Out of the Ashes. Trubatrix arrives in the Uk presenting a showcase of female Icelandic singers.

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Out of the Ashes. Trubatrix arrives in the Uk
Showcasing Icelandic female singer/songwriters
One night only in London before appearing at the Great Escape Festival

Elíza Newman
signed to Bjork’s label, recently appeared on Al Jazeera tv to help people pronounce the name Eyjafjallajokull , the volcano causing the flight disturbance. She wrote a short song on her Ukulele to explain it better , simply called Eyjafjallajokull and it became an instant hit on Al Jazeera , one of their most popular pieces ever . The song also became an overnight hit on the Internet with over 174.000 hits in three days and counting. The song has been featured in the New York Times , Huffington post , The Daily Telegraph and countless other websites all over the world in the last week and radio stations have asked for a recorded version of the song as soon as possible.
www.myspace.com/elizanewman
Of Monsters and Men :
"Nanna is the lead singer and guitarist from the Icelandic band Of monsters and men, a four piece band that first brought attention
to themselves after winning this years Icelandic battle of the bands, the main platform for up-and-coming Icelandic bands since 1982.
The band/Nanna plays dreamy folk-music with a touch of pop. She will be performing some of her own and the bands songs.
www.myspace.com/ofmonstersandmenmusic

Halla Nordfjord:
This young girl bursted into the singer/songwriter scene in Iceland
and resembles artists like Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Bon Iver and Ane
Brun. Playing delicate tunes on her guitar combined with a voice as
that of the calm night breeze gives her that magical extra something
-- to spark a truly unique sound. Lately she's been active in the
acoustic scene and captured, without ease, the hearts of the masses.
She has played at various festivals in Iceland, f.ex. Icelandic
Airwaves, Melodica Acoustic Festival and toured around the country
with Trúbatrix when celibrating their first album, trúbatrix taka 1.
www.myspace.com/hallaboa

Myrra Rós :
Icelandic singer/songwriter Myrra Rós is one of the leading singer/songwriters in the icelandic acoustic music scene.
First picking up the guitar at age 20, Myrra Rós played her first concert for an audience of a pair of red parrots. Her crowds have been growing steadily ever since, eventually crossing species to the human race, filling up local cafés in Iceland and playing successful tours in Germany along with the International Troubadour Conspiracy. Her concert performance has more than once whisked a blanket of hushed adoration over an otherwise absent minded crowd, prompting an electric silence while her voice delivers stories and emotions from the depths of the human condition.
Myrra Rós has played an important role in establishing and strengthening a growing network of female songwriters, both local and international. The network, named Trúbatrix, has received much praise and recognition in the Icelandic music scene and is already starting to integrate with other international cooperatives of women singer/songwriters.
www.myspace.com/myrraros


Elín Ey :

www.myspace.com/elineyj

www.myspace.com/troybar
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