Snorri Helgason

This week sees the release of Snorri Helgason’s new album Margt býr í þokunni which has been four years in the making.  The 10 songs which make up the album are all based on Icelandic folktales and traditional Icelandic folklore.

Tim Hardin is the focus of a new covers tribute ‘Reason To Believe – The Songs of Tim Hardin’ featuring a host of well respected artists including The Magnetic North, Alela Diane, Smoke Fairies and more.

The fabulous Icelandic Snorri Helgason Trio featuring (with Silla & Gummi) recently recorded an Aretha Franklin’s “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man” during a soundcheck in Paris. Watch it below.

Icelandic indie folk singer/songwriter Snorri Helgason has just released a video for Mockingbird which is taken from his sophomore solo album Winter Sun.

There is a gentle subtlety about Snorri Helgason’s performances, both in his singing and his playing. It also captures some of that classic essence that calls to mind the likes of Neil Young and Harry Nilsson, both of whom he has been compared to. He is currently recording his sophomore solo album with Icelandic indie-pop great Sindri Már Sigfússon (Seabear, Sin Fang) manning the consoles.