk to Edgar Struble, an American musician and composer who has helped produce Faroese country albums for 20 years. We also drive across a bridge that supposedly spans the Atlantic Ocean.
In this episode, we talk with an American who is in the Faroe Islands visiting family, and take a trip to the bird cliffs.
In this episode, we discuss the film culture of the Faroe Islands, and the efforts some people are making to cultivate a new generation of filmmakers.
This week, we devote our entire podcast to a live performance and conversation with Marius. Hear songs from his upcoming album and listen to him talk about his new sound and why he was away from the Faroese music scene.
On this special edition of the Faroe Islands Podcast, we discuss the controversial topic of whaling.
We speak with an American researcher who is studying whaling in the Faroes, and a Faroese doctor who says whale meat is not safe to eat.
In Episode 27, we speak to Linda Andrews, the Faroese singer who won on X Factor in Denmark. We'll also hear about a possible energy-saving device created by a Faroese musician and take a trip to Gasadalur.
In Episode 26, we talk about the internet with Óli Á Deild Olsen, take a trip to Klaksvik, and recap the recent matches played by the Faroese National Team.
In Episode 25, we speak with the cast and crew from the new "Buzz Aldrin" film shooting in the Faroe Islands. Interviews include Chad L. Coleman of "The Wire."
And we end up taking stroll through the magical looking village of Saksun.
This is part two of our special report from the G! Festival. This time out, we speak with Teitur, Boys in a Band, and Valravn.
This week, we speak to artists performing at this year's G! Festival. We chat with Jens Thomsen, B.A.B.Y. and Heidrik, and listen to some music as well.
In this special edition of the podcast, we land at the Faroe Island's only airport, take in a few soccer games, and speak with Brian Kerr, the coach of the Faroe Islands National Team.
This special edition of the podcast features an interview with, well, me. I was interviewed on Ras 2 just a few days into my trip to the Faroes. Let this podcast serve as a preview to the many special episodes that will follow in the weeks to come.
In Episode 20, we continue our conversation about Faroese television and take one more visit to the airport before traveling across the sea.
In episode 19, we talk about Faroese Television with a reporter and producer who works for the Faroese Broadcast Union, and listen to the wildlife in Hoyvik.
In Episode 18, we talk about landslides, review how Faroese athletes did at the Island Games, and visit a festival in Suduroy.
On Episode 17, we have part two of our interview with Sjurdur Skaale, the Faroese comic turned politician. We'll also check up on an election that almost nobody voted in and listen to the ferry arrive in Torshavn.
In this episode, we speak to a Faroese politician who is also a comedian, we'll listen to some art, and we've got an announcement about a special series of podcast to be released next month.
In episode 15, we talk oil and business with the CEO of one of the Faroe Islands few multinational companies, visit with some Americans visiting the Faroes, and take a cruise on a historic ship
In this episode, we hear some music from this Summer's G! Festival, speak with a woman who paid a brief visit to the Faroes, and eat some fast food.
In episode 12, we discuss the state of religion on the Faroes with Arni Zachariassen, a theology student studying at Aberdeen University.
This week, we travel to Portland to attend a meeting of the Scandinavian Heritage Society and talk to Rakul Ketels about growing up on the Faroe Islands.
In Episode 10, we finish our interivew with Stephen Metcalf and listen to the gradual deterioration of the host's voice.
In episode nine, we talk to journalist Stephen Metcalf about his travels to the Faroe Islands, recap last week's X Factor finals, and take a walk in the rain in Tollak's home village.
In this special edition of the podcast, we travel to Portland, Oregon to talk with the leader of Faroese metal band Tyr. We also ask some people in line what they know about the Faroes, and take a drive to the bottom of the ocean.
In this mini-podcast, we hear the remainder of Jenny's interview, get an update on a Danish reality program, and get a preview of next week's special podcast.
In episode six, we speak with an American woman who splits her time between San Francisco and the Faroes. We also meet a Faroese musician who won the right to play at South by Southwest in Austin. And we take a stroll among the trees (what few there are) in Torshavn.
In this episode, we hear about the Faroese music scene, learn about a pivotal moment in Faroese history, and listen to the Law Thing.
In episode four, we get a lesson in the history of Faroese politics, learn about a TV series being shot in the Faroes, and take a trip to the airport.
In this episode, we learn about the upcoming G! Festival, talk to the woman responsible for attracting tourists to the Faroe Islands, and stand in the center of Torshavn.
In the second edition of the podcast, we debunk some common myths about the Faroe Islands, take a walk through the mall, and try once more to pronounce the word "Torshavn."
In this first edition of the Faroe Islands Podcast, we hear a little news about the Faroes, get some background on the islands, and hear a field recording taken in Torshavn. That, and the host mispronounces some Faroese words.