Rímur, by Sigur Rós & Steindór Andersen

Rímur

by Sigur Rós & Steindór Andersen

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Balduranne I love the vocals in this unusual acapella album. If only it were longer! Favorite track: Lækurinn.

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1.	Mansöngur 06:18	buy track
2.	Rímur af Göngu-Hrólfi 01:00	buy track
3.	Fjöll í austri 06:00	buy track
4.	Vorvísur 01:28	buy track
5.	Á ferð til Breiðafjarðar vorið 1922 06:02	buy track
6.	Lækurinn 05:49	buy track

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in early 2001, sigur rós set out to record some songs in their newly-completed álafoss swimming pool studio with their friend steindór andersen. steindór andersen is a fisherman and chairman of the icelandic poetry society, called iðunn. steindór is a chanter/singer of the traditional icelandic epic poetry form called rímur. rímur are narrative poems which generally tell stories of icelandic heroes and epic battles which have been passed down generations in iceland through word-of-mouth since the 14th century. rímur were regarded as a performance art; a good rímur chanter would engage his listeners with his clever rhyming schemes and catchy melodies. rímur were performed on winter nights when inhabitants sat occupied by their work (making clothing from wool, wreathing horsehairs into ropes, cutting tools from wood, etc.) for seven centuries, this was icelanders' only branch of entertainment and it's only recently that this tradition has dissolved.

the steindór andersen ep contains six songs, three of which sigur rós accompany him on. two songs feature steindór alone and the last song on the cd is steindór and his friend sigurður sigurðarson singing the poem lûkurinn (the stream), recorded under the bridge of the stream by sigur rós's studio.

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released April 1, 2001

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Sep 19

Scottish Rite Cathedral Theatre, Masonic Temple

Detroit, MI
Sep 21

Auditorium Theatre Chicago

Chicago, IL
Sep 23

The Met Presented by Highmark

Philadelphia, PA
Sep 25

The Anthem

Washington, DC
Sep 28

DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center

Durham, NC
Sep 30

Adrienne Arsht Center

Miami, FL
Oct 2

Ryman Auditorium

Nashville, TN
Oct 4

Bass Concert Hall

Austin, TX
Nov 24

Helsinki Music Centre / Musiikkitalo

Helsinki, Finland
Nov 25

Tampere-talo

Tampere, Finland
Nov 28

Oslo Spektrum

Oslo, Norway
Nov 30

Stockholm Waterfront

Stockholm, Sweden
Dec 1

Stockholm Waterfront

Stockholm, Sweden
Dec 4

Falkoner Salen

Frederiksberg, Denmark
Dec 5

Falkoner Salen

Frederiksberg, Denmark
Dec 8

Eldborg Hall, Harpa

Reykjavík, Iceland
Dec 9

Eldborg Hall, Harpa

Reykjavík, Iceland
Dec 10

Eldborg Hall, Harpa

Reykjavík, Iceland

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