Elves, epic poetry, sheep milk and murder... welcome to the world of Icelandic folk music! This episode features an interview with Bára Grímsdóttir and Chris Foster, two of the most accomplished performers of Icelandic folk music, and experts on rímur chanting, a form dating from middle ages, with its ancestry in the Icelandic Sagas and Eddas.

Music:
Opening theme: Forest March by Sylvia Woods
Heyr Himna Smiður by Anneke van Giersbergen & Árstíðir
Icelandic Folk Songs: I. Iceland, Land of Prosperity by Duo Landon
Icelandic Folk Songs: VIII. The Virgin by Duo Landon
Nafnaþula by Sólveig Indriðadóttir
Haustið Nálgast by Steindór Andersen & Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Interview:
Vorvísur by Steindor Andersen
Kveðið Við Spuna by Funi (Bára Grímsdóttir & Chris Foster)
Göngu-Hrólfsrímur by Helgi Einarsson
Ríma Afhent by Bára Grímsdóttir
Stóð ég við Öxará by Eddukórinn
Gott Ár Oss Gefi (Give us a Good Year) by Funi (Bára Grímsdóttir & Chris Foster) --interview end
Krummavísur by Þrjú á Palli
Íslandsklukkur by Íslandsklukkur
Móðir Mín Í Kví Kví by Guðrún Jóhanna Ólafsdóttir
Olafur Liljuros by Ö Barna
Stóðum tvö í túni by Ryan Koons
Þat Mælti Mín Móðir by Feðranna Frægð
Mitt var starfid by Bára Grímsdóttir


For more about Funi:
http://www.funi-iceland.com/
https://funi.bandcamp.com/

and the Kvæðamannafélagið Iðunn(Idunn society):
http://rimur.is/
https://www.facebook.com/rimur.is/