{"id":3679,"date":"2013-09-28T13:08:36","date_gmt":"2013-09-28T11:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/passioncolorseverything.com\/blog\/?p=3679"},"modified":"2017-06-29T14:46:34","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T12:46:34","slug":"this-will-be-my-be-my-final-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/passioncolorseverything.com\/blog\/?p=3679","title":{"rendered":"This will be my, be my final statement"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00c1rst\u00ed\u00f0ir – Speicher, Husum; September 27th, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

The northmost concert of this tour took place right by the harbor of Husum\u00a0at a small, darkish venue run by a great bunch of people. The atmosphere was great, the audience too and the guys fed of this energy to create a beautiful, intimate concert. For me it was a lovely evening with lovely people, but for some reason it left me really sad – I felt the end of the tour coming.<\/p>\n

My original plan had been to see a little bit of Husum, find food and check out the venue, but as I walked past it the guys arrived and I helped them carry their stuff inside. And then, I stayed. It just sorta happened. Talked to the people of the venue, who do all the work there for free and for the love of music. They were super nice and invited me for dinner. Unfortunately I had been back to my hotel in-between\u00a0to get\u00a0my small camera\u00a0and had eaten on the way. Bad luck, the food looked and smelled great.<\/p>\n

Either way, I had fun\u00a0just being around during soundcheck and after. Positioned my small camera to film, found myself a seat in the front, waited. The lights were way too dark to take pictures, not better than candles, especially after Myrra asked them to turn it down a bit, because they were too warm.<\/p>\n

As every night, her set was lovely and as every night she asked people if they wanted to sing. They did and they did it well. Afterwards\u00a0I\u00a0 chatted with a couple next to me and they told me how much thy enjoyed it. \ud83d\ude42 I did too.\u00a0Even with the same songs every night there are subtle differences in the songs that make each concert unique. \ud83d\ude42 Tonight, Myrra had decided she wanted new hair, so she was wearing a wig. It looked pretty awesome too – totally different from her usual style. Her beautiful performance was well received.<\/p>\n

Setlist:<\/span><\/p>\n

Insomniac
\nAnimal
\nKveld\u00falfur
\nSail on
\nVi\u00f0 og vi\u00f0 tv\u00f6
\nL\u00e1ru lag<\/p>\n

During the break I noticed how packed the venue was – sold out, every seat taken and people standing\u00a0by the wall. Success! The guys started some time after 9 pm, taking their now almost usual places with Ragnar\u00a0on piano and Gunnar on baritone guitar.\u00a0I took a deep breath and silently wished them good luck.<\/p>\n

They were tired, the touring taking its toll, but that doesn\u2019t mean they were any less brilliant. Every night they put their hearts and souls into the performance and every night they leave a happy and astounded audience behind. Still finding themselves in new roles, they had to work harder than just a week ago. All their efforts paid off – it was a wonderful show.<\/p>\n

I remembered how Karl had told me in Diksmuide that he always wanted to sing \u2018\u00c1 me\u00f0an j\u00f6r\u00f0in sefur\u2019 and now he got his wish and was visibly happy with it. Gunnar joked about learning a new instrument, the baritone guitar and played it well. Dan\u00edel and Hallgr\u00edmur more or less stayed comfortably in their old roles, building the foundation for the other three to rest upon. Ragnar was especially nervous that night, but visibly relaxed during the course of it.<\/p>\n

Not every song was perfect, but every song was performed lovingly and many were brilliant that night. It made me happy that \u2018\u00fe\u00e9r \u00e9g unni\u2019 was back on the set. My fears it may not work without J\u00f3n had been wrong \u2013 it worked just fine. \u2018Shine\u2019 was slower than the previous night and thus even more goosebump-inducing. Karl sang \u2018Brestir\u2019 this time which worked well and \u2018T\u00e1rin\u2019 was much better than the previous night, where Myrra had to struggle with some technical difficulties.<\/p>\n

The audience was also better than in Osnabr\u00fcck. Compared to the previous year they had been a bit lame, while here, at this small club they showed their appreciation. <3 It was a mixed group of people that had come for this gig, all united by the music they heard. Only few of them knew \u00c1rst\u00ed\u00f0ir beforehand, but most walked away smiling. When it was over I was proud of the guys, felt they had not only survived, but done well.<\/p>\n

Setlist:<\/span><\/p>\n

Hei\u00f0in
\n\u00c1 me\u00f0an j\u00f6r\u00f0in sefur
\nYou just have to know of me
\nBrestir
\n\u00fe\u00e9r \u00e9g unni
\nSunday Morning
\nDays and Nights
\nLand mins f\u00f6\u00f0ur
\nVi\u00f0 dagsins hnig
\nShine
\nOr\u00f0 a\u00f0 eigin vali
\nLjo\u00f0 \u00ed Sand
\nL\u00e1tum okkur sj\u00e1
\nN\u00e6turylur
\nN\u00fa gleymist \u00e9g
\nShades\/T\u00e1rin<\/p>\n

Encore:<\/em>
\nAges
\nG\u00f3\u00f0a veislu gj\u00f6ra skal<\/p>\n

The evening ended with quiet conversations, watching Karl and Dan\u00edel work, having leftover food, Linda and Myrra playing foosball, spilling red wine, hugs and the knowledge that one more show lay ahead. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

\u00c1rst\u00ed\u00f0ir\u00a0 Germany tour fall 2013 –\u00a010 concerts down,\u00a01 to go. Next stop: Oyten<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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