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The Faroe Islands Podcast

Friends of the Faroeswww.faroepodcast.com
News, music, politics, and culture from the Faroe Islands.
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Episodes

EP 54: Alisa Hentze and Live aRt

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.

Jun 03, 201021 min

EP 53: Mess.fo and Indy Media

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.

May 26, 201016 min

EP 52: Erik Klint Swedish Faroese Fanatic

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.

May 18, 201021 min

EP 51: Scally on Gunnar Nielsen

In this episode, we speak with David Scally about Gunnar Nielsen's historic 17 minutes playing for Manchester City.

May 05, 201011 min

EP 50: Sirkus and Faroese Club Culture

On Episode 50, we talk about club culture in the Faroe Islands, and learn how the Icelandic volcano has affected life in the Faroes.

Apr 28, 201019 min

EP 48: Film Director Jim Brown

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.

Mar 30, 201016 min

EP 47: Kristian Blak, Part 2

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.

Mar 23, 201020 min

EP 46: Kristian Blak, Part 1

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.

Mar 16, 201026 min

EP 45: The Preview Podcast

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.

Mar 09, 20108 min

EP 44: Faroese Rowing

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.

Mar 03, 201013 min

EP 43: Faroese at SXSW

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.

Feb 23, 201023 min

EP 42: Threes Anna

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.

Feb 16, 201019 min

EP 41: David Scally, the Plot Thickens

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.

Feb 09, 201039 min

EP 40: David Scally and the Trawler Trip

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.

Feb 02, 201027 min

EP 39: Faroese Airlines--Atlantic Airways

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.

Jan 26, 201022 min

EP 37: Stanley Samuelsen Performance

This special edition of the podcast features music and conversation with Faroese musician and composer Stanley Samuelsen. It's really, really good.

Jan 12, 201033 min

EP 35: Radio in the Faroes

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.

Jan 05, 201027 min

Christmas Bonus Podcast

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.

Dec 25, 200910 min

EP 34: Advertising in the Faroes

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.

Dec 22, 200926 min

EP 33: Faroese Bands, Faroese Language

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.

Dec 08, 200924 min

EP 32: Faroese Country Music

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.

Nov 23, 200932 min

EP 31: Family Reunion

In this episode, we talk with an American who is in the Faroe Islands visiting family, and take a trip to the bird cliffs.

Nov 09, 200919 min

EP 30: Faroese Filmmaking

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.

Oct 26, 200924 min

EP 29: Marius Performance

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.

Oct 12, 200928 min

EP 28: The Whaling Edition

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.

Sep 28, 200940 min

EP 27: Linda Andrews

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.

Sep 21, 200923 min

EP 26: Internet in the Faroes

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.

Sep 14, 200919 min

EP 25: Chad L. Coleman, "Buzz Aldrin" film

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.

Sep 03, 200919 min
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