Updates Week 05 - 2010

Update Sunday 7 Feb 2010: New Boy Can Make A Faroe Impression Read articles: Unkown Newcastle new boy Joan Simun Edmundsson has been backed to make an impact on Tyneside. Faroe Islands starlet Edmundsson is understood to be arriving on loan at St James’ Park from his local club B68 Toftir until the end of the season with a view to a permanent move. And Faroe Islands’ national coach Brian Kerr believes the 18-year-old forward can earn a long-term stay in the North East. Read more at: www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport Lonely Planet prizes the Faroe Islands Links: Quote: "The proud, stoical Faroese character has been forged from Viking blood, Christian piety, Scandinavian openness and an awe for the humbling nature that’s all around. Few communities this small are so alive with art and the Faroes’ incredibly vibrant music scene is nothing short of astonishing. So even if the weather proves uncooperative, this self-assured little demi-nation is likely to surprise and delight even the most cynical traveller." Read more at: www.lonelyplanet.com/faroe-islands Update Saturday 6 Feb 2010: Pre-selections to Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Music News: Tonight is the big night - both in Denmark and in Iceland - where the final pre-selections will take place! Denmark: Jens Marni - Gloria Listen to Jens Marni Hansen sing the song Gloria - the Faroese participant in "Melodi Grand Prix" the Danish pre-selection to determine the country's representative at the Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo in May 2010.. Listen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=159gAIQcCks Iceland: Jógvan - One More Day Watch Jógvan Hansen sing the song One More Day - the Faroese participant in "Søngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins" the 2nd semi-final at the Icelandic pre-selection to determine the country's representative at the Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo in May 2010. Watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkek77Mscz0 Update Thursday 4 Feb 2010: Jens Marni speaks to Escdaily.com Eurovision Song Contest Pre-Selection in Denmark Music News: Jens Marni is one of the ten participants of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix which will be held this Saturday. The Faroese singer took some time to talk to Escdaily about his participation, his career, his future and of course Eurovision. Read more at: escdaily.com Whale Slaughter Claim Misleading Read Articles: Quote from an Article on the website Opposing Views > Society > Animal Rights: "The recent video depicting the slaughter of long-finned pilot whales in the Faroe Islands was misleading in terms of impact and incorrectly asserted that this was a "rite of passage" for the island's teens." Read the article here: www.opposingviews.com Update Wednesday 3 Feb 2010: TÝR: Video Interview With Heri Joensen Music News: Sheila Doki of Metalholic.com conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Heri Joensen of Faroese Viking metallers TÝR before the band's January 22, 2010 concert at Ridglea Theater in Fort Worth, Texas as the support act for KORPIKLAANI. Watch the chat in two parts HERE. Update Tuesday 2 Feb 2010: The Faroe Adventure Of A Football Fan Listen To Podcasts: Episode 40 is out! Manchester City football team's fan Dave Scally became a celebrity in the Faroe Islands after his intrepid North Atlantic pilgrimage to watch his team in the remote destination ended in a medical emergency. The self-employed gardener was one of a dozen Manchester City fans who embarked on a mammoth journey in the summer 2008 to the remote islands for the Uefa Cup qualifying match against EB Streymur at the beginning. Guest: Dave Scully Eurovision Song Contest 2010 preselection in Iceland: Jógvan Hansen speaks to esctoday.com Music News: In anticipation of the final of Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2010, Iceland's pre-selection to determine the country's representative at the Eurovision Song Contest, esctoday.com provides interviews of all six participants competing for the honour of representing Iceland in Oslo. The national final will be held this Saturday, February 6th. The series of interviews kicks off with Jógvan Hansen. Find out what he had to say:  www.esctoday.com Update Monday 1 Feb 2010: Páll Fangi - The 3rd Feature Film In Faroese Faroes On Film: View the trailer to one of the first three feature films in Faroese language - Páll Fangi - written, directed and produced by the Spaniard Miguel Marín Hidalgo in 1977. Hidalgo spent 6 years in the Faroe Islands in the 70'ies. Blog en Español: El Cuaderno Del Feroés Read Blogs: Un Blog dedicado a la difusión de la cultura Feroesa en Castellano. Mariano González Campo (Murcia, 1968) es licenciado en Filosofía Pura por la Universidad de Murcia, B.Ph.Isl. en Filología Islandesa por la Universidad de Islandia y titulado en lengua y cultura feroesas por la Universidad de las Islas Feroe. Ha realizado estudios de Antropología y Arqueología en las Universidades de Murcia, Granada, Gotlandia e Islandia. Visite su blog aquí: cuadernoferoes.blogspot.com Fishing Dispute Heats Up Read Articles: The conflict between Canada and Denmark is heating up over the northern shrimp. Federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea has blasted Denmark for alleged overfishing by the Faroese and Greenlandic fleet in international waters off the coast of Newfoundland, which "sets a dangerous precedent that could impact conservation of the species," the Canadian government said in a statement last week. Read more here: www.nationalpost.com. Or here: www.vocm.com