Dream of the bold man. From fishermen to law guano rock |
Rósa Margrét Húnadóttir wrote a BA thesis in 2007, as discussed fishermen songs within a certain tradition popculture. The first chapter is dedicated to the episode vacation watch which was an song request program óskalag for fishermen. She discuss the impact of the program on songwriting and musical cration, the purpose and reception of the program. The second section deals with the songs and the lyrics and the environment that inspire them, having regard to the changes that have occurred in the fishing. In the seventies major changes occurred in coverage of seamen's music and they are summarized in the third and last chapter. The section called from satellite romance to guanrock and the title refers to the simulation romance that was prevalent in the Seamen's music of the seventies and the changes that took place with guanrock by Bubbi Morthens. The chapter also takes on songwriting efforts by Gylfi Ægisson to highlight the contrasts that could be found within the tradition and the settlement of it.
Draumur hins djarfa manns. Frá sjómannalögum til gúanó rokks
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