Árný Margrét
Árný Margrét | |
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 Árný Margrét performing at the Winnipeg Folk Festival | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Arny Margret |
| Born | Árný Margrét Sævarsdóttir 7 May 2001 Ísafjörður, Iceland |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Label | One Little Independent Records |
| Website | arnymargret |
Árný Margrét Sævarsdóttir (also stylized without diacritics; born 2001) is an Icelandic musician.[1] In October 2022, she released her debut album They Only Talk About the Weather.[2]
Early life
Árný Margrét Sævarsdóttir was born and grew up in Ísafjörður, Iceland, and started learning the piano at an early age and later the guitar.[3][4] After graduating high school in the fall of 2020, she moved to Denmark to attend a folk school and practice music. Due to COVID-19 lockdowns, she was unable to return to school for the spring semester and she moved back home to Iceland.[5]
Career
Árný Margrét's first official performance was in 2018. In 2021, she signed with One Little Independent Records.[6] She released her first single, "Intertwined", with the label in December of that year.[7] In January 2022, she debuted her second single, "Akureyri".[8] She released her debut EP, Intertwined, in February 2022.[9][10] Her first full-length album, They Only Talk About the Weather, was released in October 2022.[11][12] During the summer of 2023, she performed weekly in the TV show Sumarlandinn on RÚV.[13] During the summer of 2025, she was an opening act for the Crane Wives on their summer tour.[14][15]
Discography
- They Only Talk About the Weather (2022)
- I Miss You, I Do (2025)
EPs
- Intertwined (2022)
Singles
- "Interwined" (2021)
- "Akureyri" (2022)
References
- ^ Sylvía Rut Sigfúsdóttir; Frosti Logason (1 June 2021). "Eitt best geymda leyndarmál íslenskrar tónlistar fannst á Ísafirði". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ Þorsteinn Hreggviðsson (17 October 2022). "Árný Margrét - They Only Talk About the Weather". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "rkisefnið persónulegt í bland við áhrif frá umhverfi og veðri". albumm.is (in Icelandic). 27 January 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ Halla Ólafsdóttir (7 February 2022). ""Þetta er það sem ég kann vel – og elska að gera"". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ Viets-VanLear, Tasha (2022-10-18). "Arny Margret is on the rise | Interview". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ Elma Rut Valtýsdóttir (28 October 2021). "Magnaður flutningur Árnýjar Margrétar í Hallgrímskirkju". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Listen to Arny Margret -Intertwined". Folk Radio UK. 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ Elma Rut Valtýsdóttir (27 January 2022). "Tónlistarundrið Árný Margrét frumsýnir myndband við glænýtt lag". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ Milligan, Shaun (2022-02-26). "Arny Margret - "intertwined"". Everything Is Noise. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ Farrell, Margaret (2022-03-03). "Arny Margret Walks Us Through Her Comforting Debut EP intertwined Track by Track". FLOOD. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ Milligan, Shaun (2022-10-20). "Arny Margret - "they only talk about the weather"". Everything Is Noise. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ Hendicott, James (2022-10-28). "Arny Margret". Europavox. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ Júlía Aradóttir (9 July 2023). "Árný Margrét syngur við vestasta fjörðinn við Ísafjarðardjúp". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ 41 reactions | Excited to be supporting The Crane Wives on tour across the US with a brand-new album 'I Miss You, I Do' out now! | Arny Margret. Retrieved 2025-07-16 – via www.facebook.com.
- ^ "The Crane Wives - The Pageant - St. Louis, MO - 07.15.25". The Pageant - Delmar Hall. Archived from the original on 2025-07-16. Retrieved 2025-07-16.