Updates Week 04 - 2010

Update Sunday 31 Jan 2010: A Scottish Painter In Love With The Faroes Read Blogs: Jan Pattison is from Scotland and a Graduate from the painting school of the famous Glasgow School of Art. She has developed a love of the unique atmosphere and scenery in the Faroes. Jan and her half Faroese husband Peter have a summer house in Eiði where she has a studio and can fulfil her dream of frequent visits to the Faroes working on her paintings. View more of Jan's paintings here: www.janpattison.co.uk  Update Saturday 30 Jan 2010: Most Scenic Stadiums In The World "The Faroe Islands Premier League (Vodafonedeildin) is home to some of the most spectacular stadium settings in the entire world. Here are a few scenic stadium pictures and videos from the first and second divisions of the Faroese leagues." Read more at: www.thebesteleven.com Dutch Writer researches In The Faroe Islands Read Blogs: Threes Anna is a writer and director from the Netherlands who works in three fields; literature, film and theatre. In January and February 2010 she's in the Faroe Islands to do a research for a new novel. You can follow this trip in a series of weblogs here: www.threesanna.com. Update Friday 29 Jan 2010 Faroese Band Onion Tree in the Semifinals of TBNS - The Best New Song In The World Music Scene: The song "Solitude" by the Faroese band Onion Tree has reached the semifinals in the international song contest: The Best New Song In The World Read more about the Song Contest here: www.thebestnewsong.com - Listen to the song Solitude here: http://www.thebestnewsong.com/en/listen/songs?songs=list&id=371 A little vid about Eydna Faroes on Film: Eydna í Homrum is a marine biologist at the Faroe Marine Research Institute. She researches the connection between pollack on the continental shelf and the marine environment they live in, including environmental fluctuations over the last 50 years. Through her work she is helping to produce knowledge on marine resources and their susceptibility. Watch the vid about Eydna. (Source: Denmark.dk) Update Wednesday 27 jan 2010: An Englishman in the Faroe Islands Photo Safari: Peter Pattison is an Scottish Photographer who lives in the UK but has a summer house in the village of Eiði on the island of Eysturoy. His Faroese mother met a Scottish soldier during World War II and they became a family. Pattison is a graduate of Glasgow School of Art, and handles private and commercial photography commissions. Go to Peter Pattison's Faroe Photo Album New Section: Read Blogs Read Blogs: Added a whole new section with blogs and personal webistes about the Faroe Islands. Canada Warns The Faroes Read Articles: Canada warns Faroes and Greenland on overfishing of Altantic shrimp - 27 Jan 2010 12:00 TheCanadian Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Gail Shea, has taken action against overfishing of Division 3L shrimp by Faroese and Greenlandic fishing vessels in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Regulatory Area (NRA). Read more at: www.fishnewseu.com Update Tuesday 26 Jan 2010: Happy Birthday To The Faroe Islands Podcast! Listen to Podcasts: Episode 39 is out! The Faroe Islands Podcast has now existed for one year! Happy Birthday! On this week's podcast, Matthew Workman finishes his conversation with Magni Arge, the CEO of Atlantic Airways. The Podcast also checks in on a Faroese singer's progress on X Factor, and takes a fond look back at the last year. Guest: Magni Arge (www.atlantic.fo) A Long Awaited Holiday Read Articles > Blog Comments: Sebastian's blog: A long-awaited holiday to the Faroe Islands!: "Along with sheep, and by far their richest resource, they have the North Atlantic (which happens to be one of the cleanest bodies of water in the world). It’s positively stuffed full of fish and whales, both of which have been farmed for hundreds of years. They also eat seabirds, like puffins — but don’t worry, they’ve been sustainably hunted for 300 years and there are millions of them up there." Sebastian Anthony Update Monday 25 Jan 2010: Faroe Islands Hospitality Read Articles > Blog Comments about the Faroes: BabyBloomr Blog: "It dang near killed Madi to not be able to go with her dad this time, but we are hoping we can travel there again as a family before too long. It really is a magical place... Madi says it looks like Narnia". Read more at Tori's blog. Tori is Russ Taff's wife - the famous christian music artist.