Updates Week 06 - 2010

Update Sunday 14 Feb 2010: Canada closes ports to Faroe Islands and Greenland Read Articles: by Adrian Wyld/TCPI/The Canadian Press, Feb. 14, 2010 "OTTAWA — Canada is closing its ports to fishing boats from the Faroe Islands and Greenland because of their refusal to accept international shrimp quotas, Federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea announced Sunday. The ban takes effect Monday. "We have acted in good faith for several years to try to resolve this issue, to no avail," Shea said in a statement. Read the article here: www.ctv.ca Update Saturday 13 Feb 2010: Copenhagen Fashion Week 2010: Faroese Designers Get Good Reviews Fashion, Slow and Rare: Guðrun & Guðrun by Kai Andersen, Feb 13, 2010 "Gudrun & Gudrun’s Autumn/Winter 2010 showing in Copenhagen reminded me that style doesn’t always originate in the world’s urban centers, an idea that we should take more to heart in the Pacific region. Gudrun & Gudrun, in fact, comes from the very antipodes of the fashion capitals. The label was founded by two women from the Faroe Islands, a remote chain of islands in the North Atlantic with a population of just 45,000 with a language closely related to Old Norse. The label’s unique look comes from the isolation of the Faroe Islands paired with an occasional burst of energy from Europe." Read the article here: kailahawaii.com - Hawaiian Netmagazine And about G&G Kidswear here: kailahawaii.com/2010/02/13/gudrun_gudrun_kids/ bARBARA i gONGINI "Barbara I Gongini, originally from the Faroe Islands ... showed her 2nd runway show this season. The collection featured architectural hair and body paint. The choreography was one of the most complicated and well executed I've seen in some time. For this season, Gongini referenced and exploration of 2 and 3 dimension and experimenting with how to create garments using the fewest incisions possible." Read more here:  dianepernet.typepad.com "Barbara i Gongini was an another interesting name ... A particular ongoing motif is her knitted tulle pieces which were the talking points of the collection. Based on the knitting tradition of the Faroe Islands, an agressive volume is created with endless lengths of tulle. In a largely black collection, the tulle also provided the only flash of dramatic colour in fluro pink and bright yellow." Read more here: www.dazeddigital.com Update Friday 12 Feb 2010: Faroese Stories Told On Stamps Links: Faroese stamps are an exciting treasure chest for stamp collectors and others interested in Faroese history, geography, nature, mythology and foklore. Faroese stamps are a popular collector's item all over the world. Here are some interesting links if you want to know more about Faroese stamps and what they tell about the Faroe Islands. www.stamps.fo - About Faroese stamps in general. www.faroestamps.fo - About stamps picturing Faroese History, Geography and Nature www.faroeartstamps.fo - About stamps picturing Faroese Art and Culture www.tjatsi.fo - About stamps picturing Faroese Mythology and Folklore www.topoftheworld.nu - A site for philatelists interested in Faroese stamps (Section of a Nordic site). Update Thursday 11 Feb 2010: Trailer: Singing People - The Young Generation Faroes On Film: Singing People is a 30-minutes documentary filmed in the summer 2008 about the young generation´s identity on the Faroes. Between the dark winters and short summers, the traditions and the modern life, there´s something that brings them all together: Music! Watch the trailer! Update Wednesday 10 Feb 2010: New Section: Watch Webcams As you might have noticed already we have added a whole new section to this webpage. View the link in the menu to the left: Watch Webcams. Update Tuesday 9 Feb 2010: The Faroe Adventure Of A Football Fan - II Listen To Podcasts: Episode 41 is out! In the last episode Matthew Workman interviewed Manchester City football team's fan Dave Scally who became a celebrity in the Faroe Islands after his intrepid North Atlantic pilgrimage. Podcast 41 is featuring more with David Scally. Guest: Dave Scally Faroe Islands in group C in the UEFA 2012 Read Articles: Follow the  Uefa Euro 2012 qualifying draw - as it happened. Read this article about all the plastic ball-by-plastic ball action as Europe's national sides learned their fate in Warsaw. Read here: www.guardian.co.uk/football Update Monday 8 feb 2010: Synarchy Releases Two New Songs On MySpace Music News: Faroese heavy metal band Synarchy who's motto is: "Live and breathe for the Metal" just posted the demos of two of the featured songs from the upcoming album "Scars of Gratitude" up on Myspace! The 12-track album is currently being mixed and mastered at Hansen studios in Denmark. Check out "Beyond My Wreckage" and "Scars of Gratitude" to preview what's to come!