Taste of Iceland Washington, D.C. - live performances by Eydís Evensen, Arny Margret, LÓN and Hermigervill
Taste of Iceland is an annual event celebrating Icelandic culture across North America. During the festival, you will be able to transport yourself to Iceland through a series of events in celebration of the best of Icelandic culture through food, music, literature, and more.
Enjoy a free concert at the Songbyrd Music House on march 11 from 7:00 - 11:00 pm with a lineup curated by Iceland Airwaves and featuring Icelandic artists Eydís Evensen, Arny Margret, LÓN and DJ Hermigervill.
Schedule:
7:00 PM Doors open
7:00 PM DJ Hermigervill
8:00 PM Árný Margrét
9:00 PM Eydís Evensen
10:00 PM BSÍ
10:40 PM DJ Hermigervill
ARNY MARGRET
Arny Margret is a 20-year-old singer-songwriter from the Westfjords of Iceland. Born and raised in a small town called Ísafjörður, she attended a music school from the age of six, learning to play the piano. When she was 14, she got her first guitar and spent hours and days in her bedroom teaching herself to play it, slowly reaching the confidence to write her own music.
LÓN
With decades of experience in the music industry and a handful of university degrees in music between them, the members of LÓN have played in countless bands and toured Europe and North America. During the 2020 lockdown, three long-time friends and collaborators got together to make music including one of Iceland's most beloved artists, Valdimar Guðmundsson (from Valdimar), with powerhouse performers Ásgeir Aðalsteinsson and Ómar Guðjónsson in new Americana project LÓN.
EYDÍS EVENSEN
In line with the traditions of her homeland Eydís Evensen achieved an outstanding feat of tonal expressiveness with her debut “Bylur” last year. It’s music for lovers and for mourners for cool sunrises as well as October days on which clouds obscure our central star. It’s precisely this delicate ambivalence resonating in Evensen's compositions that shows how far her compositional process has already evolved. Her latest EP "Frost" (2022) puts this to show but also shows that consistent advancement is something she holds very dear.
HERMIGERVILL
A longtime heavyweight of the Icelandic music scene, DJ Hermigervill, multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer has worked with many notable Icelandic artists, produced a multitude of Icelandic number-one hits and released innumerable records under various guises. Hermigervill's unique electronic live act has made crowds big and small dance all over the world.