Flotation Device interview with Anna Thorvaldsdottir

Flotation Device interview with Anna Thorvaldsdottir

If Björk is Iceland’s best-known pop singer, then Anna Thorvaldsdottir is its best-known composer, noted for her visceral music that conveys—in its own distinctive way—the sounds of the sea and the mountains that surrounded her growing up in a small coastal town. She joined Flotation Device host Michael Schell to talk about her two new recordings, her early influences, her current projects, and the role of Björk on putting Icelandic music on the map.

Flotation Device Interview with Mat Maneri

Mat Maneri by Antonio Porcar Cano

Mat Maneri is one of the few prominent jazz musicians to make the viola his primary instrument. He joined Flotation Device host Michael Schell to talk about his music, including his Ash Quartet’s upcoming Earshot Jazz performance at Cornish Raisbeck Auditorium on Monday, October 30 (tickets and info at Earshot.org).

Hear more of Mat Maneri’s music Sunday night at 10:00 PM on Flotation Device.