Just over 60 miles from the Arctic Circle, in the northern climes of Iceland, lies the town of Akureyri. While it may be a bit hard to pronounce, Akureyri is fast becoming known as the Arctic Abbey ...

It's Saturday night in Reykjavik, the final night of Iceland Airwaves festival, and Mexican singer-songwriter Silvana Estrada is playing to a stunned crowd at the Reykjavik Art Museum. Backed by a ...

Ásgeir Trausti finds himself in a rather curious situation. There's a buzz around him as a 'new artist', but he released in his home country of Iceland in September 2012. He's destined for huge things ...

For a country whose entire population is roughly half that of a midsize American city like Dayton, Ohio, there’s a surprising amount of music within Iceland’s borders. Sure, there are big names like ...

With contributions from Ingrid Örk Kjartansdóttir and Freysteinn Gislason. Iceland, a country of roughly 400,000 inhabitants in the North Atlantic Ocean, is known for its music, with notable artists ...

This music festival will restore your faith in humanity - 5/5 With mostly emerging acts from over 20 countries, Iceland Airwaves isn’t about the size of the headliners, it’s about the experience. And ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Orchestral concerts came late to Iceland. While large-scale works by Stravinsky and Schoenberg were being ...

A cadre of Alaska musicians is performing in Iceland this weekend, with the hopes of developing a cultural trade route throughout the circumpolar north. Psych-rock trio SunDog, Afro-Indigenous hip-hop ...

DENVER - Nearly a quarter of a million passengers have traveled between Denver and Iceland on Icelandair since 2012 – enough to fill the Bronco's stadium more than three times. But this week, Iceland ...

Iceland remains one of the most mysterious and wonderful places on planet earth, so it's no surprise that some of the world's best music is also emerging from there. Between the huge success of Sigur ...

Bjork is known for selling chart-topping albums and outlandish fashion, but now she can add “venture capitalist” to her resume. The singer helped start a venture fund for Icelandic companies ...