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The haunting sounds of internationally renowned Icelandic folk duo, Ylja, are driven by the powerful harmonic vocals of Gígja and Bjartey, who met in their high school choir in 2008 and have been soulmates ever since. With their creativity and a shared passion for traditional Icelandic folk songs, Ylja’s unmistakable sound began to form – a combination of powerful yet delicate vocal mastery and instrumental purity.

Ylja wrote their first song in 2009 and since then have gradually developed a dynamic performance featuring exquisite originals, creative covers and traditional Icelandic folk songs.

The release of Ylja‘s finely crafted debut album, ‘Ylja’, in 2012, featuring Smári Tarfur on slide guitar, earned Ylja their prominent place on the Icelandic music scene. With a number of successful shows and festival appearances under their belt, the duo felt that the time had come to explore new territory. So, with additional musicians on board Ylja’s second and more experimental album, ‘Commotion’, was released in 2014.

Ylja‘s most recent and highly acclaimed album, ‘Dætur’, is a return to their folk roots. The album features a collection of carefully chosen and lovingly performed, timeless Icelandic folk songs. This latest album is a homecoming for Ylja, the place where they feel they belong.

Appearances on the world stage at festivals such as Eurosonic and Winnipeg Folk Festival have earned Ylja international acclaim, whilst at home in Iceland the duo have been nominated for New Comer of the Year 2012, Female Singer of the Year 2014 and Folk Album of the Year 2018 at the Icelandic Music Awards.

Gígja and Bjartey‘s close friendship is plain to see as they delight in performing together. The pair form the core of Ylja‘s distinctive sound with their spellbinding harmonic vocals, but with live gigs often featuring additional musicians. Whatever form the line up takes, Ylja‘s unforgettable tone and quality are always plain to hear.

Ylja have found their place in Icelandic folk music and work tirelessly with folklorists, producers and Iceland‘s finest musicians to create new material for the future.

Temperamental Cats - March 14, 2025:
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My name is Miguel, and I am a guitarist living in Columbus, Ga. I currently perform with a corporate band based in Atlanta and with a few local bands ranging from jazz, rnb/soul, hihop, alternative, etc. I have over 10 years experience playing professionally here in the US, the Philippines, and Qatar. I am available for studio recording and live performances.

'Veneer - 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition' available now (2LP / DIGITAL) https://josegonzalez.lnk.to/Veneer20YD

Billie Marten loves to leave her mark on a good book—underlining important passages, scribbling ideas in the margins, folding the corners of pages into dog ears to mark her place. The 10 songs of Dog Eared serve that purpose, telling the story of who she was as she wrote and recorded it, cleaving her adolescence from her adulthood in order to move forward. She is the songwriter who finds wisdom in horses and encourages self-reflection while realizing she has barely begun her own. She is the singer who makes the chorus of “Goodnight Moon” as beautiful as a lunar corona and smartly lets dissonance slip between her voice and the band around her as she watches something she loves disappear during “Crown.” Marten is a consummate singer-songwriter who has dared to push beyond the limitations of that form and make a stunning record that marks a new page, suggesting what comes next through the strength and beauty of what’s right here.

Dog Eared is out 18th July via Fiction Records.

With heartfelt lyrics and a boundless style, Lazaro experiments with his music, never settling for
one simple structure. Dancing between ukulele pop songs, synth and drum machines, Latin
grooves and pop ballads, Lazaro’s unique approach to his music offers something for listeners
who love to dabble and embrace life’s variety.
“I want to surprise them,” Lazaro explains. “I want to craft songs that people can relate to, have
fun with. My most ambitious goal is being able to move across genres and influences.”
Lazaro believes an artist should find a balance between accessibility and art, and those who do
are the ones that are remembered.

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