Elves, epic poetry, sheep milk and murder... welcome to the world of Icelandic folk music! This episode features an interview with Bára Grímsdóttir and Chris Foster, two of the most accomplished performers of Icelandic folk music, and experts on rímur chanting, a form dating from middle ages, with its ancestry in the Icelandic Sagas and Eddas.

Music:

Opening theme: Forest March by Sylvia Woods

Heyr Himna Smiður by Anneke van Giersbergen & Árstíðir

Icelandic Folk Songs: I. Iceland, Land of Prosperity by Duo Landon

Icelandic Folk Songs: VIII. The Virgin by Duo Landon

Nafnaþula by Sólveig Indriðadóttir

Haustið Nálgast by Steindór Andersen & Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson

Interview:

Vorvísur by Steindor Andersen

Kveðið Við Spuna by Funi (Bára Grímsdóttir & Chris Foster)

Göngu-Hrólfsrímur by Helgi Einarsson

Ríma Afhent by Bára Grímsdóttir

Stóð ég við Öxará by Eddukórinn

Gott Ár Oss Gefi (Give us a Good Year) by Funi (Bára Grímsdóttir & Chris Foster) --interview end

Krummavísur by Þrjú á Palli

Íslandsklukkur by Íslandsklukkur

Móðir Mín Í Kví Kví by Guðrún Jóhanna Ólafsdóttir

Olafur Liljuros by Ö Barna

Stóðum tvö í túni by Ryan Koons

Þat Mælti Mín Móðir by Feðranna Frægð

Mitt var starfid by Bára Grímsdóttir

For more about Funi:

http://www.funi-iceland.com/

https://funi.bandcamp.com/

and the Kvæðamannafélagið Iðunn(Idunn society):

http://rimur.is/

https://www.facebook.com/rimur.is/