Svavar Knútur is the stage name of Icelandic singer-songwriter Svavar Knútur Kristinsson, from the Northwest of Iceland and the Eastfjords, but living in the town of

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. He sings in Icelandic and English, Svavar Knútur collaborated with Czech singer-songwriter

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on his album Ölduslóð (way of waves). Svavar Knútur has in recent years toured extensively around Europe as well as doing some touring of Australia and North America. Svavar Knútur is one of the founding members and curators of the Melodica festival, curating the Reykjavík branch of the festival. In the German town of Schleswig Svavar Knútur has played multiple times on the Norden Festival in 2018, 2019 and 2023.

Album history

Svavar has released four solo albums beginning in 2009 with Kvöldvaka (Songs by the Fire.) In 2010, he presented Amma (Songs for my Grandmother,) and in 2012 his Ölduslóð (Way of Waves). In 2015 "Brot (The Breaking)" was released. Svavar's latest album is "Ahoy! Side A", which was released via Dimma and Nordic Notes in September 2018. A story of new beginnings and the challenges of a new world. It contains five new songs and four "Repaintings" of older songs.

Discography

*''Kvöldvaka (Songs by the fire)'' (Dimma, 2009) *''Amma (Songs for my Grandmother)'' (Beste! Unterhaltung, 2010) *''Glæður'' With Kristjana Stefáns (Dimma, 2011) *''Ölduslóð (Way of Waves)'' (Beste! Unterhaltung, 2012) *''Songs of Weltschmerz, Waldeinsamkeit and Wanderlust'' EP (Beste! Unterhaltung; Dimma, 2015) *''Brot (The Breaking)'' (Nordic Notes, 2015) *''My Goodbye Lovelies'' (Nordic Notes, 2017) *''AHOY! SIDE A'' (Nordic Notes, 2018) *''Morgunn (Acoustic Version)'' Single (2020) *''Bil (Between)'' EP (Nordic Notes, 2020) *''Faðmlög'' with Kristjana Stefáns (Nordic Notes, 2020) *''The tide is rising'' Single (2021) *''Hope and Fortune'' Single feat. Irish Mythen (2021) *''Unanswered'' with Lucy Ward and Adyn Townes (2023) *''AHOY! SIDE B'' (2024)https://europe.stripes.com/events/?_evDiscoveryPath=/event/105017548n-svavar-knutur-svavar-kn-tur-back-in-g-ttingen

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References

* 21st-century Icelandic male singers {{Iceland-musician-stub Icelandic singer-songwriters Indie folk musicians Icelandic composers