Podcast 121: Christmas With Stanley Samuelsen

Torshavn Christmas in Faroe Islands
This week, a little something special. We talk with Stanley Samuelsen about his memories of Christmas as a child in the Faroe Islands. Then he sings us a Faroese Christmas song. The show is only about 10 minutes long, but it packs a lot of holiday joy into a small space.

As always, you can listen on iTunes, or on our media player above, or you can download the show directly here:

http://traffic.libsyn.com/faroepodcast/Podcast_121.mp3

Also, Stanley did a great performance for us in 2010 that is well worth hearing, you can find it here:

http://traffic.libsyn.com/faroepodcast/Podcast_37.mp3

Still not enough for you? You're in luck. Check out these links to hear more of Stanley's music and get a copy of his new live CD:

www.stanleysamuelsen.dk

www.myspace.com/stanleysamuelsen

www.reverbnation.com/stanleysamuelsen

www.trioacoustica.com

www.myspace.com/trioacoustica

www.myspace.com/sidemendk

Cd's you can purchase from www.tutl.com

Podcast 120: Politics, Murder, and Weather

This week, we talk with our good friend Birgir Kruse (pictured above) about three big news stories that have made headlines in the Faroes over the past month: the parliamentary elections, a major hurricane hitting the islands, and the first homicide in the Faroe Islands in 25 years.

As always, you can listen on iTunes, on our media player above, or you can download the show directly here:

http://traffic.libsyn.com/faroepodcast/Podcast_120.mp3

This show is a long one, so pack a lunch and dig in.

Podcast 119: Americans Off The Hook

This week, we talk to an American (pictured, below) and visit a hook (pictured, above).

The American is James McGrath. He's a freelance writer and a student living in Connecticut. He's visited the Faroes several times, and he's shared some of his impressions with our good friend Heri Simonsen.

The hook is a work of public art in Klaksvik that was actually the source of some controversy last year. Could this giant hook be a menace to public safety? Listen and find out.

As always, you can listen on iTunes, on our media player above, or you can download the show directly here:

http://traffic.libsyn.com/faroepodcast/Podcast_119.mp3

NOTE: In this week's show, we promised to upload some of James's articles. We're experiencing some technical difficulties with that, but we'll have that material posted in this space soon.

Podcast 118: Groundhopping 2: Electric Boogaloo

This week, part two of our conversation with Graham Yapp. He's the charming English groundhopper who traveled to the Faroes last spring. While we talked mostly about football (soccer) last time, this week we'll talk more about the Faroese people, and the joy of doing nothing.

Then we sit and do nothing (noticing a trend?) on a peninsula just south of Strendur (pictured above). We'll also cover several news items including the hurricane that hit the Faroe Islands last week, and the ongoing homicide investigation.

As always, you can listen on iTunes, on our media player above, or you can download the show directly here:

http://traffic.libsyn.com/faroepodcast/Podcast_118.mp3