Eivør Pálsdóttir

Eivør Pálsdóttir | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 20, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: The Orchard
• ASIN: B00005AMKZ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #709,445 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Faroese Blues and Bliss, September 28, 2003

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This review is from: Eivør Pálsdóttir (Audio CD)

I first heard Eivor Paldsottir performing at a recent tourism conference in Torshavn. She sang songs in both Faroese and English, ranging from traditional folk songs to modern country music. Eivor's powerfully smokey voice brought life to all the songs she sung. I was enchanted to hear more, so I bought her CD. I have enjoyed listening to it, and it has enchanted many of my coworkers as well. This is an album of Faroese and Danish folk songs performed with a jazz and blues influence. The mixture is beautiful- the minor keys and percussions of Faroese traditional music lend itself perfectly to jazz and blues. The first song on the album is my favorite, but I also enjoyed the haunting rendition of some traditional Faroese chain dance songs. Eivor blended in her own mystical jazz rendition of these songs against a backdrop of the original Faroese style: verses sung acapella by a group of chain dancers as they dance, the sound of their stamping feet providing a unique percussion. This fusion of modern jazz and Medieval chain dance music was exquisite. The Faroese people are splendid for combining the influences of their past to create something tastefully modern, whether it be fashion, music or architecture. This album shows how skilfully this can be done. Eivor and her band display a powerful love of their country's music, bought to life through their own jazz/blues medium. Eivor herself is a refreshing alternative to the materialistic image-driven teenage and twenty something artists you usually see. It is nice to see someone in this generation excel through her own sensually elegant approach. She reminds me of Norah Jones with her subtly passionate approach. I hope we hear more from Eivor aned her colleagues in the future.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Old and new meet in the North Atlantic, June 24, 2008

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C. Sprecher "bibliothecarius" (Tehama County, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eivør Pálsdóttir (Audio CD)

I really love Eivør's debut CD. She mixes her own unique vocal style with elements of jazz and modern composition, all while staying true to her Faroese roots. Only four stars because the CD is not "entirely" Eivør...one track contains an ensemble of men singing a kvøði (old ballad), and another is a Danish hymn sung by an older man. But still good music!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Superb artist, June 10, 2005

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Stuypens "stuypi" (Belgium) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eivør Pálsdóttir (Audio CD)

The artist has a very great voice and the songs are (even if I understand nothing) pleasant to listen. The guitarist on the CD is also from a very high level.

1 remark: There's a man who's singing a little bit in song 7 and whole the song 12, and that's a pitty, as he's not so skillful as Eivor.

That's the reason why I rate it only 4 stars.

Stuypi from Belgium.