But what I discovered last year while attending the festival, is that even with its wealth of opportunities to enjoy new music amid gorgeous venues, during a festival that — instead of building ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. Once a year, artists and music lovers from around the globe descend on an island in the middle of the North Atlantic ...

Just over 60 miles from the Arctic Circle, in the northern climes of Iceland, lies the town of Akureyri. While it may be a bit hard to pronounce, Akureyri is fast becoming known as the Arctic Abbey ...

The land of fire and ice is one of the least populated countries on Earth, perhaps for good reason. With 10 percent of the nation a literal glacier and thirty active volcanoes dotting the island, the ...

Iceland remains one of the most mysterious and wonderful places on planet earth, so it's no surprise that some of the world's best music is also emerging from there. Between the huge success of Sigur ...

Icelandic musician Önnu Jónu Son released an album partly written during a period of loss and addiction, and partly while looking back on his recovery and search for happiness. ONNU JONU SON: (Singing ...

Every morning at 9 a.m., BAFTA-winning and Emmy-nominated Icelandic composer Atli Örvarsson pads in stockinged feet downstairs to his home recording studio. The man behind the music for the Apple TV+ ...

In Norse mythology, Gróa is a seer and a goddess of knowledge, but when you listen to the Icelandic trio who share her name, you’ll wonder if she isn’t a little punk rock too. Two teenage sisters, ...

Taste of Iceland 2025, organized by Inspired by Iceland, returns to Toronto from Thursday, November 20, through Saturday, November 22. The cultural festival celebrates Iceland with events across the ...

Mounted high on the wall in Elín Hall’s Reykjavík kitchen is a pair of white horns, picked up from a Red Cross thrift store in the city. They’re a nod to her grandfather, who once shot a reindeer by ...