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Svavar Knútur is the stage name of Icelandic singer-songwriter Svavar Knútur Kristinsson, from the Westfjords.[1] He sings in Icelandic and English,[2] Svavar Knútur collaborated with Czech singer-songwriter Markéta Irglová on his album Ölduslóð (way of waves). Svavar Knútur has in recent years toured extensively around Europe as well as doing some touring of Australia and North America. Svavar Knútur is one of the founding members and curators of the Melodica festival, curating the Reykjavík branch of the festival. In the German town of Schleswig Svavar Knútur has played multiple times on the Norden Festival in 2018 and 2019.
Album history
Svavar has released four solo albums beginning in 2009 with Kvöldvaka (Songs by the Fire.) In 2010, he presented Amma (Songs for my Grandmother,) and in 2012 his Ölduslóð (Way of Waves).
In 2015 "Brot (The Breaking)" was released.
Svavar's latest album is "Ahoy! Side A", which was released via Dimma and Nordic Notes in September 2018. A story of new beginnings and the challenges of a new world. It contains five new songs and four "Repaintings" of older songs.
Discography
- Kvöldvaka (Songs by the fire) (Dimma, 2009)
- Amma (Songs for my Grandmother) (Beste! Unterhaltung, 2010)
- Glæður With Kristjana Stefáns (Dimma, 2011)
- Ölduslóð (Way of Waves) (Beste! Unterhaltung, 2012)
- Songs of Weltschmerz, Waldeinsamkeit and Wanderlust EP (Beste! Unterhaltung; Dimma, 2015)
- Brot (The Breaking) (Nordic Notes, 2015)
- My Goodbye Lovelies (Nordic Notes, 2017)
- AHOY! SIDE A (Nordic Notes, 2018)
- Morgunn (Acoustic Version) Single (2020)
- Bil (Between) EP (Nordic Notes, 2020)
- Faðmlög With Kristjana Stefáns (Nordic Notes, 2020)
- The tide is rising - Single (2021)
- Hope and Fortune - Single feat. Irish Mythen (2021)
External links
- Official website
- Svavar Knútur discography at Discogs
- Spotify account
- Youtube profile
- Instagram account
- Twitter account
- Bandcamp profile
References
- Van Hooste, Wim (30 September 2012). "Svavar Knútur "Ölduslóð"". Icelandic Music Review. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- Gunnarsson, Valur (28 February 2013). "Svavar Knútur: Ölduslóð". The Reykjavík Grapevine. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
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