The evening starts at 6pm where the host welcomes you to a dinner buffet with a selection of delicious dishes including various Faroese specialities. After dinner there is a musical section, which is part of the programme for the Faroe Islands Festival of Classical and Contemporary Music, with different musical groups for each event. The musicians this evening will be from the traditional and contemporary folk group Kvonn.

The music is followed by an introduction to faroese chain dancing and ballads. The guests will learn the steps and will have the opportunity of participating in the chain dance, where traditional ballads will be sung. The evening’s entertainment starts at 6pm and ends at around 8:30pm.

The price is 650DKK pr. person. For children aged 4-12 it’s 300DKK. Younger children enter free of charge.

To attend, it is required that you book a table beforehand. You can do that here: http://gjaargardur.fo/

Neytakonurnar

The last few years they have traveled the islands with their beautiful singing. This time the audience will follow them back in time. In a musical play the three neytakonur* will tell stories from the old days in the Faroe Islands.

*Neytakonur: women who milk the cows in the outfield.

Beinta Ingeborg Greve (soprano)

Borgfríð Fonsdal Johannesen (mezzo soprano)

Julia Fonsdal Højgaard (piano)