Episode 55 - THE HISTORY OF ICELANDIC MUSIC: THE "GOLDEN OLDIES"

RÚV English Radio · Apr 28, 2023 · 36m

Music journalist Lydia Athanasopoulou joins Darren to take a look and a listen to the history of Icelandic music, through a different genre each week. Today we examine the "golden oldies" - the crooners who emerged in Iceland in the fifties from the dancehalls, just before rock'n'roll moved in. Songs played on today's show: Erla Þorsteinsdóttir & Haukur Morthens - Þrek og tár Óðinn Valdimarsson - Ég er kominn heim Ellý Vilhjálms - Vegir liggja til allra átta Ragnar Bjarnason - Komdu í kvöld Guðrún Á. Símonar - Siboney Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at…