Benni Hemm Hemm, Alasdair Roberts & The Reykjavík Wind Ensemble @ Icelandic Opera 3. June 2010

Ryk á Book

Benni Hemm Hemm, Alasdair Roberts & The Reykjavík Wind Ensemble
@ Reykjavík Arts Festival
3. June 2010 @ 20:00
@ The Icelandic Opera, Reykjavík
Admission: 2900 IKR

Icelandic & Scots are woven together in this brand new piece by Benni Hemm Hemm. The Reykjavík Wind Ensemble sneaks in between words, occasionally taking control and blowing the roof off.
Conducted by Tryggvi M. Baldvinsson

Another performance @ Akureyri @ AIM Festival on 5. June @ 3 pm

Ryk á Book is an hour long piece in 11 parts by Benedikt H. Hermannsson. Icelandic and Scots are woven together, making up a language which sounds familiar yet conveys no obvious understandable meaning. The two singers, Benedikt H. Hermannsson and Alasdair Roberts, sing very personal words in their native languages – at times they morph each other out, at others they help each other and magnify the meaning of the words. The Reykjavík Wind Ensemble is a stable ground under the songs, sneaking in between words and occasionally taking control and blowing the roof off.

Alasdair Roberts is a Scottish folk singer, guitarist and writer of songs. Active for the past 15 years in Glasgow, he releases records on the Chicago based Drag City label and has collaborated widely with musicians from all kinds of backgrounds. In 2010 he´ll release a collection of traditional ballads entitled Too long in this condition and is currently writing new material.
More information here
Benni Hemm Hemm Live @ Spot Festival Showcase (21. May 2010)
Video by Vasilis
www.youtube.com/v/PmTyUPRFIUU&hl&fmt=18

BHH Website