GUÐRIÐ HANSDÓTTIR
Way out in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, between Iceland and Scotland, is a cluster of 18 small islands called the Faroe Islands. Thats where Gudrid Hansdóttir was born and raised. Her music is a Lilith Fair-worthy blend of chamber pop and perky folk-rock and the past years she ́s been performing in Europe and USA. Gudrid started singing at an early age and shared a high interest in Music. She loved going through her father’s vinyl records and she discovered great artists like Kate Bush, Dolly Parton, Jethro Tull and Jimi Hendrix. Her father was a highly skilled guitar player on the Faroes and on Gudrid ́s 14th birthday he taught her a couple of guitar chords and she started writing songs of her own and the rest is history.
Gudrid has released 6 solo albums and is also a member of the popular electro pop duo BYRTA. Five years on from her last solo record, she has returned with a powerful, personal and emotional album titled “Gult myrkur”(Yellow Darkness). Gudrid has been performing and recording her own music since the millennium and has never shied away from beating her own path. On her new album she opens up an eerie universe of soundscapes illuminated by her warm, charismatic vocals, and by soft acoustics and light electronic rhythms.
Gudrid ́s passion for poetry led her to the doorstep of Lív María Róadóttir Jæger, a Faroese poet who happily agreed to collaborate on the album. Lív invaluably contributes words to all nine songs. Gult myrkur is a ray of light in darkness; with songs about daily life, about sorrow and loss and young love and happiness. The album was released April 2022. Guðrið is currently working on a new album which will be released in September 2024.
Atlantikup imarpiata qeqqani, Islandip aammalu Scotlandip akorngani, qeqertaararpassuaqarpoq 18-nit Savalimmiuniuk taagutilinnik. Tassa tassani Gudrid Hansdóttirwas inunngorlunilu peroriartorpoq. Nipilersoriaasaa Lilith Fair-imut naleqqulluartuuvoq tassa popimut aammalu perky folk-rockimut akuleruteqqagami, ukiunilu kingullerni Europami USA-milu nipilersornikuuvoq. Gudrid ukiukittunnguullunili erinarsortalerpoq, nipilersortarnerullu silarsuaanut soqutiginnittorujussuulluni. Ataatami vinyliutai misissussallugit nuannarisimaqaa, erinarsortartutsialassuillu ilisimalerlugit soorlu Kate Bush, Dolly Parton, Jethro Tull aammalu Jimi Hendrix. Ataataa savalimmiuni guitarertartutsialaasimavoq piginnaaneqarluartoq, Gudridillu 14-niliinerani nipinik tulleriinnik ilinniartippaa, tassanngaanniillu nammineq erinniortalerluni aallartippoq sinneralu oqaluttuaannaavoq.
Gudrid arfinilinnik albuminik kisimiilluni saqqummersitsinikuuvoq, peqataaffigaalugu aamma nuannarineqarluartoq electro pop duo BYRTA nipilersoqatigiit. Kingullermik kisimiilluni saqqummersitsineraniik ukiut tallimat qaangiutereersullu, manna imminut aammalu misigissutsinut tunngasoq album suliaraa qulequtalerlugu “Gult myrkur” (Yellow Darkness- Taarnersuaq sungaartoq). Gudrid ukiut millenniummit aallartimmatali nipilersortarpoq immiussisarlunilu allamullu sangunikuunani aallartikkamili. Albuminimi nutaami silarsuarmut allamut eqqumiitsumut ammaassivoq, tassa kissalaassusaanut, inoqatiminut sunniisinnaanera iminnarnermik qituttumik elektroniskiusumillu rytmilimmik ingiorneqarluni sanasimavaa.
Gudridip taalliorusussuseqarnerata Lív María Róadóttir Jægerimut saatsippaa, tassa savalimmiormioq taalliortartoq albumilioqatiginissaanut suleqataarusunnerminut soqutiginnittoq. Lívilu tassani erinnanut qulingiluanut oqaasertalersuivoq pingaaruteqarluartumik. Gult myrkur tassaavoq taarnersuarmiit qaamaneq qinngornerusoq; ulluinnarni inuuneq pillugu, aliasunneq annaasaqarneq aammalu inuusuttuulluni asanninneq pilluarnerlu. Album saqqummiunneqarpoq aprilimi 2022-imi. Guðrið manna albumimik nutaamik suliaqarpoq, taannalu septemberimi 2024-imi saqqummissalluni.