pastime

interests and freelance work

Elin is passionate about the internet and keeps herself constantly up-to-date with online trends.

Elin is the webmaster and web editor for the website www.faroeislandsreview.com - a hub on the internet for everyone interested in current information about the Faroe Islands - a work she does on a voluntary basis in her spare time. The site contains an abundance of videos, photos, articles, podcasts and other information - all about the Faroe Islands.

She has written numerous features and reviews for Danish and Faroese newspapers.

She sometimes writes art, music, film and theatre reviews.

She was webmaster and web editor for the website www.fo-dk.dk – a website about the relationship between the Faroe Islands and Denmark first published in April, 2000. This voluntary work stopped after 4 years due to other commitments.

She has worked on various projects involving advertising campaigns and market research. This has resulted in various publications, mainly about marketing consultancy.

music and theatre

Since 1964 Elin has been active as a music composer and singer. She released the album Nalja on MC in 1988, and on CD in 1998, together with Kári Jacobsen. In 2010 she will release an album again. Read about it at www.fljod.com. Click also here to read more about Elin's musical career and hear some of her songs.

Elin has been active in local theatre life, as a performer and organiser, at Tórshavns Jazz Society since its foundation in 1975. She was one of the founders and a board member of the society in the first years.

Elin has arranged concerts and was a co-founder of music- and composer societies in Torshavn.

She has performed in musical theatre pieces such as Seymistovan at the Tórshavn Theatre (1978) and The Lost Musicians, a play based on the novel by William Heinesen, at the Nordic House in Tórshavn (1993).

radio, tv and film

Elin toured the Faroe Islands as a revue singer for three years (1975-1978). These performances were part of the weekly Saturday night entertainment show on the Faroese radio.

She has made music videos and music programmes on a freelance basis for Faroese TV and radio since 1975.

She has produced various radio programmes since 1975, including a series of nine programmes about the history of jazz and a six-part radio play for children. She produced and played in various radio plays, produced children’s shows, recited several children’s books and sung several children’s songs in the radio.