This week marks 100 years since the first Icelandic-language music record was released. The occasion has been celebrated in various ways, including concerts and a second-hand records fayre.
On Monday, radio station RAS 2 commemorated the 100th anniversary of Icelandic music on vinyl by playing only Icelandic music all day and the Nordic House in Reykjavik held a record swap market for collectors and held a concert – all as part of a day long schedule of events.
There are still three copies of Dalvisur, sung by Petur A. Jonsson, in existence; one of which is carefully guarded at Broadcasting House (headquarters of RUV television and radio). The RUV copy is still very much playable — on a record player capable of playing at 78 RPM.
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