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Update Sunday 17 Jan 2010:
The Middle Of Nowhere
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Added
Iceland Review, 2007: The Faroe Islands, The Middle of
Nowhere - by Sara Blask Perhaps old news but nevertheless an interesting read:
"Caught in the North Atlantic between Iceland and
Norway, the Faroe Islands may mean “sheep islands,” but
take a road trip and you'll realize there’s more to this
archipelago than its name reveals."
Faroe Business Reports
Read Articles:
Added links to two PDF-files:
Faroe Business Report 2008 and
Annual Business Report 2007 (The Business Report
2009 was never published)
Faroese American Blog
Links:
Added a blog by an half Faroese/half American about the Faroes.
Go to
faroeusa.blogspot.com
Update Saturday 16 Jan 2010:
The Singing Sensation Anna Nygaard
The Music Scene:
Three Faroese
music artists perform at three different big song contests at the
moment. Read more at "The Music Scene" page. W Watch
one fo them, the Singing Sensation, Faroese singer Anna Nygaard, sing at the Danish X-Factor
Show here:
Course in Faroese Language
Links:
Fancy a course in Faroese language? Go to "A
Language Course for Beginners" at
www.stidin.fo
Far Away In The Faroes
Read Articles:
The Post.ie - The Sunday Business Post Online, Ireland,
3 Jan 2010: Far Away in the Faroes "Although the young generations mostly go to Denmark for
the several years of their university life, a surprising
90 per cent of them return to settle down. Having spent
an all too brief four days there, it was easy to see why
they would be reluctant to leave, even for the bright
lights of Copenhagen."
Update Friday 15 Jan 2010:
William Heinesen's Birthday
Read Articles - Blog Comments About The Faroe
Islands:
Peter Anderson at Pete Lit, 15 Jan 2010: "It's the
birthday of Faroe Islands' most famous writer, Andreas
William Heinesen."
ORKA - The Band That Plays Fence Poles
The Music Scene:
The Faroese
experimantal rock band ORKA
will perform today at the main scene, Grand Theatre, at the big
Eurosonic Festival in Groningen, Nederlands. Read more on the
Music Scene page .
Update Thursday 14 Jan 2010:
Music Artist Stanley Samuelsen on American TV
The Music Scene: Stanley Samuelsen
Faroese singer and guitar virtuoso, played at the Morning TV Show
in My Fox, Austin, this morning. View here:
Spectacular Views
Photo Safari:
Another Flickr Photo Stream by Michele D'Amico, an
environmental scientist from Milan in Italy who has been
hiking places in the Faroes with the most spectacular views .
Two New Blogs
Read Blogs:
Two new blogs about the
Faroe Islands with beautiful pictures .
Update Wednesday 13 Jan 2010:
Funny Cartoon About Poor Faroes
Read Articles - Other Comments:
A comic cartoon about the poor Faroes! On ArtDeviant -
by humon.
Studying In The Faroes
Links:
Would you like to study in the Faroes? View a brief
description of the Faroese educational system intended
to provide an overview over what kind/type of educations
and educational institution are available in the Faroe
Islands.
ORKA - Music With Objects From A Barn
Read Blogs:
Sointula Blog: Orka, or the beauty of instruments found
in a Faroese barn How many musicians from the Faroe Islands do we know? If
we think very hard, we might come up with Teitur, the
singer, the king of melodic singer-songwriter
quirkyness. But there´s more. There´s Orka. Who started
making music with objects they found in a barn.
Update Tuesday 12 Jan 2010:
Interview And Live Music With Guitar Virtuoso Stanley Samuelsen
Listen To Podcasts:
Episode 37 - This special edition of the podcast
features music and talk with Faroese musician and
composer Stanley Samuelsen. Stanley recorded exclusive
live versions of some of his songs for this podcast.
This one's not to be missed.
Update Monday 11 Jan 2010:
The Land Of Extreme Contrasts
Climate/Seasons:
New links to
two YouTube videos that show the extreme contrasts
between calm and stormy weather.
A Young Dutch In The Faroes
Photo Safari:
New link to the incredibly beatiful Photo Stream on
Flickr by the Dutchman Felix van de Gein .
Bird Life Expert Jens-Kjeld Jensen
Flora/Fauna:
Information
about (and links to) the bird life expert Jens Kjeld
Jensen who lives on the island of Nólsoy -
www.jens-kjeld.info
.
Campaigning's Effects On Pilot Whaling
Pilot Whaling:
Some more facts on the list - e.g. about the effects of
campaigns against Pilot whaling.
New Names On The Act List
The Music Scene:
New names on the list: Kristleif Zachariassen and Róin
Siggertson (roWan)
Faroe Friend's Societies
Links:
New links to Faroe
Friend's Societies in Sweden and in Germany.
Update Sunday 10 Jan 2010:
Stunning Photos From The Faroes
Photo Safari:
Made a list
with links to several photo archives that can be found
on the net with pictures from the Faroe Islands - with
exsamples of some stunningly beatiful photo s.
Music Categories On The Act List
The Music Scene:
The list of musicians and bands has categories now. I
also put three new names on the list: Jákup Lind Dam,
Fróđi Hansen and The Reverends.
Wikipedia On The Faroe Islands
Links:
Several new links to Faroe related topics on Wikipedia -
about the Faroe Islands generally (in different
languages), Faroese people, Faroese language, Faroese
alphabet, Faroese currency - and not least Faroese
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