What a musical treat we had at Ólöfs’ first gig on her short
Singing in both Icelandic and English, the Icelandic songs had the mysery of the sounds which added an extra dimension and inspired the imagination, with thoughts of strange Icelandic landscapes and sagas. Of course the words in translation would mean something entirely different no doubt.
Ólöf accompanied her singing with acoustic guitar and her very accomplished finger picking style. Skuli Sverrisson accompanied her on the bass guitar which added so much beautiful harmony and tone to the sound.
She has an engaging natural shyness and doesn’t talk much between songs. Her performance though, was very confident and delivered with a happy enthusiasm.
The venue worked well. The large 18th Century church is conveniently next to Bethnal Green park and tube station. A good selection of beers, cider and wine were sold from the pop-up bar in the aisle and the shelves on the back of the pews were perfect for drinks!
We are looking forward to hearing her again at the Green Man Festival later on this year.
Ken
Last show of the tour is tonight - Friday 7th June Brighton –
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