Steindór Andersen is an Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

ic musician.

Andersen is noted for his Rímur

Rímur

In Icelandic literature, a ríma is an epic poem written in any of the so-called rímnahættir . They are rhymed, they alliterate and consist of two to four lines per stanza...

 chanting, and is most widely known for his collaborations with the band Sigur Rós

Sigur Rós

Sigur Rós is an Icelandic post-rock band with classicaland minimalist elements. The band is known for its ethereal sound, and frontman Jónsi Birgisson's falsetto vocals and use of bowed guitar. In January 2010, the band announced that they will be on hiatus. Since then, it has since been announced...

. Other collaborations include with Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson

Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson

Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson , also known as HÖH , is a musician, an art director, and allsherjargoði of Ásatrúarfélagið ....

 and rapper Erpur Eyvindarson.

He also works as a fisherman, captaining his ship the Iðunn.

Discography

• Rímur EP
  Rímur (album)
  Rímur is a limited EP record released independently by Sigur Rós featuring Steindór Andersen performing rímur. It was sold during the band's spring 2001 tour...
  
  (2001) (featuring Sigur Rós)
• Rímur & Rapp (2002), with Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
  Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
  Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson , also known as HÖH , is a musician, an art director, and allsherjargoði of Ásatrúarfélagið ....
  
   and Erpur Eyvindarson.
• Rímur (2003)
• Úlfhamsrímur (2004)

After the Folk Music Festival in Siglufjörður, July 2007, where Steindór is a regular guest, another guest musician at the festival, Evan Harlan of the group Andromeda, impressed with Steindór's chanting of the rímur, composed the piece "Steindór Gets the Blues". The music was premiered in Boston, the home of the Icelandic-American group, later the same month.

Steindór also appears on Sigur Rós' 2007 DVD release, Heima

Heima

Heima is a documentary film and double DVD set about the tour around Iceland in the summer of 2006 of the band Sigur Rós...

, performing "Hugann seiða svalli frá" from Rímur

Rímur (album)

Rímur is a limited EP record released independently by Sigur Rós featuring Steindór Andersen performing rímur. It was sold during the band's spring 2001 tour...

.

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