Ólavur (other)
Ólavur may refer to: * Ólavur Jakobsen, classical guitarist, born 1964 in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands *'' Ólavur Riddararós'', a single by the Faroese folk / Viking metal band Týr, released in 2002 by Tutl *Olavur Tryggvason Olaf Tryggvason (960s – 9 September 1000) was King of Norway from 995 to 1000. He was the son of Tryggvi Olafsson, king of Viken, Norway, Viken (Vingulmark, and Rånrike), and, according to later sagas, the great-grandson of Harald Fairhair, f ...

Ólavur Jakobsen
Ólavur Jakobsen (born 1964), is a classical guitarist. He was born in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, and studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen with Ingolf Olsen, where he received his masters diploma in 1995. Further studies in Paris with French guitarist Roland Dyens. Has participated in masterclasses with e.g. Sir Julian Bream and David Russell. Olavur Jakobsen is the first Faroese classical guitarist to hold a master's degree and also to perform at a professional level. As a soloist and chamber musician, he has toured extensively all over Europe, South Africa and the United States. He is a former member of the Copenhagen-based Corona Guita Quartet He has premièred a vast number of compositions by e.g. Per Nørgård, Axel Borup-Jørgensen, Pierre Dørge, Sunleif Rasmussen, Edvard Nyholm Debess, Kári Bæk, Tróndur Bogason and Kristian Blak and has worked with composers such as Gavin Bryars and Hsueh-Yung Shen. He has also worked as a sessions musici ...
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Ólavur Riddararós
"Ólavur Riddararós" is a song by Faroese folk metal band Týr, released as a single in October 2002 by TUTL Records. The song is an adaptation of the Faroese ballad of the same name, a variant of the '' Elveskud'' ballad. This is the only Týr release to feature Allan Streymoy's vocals, who joined the band after Pól Arni Holm's departure. The band considers, in retrospect, Streymoy's hiring and the single's release to be a "rash decision". Track listing Personnel * Allan Streymoy – vocals * Terji Skibenæs – guitar * Heri Joensen – guitar * Gunnar H. Thomsen – bass * Kári Streymoy – drums Production * Mastered Mastering is a form of audio post production which is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device called a master recording, the source from which all copies will be ... by Steen Svare and Jens Rud * Mixed by Steen Svare and Jens Rud * Recorded by Steen Svare and Jens ...
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