týsdagur 16. juni 2015síða 79

VOLume 1 summer 2015 31 After this a proper G! Festival started and other festivals around the country have also emerged. Some of them didn’t live very long, but still the islanders and guests in the Faroe Islands have a varied festival programme during the summer. The biggest festival today is the Summar Festivalurin in Klaksvík, which normally hosts famous popp- and rocknames. This year the swedish popp band Roxette is the main attractionn, and previous years the main attractions have been names such as Westlife, The Scorpions, Ronan Keating, Kim Larsen and Twisted Sister. The G! Festival has been held annualy since 2002 and the festival has had a more modern and progressiv programme than other festivals in the islands. Among those performing at the festival have been names such as Europe, Nephew, Lisa Ekdahl, Travis and Blind Boys of Alabama. International musicians Some of the most famous faroese musicians have also made a name of themselves outside the islands. During the latter years these are names such as Týr, Eivør, Teitur, Lena and Hamferð. Teitur After a period as a normal musician in a rockgroup that performed at various arrangements in the Faroe Islands, Teitur Lassen took the step from being the vocalist in a band to performing on his own. In 2003 he signed an international record contract and released his first album abroad. Since then he has regularly been on tour all over the world. Teitur is a recognized songwriter as well as performer abroad, and even if he has settled down in the Faroe Islands, the world around him has always had a firm grip on him. Eivør The most famous female singer in the islands is Eivør Pálsdóttir who is an extraordinary talent. She started her career in a band and in a songcontest, but she soon blossomed into a fantastic solo singer, who then developed into a strong songwriter. There is no doubt that the main instrument in her music is her own voice. She can easily almost hypnotize a whole crowd with her voice and it doesn’t affect her, if she is performing in a small church or on a big stage. Eivør has also performed a lot abroad. Both in Iceland and in Denmark she is well known, and she also impressed on concerts elsewhere in Europe. Teitur