This page lists sources that I've found in English on Icelandic music history. If you know other sources I would like to know of them. If you have specific questions regarding Icelandic music or music history we will try to answer – don't hesitate to write to us!

P e r s o n a l i t i e s

• Alfreð Clausen (1918-1981) – Minningargrein – Video
• Arni Bjornsson (1905-1995)
• Helgi Helgason (1848-1922)
• Jon Leifs (1899-1968)
• Olafur Hallsson (1885-1974) – Icelandic songwriter in Canada
• Svenbjorn Beinteinsson (1924-1993)
  • FaceBook
  • In Memory of Sveinbjorn (Olafur Gunnlaugsson)
  • MySpace
  • Video
• Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson – Free Choral Sheet Music (1847-1927)
• Victor Urbancic (1903-1958)

B a n d s

• Eik (1972-1978)
• Sugarcubes
• Tappi Tíkarrass (1981-1983) – MySpace
• Þeyr – MySpace
  
  
• Icelandinc Folk Music Ensembles
  • Funi – GoGoYoKo – BandCamp – MySpace
  • Spilmenn Rikinis – RverbNation – YouTube
  • Voces Tules – FaceBook – Wikipedia

R e s e a r c h

• Arts and Cultural Education in Iceland (Anne Bamford, 2009)
• Center for Music Research (University of Iceland)
• The Internet Helps Icelandic Musicians to Thrive in the Global Music Industry Slump – Comparative Survey (2002-2003)
• Towards Creative Iceland (2011)
  
  
• Arts Education (Icealndic and International)
• Libraries and Databases
• Music History

• Arnesinga Choir in Reykjavik - A short history
• History of the Icelandic Philharmonia Choral Society
• The History of Music in Iceland – A lecture by dr. Bjarki Sveinbjörnsson, presented in Canada March 26, 2004 (mp3-file)
• Icelandic Folk Music Museum at Siglufjordur
• Icelandic Folk Music Past and Present – Dr. Bjarki Sveinbjornson. Margaret and Richard Beck Lectures University of Victoria March 23, 2009
• Icelandic Folk Songs – Pastor Bjarni Thorsteinsson from Siglufjordur compled this collection which was published in Kopenhagen 1906-1909
• Led Zeppelin in Iceland 1970 – Video and an interview with Robert Plant
• Music in Iceland for 1000 years (Index in English, timeline in Icelandic)
• Tonakvartettinn from Husavik
  
  
• Video - some historic

E v e r y t h i n g   e l s e

• Center for Music Research at the University of Iceland, School of Education
• Icelandic Music (Wikipedia)
• The Icelandic Museum of Rock'n' Roll
• Icelandic National Anthem (Iceland Music Information Centre)
  • Icelandic National Anthem – (Músík.is)
  • Wikipedia
  • YouTube
• Ismus - The Icelandic Music Heritage Database. Consists of 3 databases:
  • Manuscripts and Print – Music manuscripts in Icelandic archives
  • Folkloric Sound Archive – Around 2000 hours of sound recorded folkloric material – ahere amongst oldest sound recordings done in Iceland 1903
• Kontrapunkt – Scandinavian TV-program / quiz on classical music[Dec 1, 2015]
• Langspilsfjelag islenzka lydveldisins (The Icelandic Langspil Association)
• Music of Iceland (Wikipedia)
• Seven times it's said to me – a Eurovision tune "from the past"?
• Sequentia  - ensemble for medieval music; constructed recently a theatre production of the Icelandic Edda poetry [English]
• Summer concert festival at Skálholt Cathedral 1975-99 - A short history
• Thodur Einarson performing Icelandic hymns (November 11, 1939) – recordings, photos
• Vikingenes musikk på Island
• Voices - Recordings of folksongs from the archives of The Árni Magnússon Institute in Iceland
  
  
• Various music related texts are also to be found here, some in English.