WRBC in Icelandic Newspaper Fréttablaðið

March 12th, 2009 • 1 comment Electronic, Iceland, News
Tags: FM Belfast, Fréttablaðið, Iceland, iceland airwaves, united states

WRBC in Icelandic News

Bates College is now a known entity in the country of Iceland. The local paper, Fréttablaðið, covered FM Belfast’s journey to Bates in a March 10th article. The article has been translated by Bates professor, Aslaug Asgeirsdottir.

“Discussed the Icelandic Recession”

The danceband FM Belfast recently returned from a two-week trip to the United States where they participated in a variety of things.

FM Blefast played a concert at Bates College in Maine where they also participated in a seminar on the collapse of the Icelandic economy. Áslaug Ásgeirsdóttir, a professor of politics at the college lead the seminar. Read more »

Photo Gallery: Iceland Airwaves 2008

October 28th, 2008 • Electronic, Folk, Iceland, Photo Gallery
Tags: FM Belfast, Fuck Buttons, Gus Gus, iceland airwaves, Reykjavik, seabear

Several members of the WRBC Board of Directors made a visit to the nation of Iceland to attend the annual Iceland Airwaves Music Festival in October 2008. The festival included performances from over 100 bands, including many Icelandic acts and several prominent international performers. Read more »

Video: Seabear – 10/17/2008

October 18th, 2008 • Folk, Iceland, Video
Tags: arms, iceland airwaves, seabear, the ghost that carried us away

Seabear plays the song “Arms” from the Album “The Ghost That Carried Us Away” in Reykjavik, Iceland