23 Ticket £22. Concession £20 | Magfest Explorer £5.
23 - Sagas, Skalds, Songs: Voces Thules
June 23, 2026 at 3:00pm. Duration: 70 mins
South Ronaldsay & Burray Church, Church Road, St Margaret's Hope KW17 2SR
VOCES THULES
From Sturlunga - Battle of Iceland
Drömdi mik en dröm
Hverjir vöktu mér varman dreyra
Varizt þér og varizt þér
Gríðr munk gumnum héðra
Ríðum allir rógstefnu til
Sefr þú úti
From Grettis Saga
Gekk ég í gljúfrið dökkva
Þessi karl á þingið reið
From Egil’s Saga
Höfuðlausn, Egill Skallagrímsson
Folk songs (Trad.)
Skipafregn
Ný upp rann þín sumarsól
Krummi svaf í klettagjá
Mína þá mund’eg þenja vængi út
Lysthúskvæði
Hani, krummi, hundur, svín
A dazzling selection of secular medieval poetry and song, drawn from sagas to folk music, bringing to life a rich period in Icelandic creativity. Founded in 1991, Voces Thules is one of Iceland’s leading early music ensembles, specialising in medieval and Renaissance repertoire as well as contemporary Icelandic compositions.
Voces Thules have toured internationally, performed at major festivals, and taught medieval music at the Iceland Academy of the Arts for 15 years. Their landmark project, Þorlákstíðir (St. Thorlak’s Office), celebrates Iceland’s medieval musical heritage, culminating in a complete recording released on CD and DVD in 2006, which won the Icelandic Music Award.