"The Basement Tapes of Sigrídur Níelsdóttir"08 November 2011Factual65 mins
At the tender age of 70 years, Sigrídur Níelsdóttir starts to publish her music – directly from her living room. This modern Icelandic fairy tale is one of the most beautiful stories to be told about music. In seven years, Grandma Lo-Fi recorded 59 records and wrote more than 600 songs. The creative senior is a cult figure of the Icelandic music scene and thus it seems obvious to go through Grandma Lo-Fi’s life accompanied by artists such as Múm, Sin Fang and Mr Silla.
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Directed by Orri Jónsson (Iceland Denmark 2011). Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam 2012. Charming documentary shot on Super8 and ...
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At the tender age of 70 she started recording and releasing her own music straight from the living room. 7 years later she had 59 albums to her name with more ...
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