Icelandic Chants
Iceland is still trying to pick itself back up after its banking system collapsed two years ago. Perhaps that’s one reason why ancient Icelandic chanting is gaining in popularity. The chants are all about hardship and toughing it out in the cold North Atlantic, something Icelanders have been doing for hundreds of years. Gerry Hadden listens in.
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