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

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The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.