Updates Week 09 - 2010

Saturday Mar 06, 2010: Anna Still In The Run In Danish X-Factor Music News: Anna Nygaard, Faroese singer, performed at Danish X-Factor 2010 Live Show 4 Friday evening with the big UK hit American Boy - and won the hearts of the Danish people again. This week she was the first to go through to the next round.  Watch another amazing performance by Anna - with rapper Kuku Agami - HERE. Travelling to the Faroes: Sailing with Smyril Line's ferry Norrøna Faroes On Film Would you like to experience the Faroes? And would you like to know how to get there? One of the travel options is sailing with Smyril Line's ferry Norrøna. Get an impression of the journey in the new video from Smyril Line which can be seen here: Watch the vid here. Timelapse Photography From The Faroe Islands Time-lapse photography is a cinematography technique whereby each film frame is captured at a rate much slower than it will be played back. When replayed at normal speed, time appears to be moving faster and thus lapsing. Time-lapse photography can be considered to be the opposite of high speed photography. View some examples of Time Lapse Photography from the Faroe Islands HERE. Friday Mar 05, 2010: Interview With Singer/Songwriter Guðrið Hansdóttir Music News: Spinner - Singer-songwriter Gudrid Hansdottir has been gracing Scandinavia with her floaty, soulful blend of pop and folk since her solo debut in 2007. The Faroe Islands native released her second album -- 'The Sky is Opening' -- in June 2009, and the record earned her Album of the Year from the Faroese Planet Awards. Spinner recently spoke with Hansdottir about her upcoming SXSW performance. Listen to her music here: http://www.myspace.com/gudridhansdottir Read the interview here: www.spinner.com Football: The Premier League in the Faroes Read Articles: Nordic Football - The Faroes founded their own Premier League, now known as Vodafonedeildin, in 1942. The league boasts ten clubs and operates off a system whereby two teams are relegated and promoted every season. Lets have a closer look at the teams that compete in this league and face the endless task of trying to woo bigger crowds away from watching English football on their armchairs and into their stadiums. Read the article here: www.nordicfootball.info Wednesday Mar 03, 2010: Row Row Row Your Boat Listen To Podcasts: Podcast episode 44 is out! On this week's podcast, we learn a little about Faroese rowing, check in on Anna Nygaard's progress on Denmark's X-Factor, and contemplate the view from Tinganes. You can listen on iTunes or download the file directly here: http://media.libsyn.com/media/faroepodcast/Podcast_44.mp3 Britain claims Rockall - again Read Articles: BBC - Surrounded by rich fishing grounds and oil reserves, Rockall is about 25 metres wide at its base and stands 70 feet tall. It is a disputed territory with three other countries - Ireland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands - also claiming sovereignty of the area."We landed [on Rockall] in 1955... We raised the flag and put the Queen's plaque on there claiming it for Britain and the disputes been going on continuously ever since," said Andy. Andy Strangeway sailing towards Rockall in 2008."While researching this it came to my attention that the Queen's plaque is no longer on there. So we obviously need it back up there as soon as possible." Read the article here: news.bbc.co.uk