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Wardruna were as amazing as ever! Unfortunately, in order to make more money, the organisers of the event sold standing tickets till the Shepherds Bush O2 arena was so full that people had to stand behind the bar to hope and see something. I had been at the venue before and it was never this full. Surely a great concert, but the experience was somehow damaged by the excessive number of people inside. Is that even compliant with safety and security standards?

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Incredibly powerful voices, in conjunction with strange, traditional musical instruments. Absolutely clear sound, without any electrical instruments or use of distortion. Great atmosphere, combining Wardruna's mystical sound with very impressive light effects. Watching Wardruna live is a rather different experience rather than just listening to their albums, that every fan should experience at least once.

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Wardruna´s music is made with love and one can feel the passion they bring into their work.

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The Union Chapel for the gig was the perfect venue. The place felt intimate and everyone had clear view of the stage.

The atmosphere was eerie and electric. I havn,t experienced anything like it. Wardrunna themselves were just fantastic really. I was quite overwhelmed by the whole experience... very moving.

Great venue, good sound, nice band. I would have liked the band to have more interaction during the concert and that the encore would have been more than one song, but hey, don't complain, it was totally worth it. It was nice there was a signing session

Amazing band, amazing performance, amazing concert! I would go again and again and again..... Out of 10 I'd give them 11! Love their music and they all were exactly as I imagined - real, normal people, putting their hearts and souls into what they do!

Super show!!! Very beautiful Nordic folk music played by the band that is very commited to their fans!!! Pure, powerfull, beautiful, shamanic, historic, viking experience. Wardruna will take you some place else for a moment.

5/5 stars. It was absolutely wonderful. The energy that they brought was mesmerizing. I would love to see them brought back to Town Hall again in the future. It was an excellent concert.

The sound at this venue was very good. The performance was amazing. It's entirely something else to see the way they are producing the sounds you hear on the album track.

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Wardruna have announced a unique virtual release show taking place on March 26.

Wardruna´s signature sound has no borders. Transcending time, language and musical genres, the Norwegian collective is widely admired for their idiosyncratic, authentic and extraordinary stage performances.

Amidst the global pandemic and the uncertain future of live performances, Wardruna welcomes you to join them from your own homes for an ambitious virtual release show. Seeking to reconnect audiences from around the globe, and to reimagine the entire Wardruna experience in a bold new way. By joining the event you can experience the première performance of songs from their new album Kvitravn alongside their earlier works, set in a special surrounding arranged specifically for this evening.

Virtual tickets and special release show merchandise will be available on Feb. 5, 8 pm AEDT through www.wardrunashop.com

WARDRUNA 2021 VIRTUAL DATES: 20 Feb – Jorvik Viking Festival, Einar Selvik Solo – www.jorvikthing.com 26 Mar – Virtual ‘Kvitravn’ Release Show – www.wardrunashop.com

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Wardruna reveal details for new album “Kvitravn”

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The forthcoming and fifth album from Wardruna , Kvitravn , will be released on June 5. The tracklisting has now been revealed.

Frontman and mastermind behind this incredible music, Einar Selvik has some more thoughts on the poetry behind the albums lyrics.

“The power of words, poetry and abstract thinking as well as the ability to master them in various forms was highly regarded in the oral societies of the past. It is a trait that we feel should not be forgotten. Our lyrics are therefore an important layer to the music. Whether the given song is about traditions, spirituality, philosophy or other esoteric subjects, there should always be a potential of learning something.

Knowledge, yet knowledge that is not served as overly explained truths, but rather in abstract images and hints that evokes the listener to seek their own understanding – much like the way Old Norse poetry deals with esoteric matters. So, for those who want to search deeper into our songs, the upcoming album will contain complete lyrics along with English translations. When revealing the track-list, it also makes sense to show the translations of the titles, so one potentially gets a better idea of the album´s content.

“Regarding topics from the album I guess that even though it deals with some pretty obscure and esoteric subjects I would say that as an overall the album subtly promote the value of returning to, or at least approaching an animistic world view and the positive effects of again seeing nature as something sacred that we are part of – that divinity is found in everything around us and not in halls up in the clouds.

The wolf song Grá is the most direct and obvious example of adressing contemporary issues – in this case reflecting on how our relation to wolves and predators in general has developed through time. Like I said in the quote on the video it adresses the cost and sometimes inconvinient responsibilities of being part of and not above nature.

The song Skugge (Shadow) is about a conversation between man and his/her shadow. It questions our modern western idea that knowledge(and confirmation) is somthing predominantly aquired externally instead of internally.

This also relates to the song Munin: Odin has two ravens that are Hugin (thought) and Munin (memory). According to myth they roam the world every day and Odin express his fear that Hugin wont return but even more so the fears for Munin to be lost. But why? It is impossible to think without memory. Man has a consciousness which always bears the past within it: we think and speak with historic references. Our life-world is historic in all of its being. We live in a culture of memory, because man is a being who carries his past within. What is culture if not memory, understood as both individual and collective? Memory is not simply instrumental, but something which is a fundamental condition for culture. ”

Kvitravn musically continues where the Runaljod trilogy left off, yet it marks a distinct evolution in Wardruna’s unique sound. In a rich musical tapestry, Wardruna use a broad selection of both traditional and historical instruments such as Kravik-lyre, Trossingen-lyre, Taglharpa, Sootharp, Langeleik, Crwth, Goat- horn, Lur, Bronze-lur, flute, Moraharpa, and the record also features guest appearances by a small group of prominent traditional singers, spearheaded by Kirsten Bråten Berg, one of the most important custodians of Norwegian traditional song. Throughout eleven songs, Kvitravn discusses Northern sorcery, spirit-animals, shadows, nature and animism, the wisdom and meanings of certain myths, various Norse spiritual concepts, and the relation between sage and songs.

The masterful Norwegian storytellers shall release their brand new album Kvitravn in the following formats on June 5.

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WARDRUNA: KVITRAVN– FIRST FLIGHT OF THE WHITE RAVEN

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Pre-Order on  www.wardruna.com .

Wardruna have carved a rich, polyphonic and dramatic musical landscape that honours the ancient past without gimmick, whilst simultaneously illuminating meaningful expressions of Norse tradition through intrinsically detailed contemporary composition. Beyond genre, theirs is a sound that must be truly experienced. 

In 2022, a year after the release of Kvitravn and as a prelude to the forthcoming live dates, Wardruna are presenting Kvitravn – First Flight of the White Raven – a release on 2CD, and digital formats, including the original Kvitravn studio album of 2021, plus a live-in-studio audio release captured from their lauded, boundary-pushing virtual live experience First Flight of the White Raven of March 26th 2021. This new release captures their special set list consisting of songs from Kvitravn and fan favourites from across their discography. As a special treat, it will be available as a limited Box Edition including 2LP (black), 2CD, DVD (only available in the boxed set), Flag of the album cover, Certificate of authenticity for the box and an exclusive autographed card signed by Einar Selvik. Tracklisting below.

Further formats: -2CD & digital formats: Kvitravn – First Flight of the White Raven – including Kvitravn album plus the audio of Kvitravn – First Flight of the White Raven stream, mastered for CD and digital. 

-2LP: Kvitravn – First Flight of the White Raven – including the audio of Kvitravn – First Flight of the White Raven stream, mastered for vinyl. 

“Kvitravn itself is an album I’ve been thinking about writing for a long time,” says Wardruna’s Einar Selvik (back in March 2020) of Kvitravn, the powerful new album by Norway’s atmospheric weavers of tales, issued worldwide on 21 January 2021. “For me, this album points out more clearly than ever what has been the ultimate goal or motivation of Wardruna since the beginning – taking old thoughts that still carry relevance and creating something new with them.” Einar explains further…

“Kvitravn – First Flight of the White Raven is an audio-visual ‘live-in-studio’ recording that was broadcasted online, as the release show of the Kvitravn album. It was recorded in a time when it was not allowed to perform in front of an audience, which made it very important for me that the recording itself truly captured the energy of a live performance. What you hear, is what we performed in that moment in that room. No re-recordings or autotune was done in the afterwork. Just like for a regular concert, the set list was carefully put together with a selection of songs from all our albums, including a handful songs from the new album, which we performed for the very first time. On the day of recording, we all stood together in the same room for the first time in over a year. Everyone came focused and well prepared and the energy felt like no time had passed. I hope you will agree!”

Kvitravn translates as “white raven” which, as Einar puts it, is also his artist name. “The raven is an animal I have a totemic relationship with, which is why I chose that for myself,” he explains. “But although this album is in a sense more personal and more down to earth than before, it is also quite obscure. I delve into the philosophical, the esoteric, the Nordic myths and how these old traditions define human nature and nature itself. So the white raven was not chosen as the title because of my name, but more due to the ideas which inspired me to take that name in the first place.”

As both Kvitravn and the live-in-studio album Kvitravn – First Flight of the White Raven unfold, age-old Nordic instruments such as the goat- horn, Kravik-lyre, and the taglharpa sustain the journey. Vocals soar, hanging in the air like mist coating mountaintops and valleys alike. This is a realm where, on Kvitravn album opener Synkverv, a harp draws a traveler into the heart of a mountain, an experience bringing a new sense of understanding. There is, of course, the Kvitravn who offers guidance. The Skugge shows that answers to what is the truth may lie within.

Then, there is the wolf of Grá, a reminder that humans and creatures have existed side-by-side in a mutual, though wary, relationship. Indeed, a wolflike spirit accompanies the narrator in Fylgjutal. Munin – one of the Norse God Odin’s watchful ravens – is in flight, a Kvit hjort is encountered and songs spring from the environment Viseveiding.

Progress through the ritual invocation of Ni and Vindavlarljod’s interplay of song, the wind and the landscape leads to Andvevarljod where the album culminates with a plea to nine norns, the female presences who regulate destiny. “The lyrics are very important,” stresses Einar. “Kvitravn is inspired by oral traditions, an oral culture. In an oral society, words, poetry and even runes, where it was written, had a great power. I find the traditions of old Norse poetry thought provoking and inspirational. The truth was not served on a platter but through questions, riddles, and abstract images. They allow you to put multiple meanings into things, which leaves a lot of room for listeners to find their own meanings.” He discloses one meaning though. In the context of the Kvitravn album, the wolf is a messenger from nature, from mother nature. Predators have a value, and if it has a value, it has a cost. Allowing them to roam has cost for us, but the value of them roaming is greater. It’s not healthy to feel untouchable, like we want to do today. The problems we get from messing with ecosystems, all these imbalances. We do lots of things to try and fix it but not the obvious thing which is to make the ecosystem complete. While nothing is necessarily obvious with Wardruna, the years since 2009’s debut album Runaljod – gap var Ginnunga have seen increasing international success. Runaljod – Yggdrasil came in 2013 and was followed in 2016 by Runaljod – Ragnarok. Each was part of a trilogy, with individual songs inspired by one of the 24 characters of the Elder Futhark, the earliest runic alphabet in which each character symbolises a specific trait as well as a letter and spoken sound. Runaljod – Ragnarok climbed to the top spot in America on Billboard’s World Music charts and did so in Canada too. In 2018, the low key, live-in-the-studio Skald was released. For Wardruna’s fourth album, Einar had taken a similar approach to his solo shows with a stripped-back, intimate sound. From its beginning in 2002, Wardruna drew from Einar’s absorption in Norway’s pre-Christian culture. He grew up north of Bergen on the island Osterøy and began reading about runes and Nordic history in his early teens, and soon came to the idea of making his own music in sympathy with what he was learning. Following years of working with various metal bands, the need to follow his own musical vision grew and Einar increasingly plunged into the Nordic world’s traditional music. “It is not Norwegian folk music I am doing,” he states. “But there are definitely many elements in Wardruna which can be traced to Nordic traditional music, both in vocal and instrumental tonality and techniques. Primarily, I believe these are elements, which originated in times before what is normally defined as traditional music. Although my aim is not necessarily to copy or recreate music from any specific time period, I aim to start from solid ground before venturing into the creative and intuitive processes. My approach is multidisciplinary, with a scholarly application to primary sources along with my own knowledge and experience as a performing musician, poet and practitioner.” The combination of Einar’s deep knowledge – he has lectured in academic settings on the old Norse world and its music – and his hands-on approach attracted the attention of the creators of the History Channel’s TV series Vikings. From its second series, in 2014, Einar came on board as co-composer alongside the show´s main composer Trevor Morris and worked on the programme up to its fifth series, which aired in 2019. He even appeared on-screen in a couple of episodes. Ever-busy, there was also 2016’s Skuggsjá – A Piece for Mind & Mirror where Einar and Ivar Bjørnson of Enslaved fashioned a chronicle of Norway for the anniversary of its constitution and, the next year, the intense Snake Pit Poetry release, credited as an Einar Selvik solo project. Einar contributed music for the official soundtrack of the game franchise Assassin’s Creed Valhalla® alongside the BAFTA Award-winning Danish composer Jesper Kyd (Assassin’s Creed, Ezio Trilogy) and American composer Sarah Schachner (Assassin’s Creed Origins), released worldwide on November 17, 2020 by Lakeshore Records in partnerhip with Ubisoft, followed by numerous collections of unreleased music and acoustic tracks from Einar Selvik in connection with Assassin’s Creed Valhalla® (also released by Lakeshore Records in partnership with Ubisoft) between November 2020 and December 2021. Throughout, Einar has been very protective of his music. He explains, “I don’t compromise my art. No one on the outside has any say. That is something I would never give away, even an inch.” All Wardruna’s releases were issued on independent labels, including his own imprint, ByNorse Music. Kvitravn and Kvitravn – First Flight of the White Raven are released by Music For Nations/Sony Music/Columbia Germany/ByNorse Music. “The people at Sony saw that what we are doing has a value which needs to be treated differently to a lot of other music projects,” reveals Einar, saying the new approach is a practical thing. “It was the right time to take it one step further. It’s been on my mind for a long time. I’m very happy I’m working with people who understand Wardruna.” The lack of any restrictions is confirmed by Kvitravn’s length. Wardruna’s albums have all been long, and the new album is no exception. “I never plan the length of an album,” he laughs. “Economically, it would make sense to make a single vinyl!” Lindy-Fay Hella is a constant both in the studio and on stage but, again confirming the autonomy, there are the album’s guests. On Kvitravn’s climax “Andvevarljod,” she and Einar are joined by the eminent traditional singer Kirsten Bråten Berg, and her daughter Sigrid. The similarly significant multi-instrumentalist Unni Løvlid also appears, alongside the more-recently fêted vocalist Ingebjørg Lognvik Reinholdt. Regular Wardruna collaborator, the Goat’s horn and willow flute player Eilif Gundersen is also present on the album. For Kvitravn – First Flight of the White Raven live-in-studio experience, Einar assembled a slightly different cast of musicians, the line-up listed below:

Einar Selvik: Vocals, Lyre, Taglharpa, Flute, Goat horn, Lur, Drums, Percussion Lindy-Fay Hella: Vocals Eilif Gundersen: Lur, Goat horn, Flute, Backing Vocals Arne Sandvoll: Percussion, Backing vocals Hans Christian Dalgaard: Drums, Percussion, Backing vocals John Stenersen: Moraharpe, Backing Vocals Katrine Stenbekk: Vocals

Pondering such partnerships, Einar explains, the creative concept of Wardruna has never changed. The subject, the themes of the song, decide what is needed – the singers, the instruments, the sounds. Whatever feels right is right. Asked how he will approach bringing Kvitravn to audiences he pauses. After a few beats, he says, “The album is a visual soundscape. The instruments fit into a very grandiose soundscape. The music suits a very simple, atmospheric visual side.” He laughs again. “It will sound very big.” This is exactly the intention of what fans will be able to experience on this new release of Kvitravn – First Flight of the White Raven. Rescheduled Wardruna live dates shall now commence in March 2022, starting in the UK and taking in some grand concert halls and spaces. Go HERE for full listings. About the tour Einar comments “It has been more than two years since we last gave a performance in front of an audience. Needless to say, this long and unwanted hibernation has made us very exited to finally be able to realistically plan our return to the stage.”

Wardruna’s Kvitravn is out now worldwide and available in various bundles and formats  HERE.

Kvitravn – First Flight of the White Raven (2022) Synkverv (Turn-sight) Kvitravn (White Raven) Skugge (Shadow) Grá (Grey) Fylgjutal (Speech of the Fylgja) Munin (Memory) Kvit hjort (White Stag) Viseveiding (Song-hunting) Ni (Nine) Vindavlarljod (Song of the wind-bred) Andvevarljod (Song of the Spirit-weavers)

Kvitravn – First Flight of the White Raven LIVE (2022) Kvitravn Skugge Solringen Bjarkan Raido Voluspá Isa UruR Grá Vindavlarljod Rotlaust Tre Fell  Fehu Helvegen

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Borgholm • 25 Nov. 2022

We are very exited to announce our next Nordic Night gathering, taking place in the magnificent 13th century castle Borgholm on the coast of Sweden, July 8, 2023. We invite you to a full-day event including concerts, workshops and Wardruna meet & greet. Special guest and our opening act will be Norwegian Sami indigenous singer Mari Boine together with her band. Mari is a world-renowned award-winning musician. A pioneer and a legend in what she does and she has been an inspiration for Wardruna's music throughout the years.

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Kvitravn – First Flight of the White Raven • 21 Jan. 2022

We have the immense pleasure to announce the upcoming release on April 22nd, 2022 of "Kvitravn – First Flight of the White Raven", an audio-visual recording that was broadcasted online on March 26th, 2021, being the release show of the «Kvitravn» album. The release will be available in various digital and physical formats.

To give it wings, the live version of "Solringen" is already available in digital formats and on YouTube .

Einar comments: "This was recorded in a time when it was not allowed to perform in front of an audience, which made it very important for me that the recording itself truly captured the energy of a live performance. What you will hear, is what we performed in that moment in that room. No re-recordings or autotune was done in the afterwork. Just like for a regular concert, the set list was carefully put together with a selection of songs from all our albums, including a handful songs from the new album, which we performed for the very first time. On the day of recording, we all stood together in the same room for the first time in over a year. Everyone came focused and well prepared and the energy felt like no time had passed. I hope you will agree!"

Pre-orders for the new release are available as limited box set, 2CD, 2LP and digital release on wardrunashop.com

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European Tour Rescheduled, New Dates Added • 28 Oct. 2021

Due to the still uncertain situation with constant changes in regulations and unique travel restrictions from country to country, we have no option but to move our European tour to 2022 and 2023. On a more positive note, we added a few extra concerts to the existing tour dates.

Two of the European Tour dates are now upgraded and part of the Nordic Night Open Air Tour! In Serbia on July 11 we now play the Tasmajdan Stadium. In Bratislava we will play the outstanding venue of Castle Devin on July 13.

Your tickets remain valid for the new dates. If you have any question about your ticket, please contact your ticket office.

On behalf of myself and the whole Wardruna-team, I would like to thank you for your patience, understanding and support throughout this challenging period.

Find tickets in the Tour Dates section.

Andvevarljod Single Out Now! • 23 Dec. 2020

The song is a central piece on the new album "Kvitravn". It explores the Nordic deities of fate; the Norns, the spinning of life threads and the Norse and Sámi common idea that a person’s spirit is connected to wind, both before and after birth. The song features guest appearances by a small group of prominent Norwegian traditional singers, Kirsten Bråten Berg, Sigrid Berg, Unni Løvlid, Ingebjørg Reinholdt alongside our own Lindy-Fay Hella.

Einar Selvik comments: "On a personal level, Andvevarljod (Song of the Spirit-Weavers) is a song I hold very dear and it was also my starting point on the new album. Musically, it gives voice to very old song traditions and on top of that it is voiced by some of the most central reasons why these traditions are being kept alive for us and the generations to come. So, special thanks go out to our guest singers for lending us their talents and for the invaluable work they do for keeping our traditions alive!"

Stream the song here: https://orcd.co/andvevarljod

Also, to mark the winter solstice Einar performed a skaldic version of Andvevarljod. The video is available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/99N6XWUeKdg

Kvitravn Music Video and Single Out Now! • 16 Oct. 2020

Kvitravn (White Raven) is the title track from our upcoming album. It’s a song that explores traditions of animal-guides and the symbolism and legends of sacred white animals found in Nordic- and other cultures all over the world. These highly regarded ghostly creatures, whether a raven, snake, bear, moose, reindeer, elephant or lion – are in animist traditions seen as prophetic, divine messengers, and guardians representing renewal, purity and a bridge between worlds.

Watch on YouTube or Vimeo

The lyrics and English translations are found in the description below the video. The song is also available on all major digital music platforms.

The video was shot in various locations in Norway and Russia and was produced by Ragnarok Film – the same team responsible for our previous video for the song “Lyfjaberg”. Being fully aware of how rare it is to come across white ravens, we knew from the start that this would be an ambitious and challenging task to pull off. However, fate seemed to be on our side in this and the “impossible” piece of the puzzle fell into place as if gifted from the divine. We hope you will enjoy and give it wings!

The full album is set for worldwide release on January 22, 2021 and can be pre-ordered in various formats and bundles from the following stores:

World: https://wardruna.lnk.to/Kvitravn_Album Germany: https://wardruna.merchcowboy.com/all USA: https://orcd.co/kvitravn_album Australia: https://www.nervegas.com.au/kvitravn

Further new items: https://wardrunashop.com

North American Tour Moved To 2021 • 5 Aug. 2020

Due to the current COVID-19 situation we will not be able to go through with the upcoming North American tour as planned in 2020. It is very unfortunate but totally out of our hands. Nevertheless, we have worked very hard for a solution and we are excited to present you our North American Tour 2021 as displayed on the poster! Please note that the venues have changed in Vancouver and Calgary and that we have added a concert in Denver to the tour!

Already bought tickets remain valid for all the new dates/venues. For further information please contact the respective local promoters. Stay safe and we look forward to seeing you in 2021!

2021 US and Canada Tour Dates:

23 Sep - Charlotte, NC - Ovens Auditorium - Tickets 24 Sep - Washington, DC - Warner Theatre - Tickets 25 Sep - Brooklyn, NY - Kings Theatre - Tickets 27 Sep - Boston, MA - The Orpheum Theater - Tickets 28 Sep - Montreal, QC - M Telus - Tickets 29 Sep - Toronto, ON - Meridian Hall - Tickets 01 Oct - Chicago, IL - Auditorium Theatre - Tickets 02 Oct - Minneapolis, MN - The State Theatre - Tickets 05 Oct - Calgary, AB - Southern Alberta Jubilee - Tickets 07 Oct - Salem, OR - Elsinore Theatre- Tickets 08 Oct - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre - Tickets 09 Oct - Vancouver, BC - The Chan Centre - Tickets 11 Oct - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex - Tickets 13 Oct - Oakland, CA - Paramount Theatre - Tickets 15 Oct - El Cajon, CA - Magnolia - Tickets 16 Oct - Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum Theatre - Tickets 17 Oct - Mesa, AZ - Ikeda Theatre - Tickets 19 Oct - Dallas, TX - The Majestic Theatre - Tickets 21 Oct - Denver, CO - The Paramount Theatre - Tickets

Lyfjaberg Video and 12" Vinyl Single • 5 Jun. 2020

To climb the Healing-mountain is a journey for the mind and spirit as much as the feet and body. Anything of true value, comes at a true cost.

Lyfjaberg was mainly filmed in the mountains at Tustna in Norway. We shot the video in early May, when all of a sudden winter decided to return with full strength and we ended up wading in half a meter snow for three days and nights. On many levels, the process of making of this video reflected the meaning of the song itself. We all had to climb a few of our inner mountains to get it done. Huge thanks to Ragnarok Film and everyone involved for jumping into this project with full force from day one. We hope you will endure the walk and enjoy the song!

The lyrics and English translations are found in the description below the video. The song is also available on all digital platforms and you can even order a special limited 12” vinyl here:

EU/rest of the world: wardruna.aisamerch.de North America: wardruna.aisamerch.com

Lyfjaberg • 26 May 2020

When circumstances forced us to postpone the release of our upcoming album “Kvitravn”, it was clear to us that we still wanted to release new music. Music and art can potentially carry great meaning in times of uncertainty. We decided that now was not the time to stay silent and headed straight back into creative mode and the studio to write and record the song "Lyfjaberg".

The Old Norse word Lyfjaberg means Healing-hill or Healing-mountain and is known from Norse mythology and the Eddic poem Fjölsvinnsmál as a place of comfort and cure for the "sick and sore" who manage to climb the mountain and bear offerings at the shrines there – a gift demands a gift in return.

Einar Selvik comments: "The song expresses that climbing a tough mountain, both in reality and metaphorically, is a mental as well as a physical effort. I have tried to write this journey up the mountain as one for the mind and spirit as much as the feet and body. Anything of true value, comes at a true cost."

Lyfjaberg will be available on all digital platforms on June 5th.

Cover photo by Ane Os

Grá Music Video Out Now • 21 Feb. 2020

Grá (Grey) is our song to the wolf. It speaks about the ancient bond and relationship between man and wolf. It seeks to address and acknowledge the cost and responsibility of being part of, and not above nature. Once again, we were given the opportunity go to Finland and work with a beautiful and brave rescued wolf called Tihu and her caretakers. The video was directed by our friend Tuukka Koski and his team at Koski Syväri.

Einar Selvik

Grá is also released as a single on all major digital music platforms today!

North American Tour • 11 Feb. 2020

Following the announcement of our new album ‘Kvitravn’, we are very happy to announce that we are returning to the US and Canada for a tour this fall. Tickets will be on sale Friday, February 14, 10:00 AM Local Time.

2020 US and Canada Tour Dates:

24 Sep - Charlotte, NC - Ovens Auditorium - Tickets 25 Sep - Washington, DC - Warner Theatre - Tickets 26 Sep - Brooklyn, NY - Kings Theatre - Tickets 28 Sep - Boston, MA - The Orpheum Theater - Tickets 29 Sep - Montreal, QC - M Telus - Tickets 30 Sep - Toronto, ON - Meridian Hall - Tickets 02 Oct - Chicago, IL - Auditorium Theatre - Tickets 03 Oct - Minneapolis, MN - The State Theatre - Tickets 06 Oct - Calgary, AB - Jack Singer Concert Hall - Tickets 08 Oct - Vancouver, BC - Queen Elizabeth Theatre - Tickets 09 Oct - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre - Tickets 10 Oct - Salem, OR - Elsinore Theatre- Tickets 12 Oct - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex - Tickets 14 Oct - Oakland, CA - Paramount Theatre - Tickets 16 Oct - El Cajon, CA - Magnolia - Tickets 17 Oct - Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum Theatre - Tickets 18 Oct - Mesa, AZ - Ikeda Theatre - Tickets 20 Oct - Dallas, TX - The Majestic Theatre - Tickets

Photo by Arne Beck

Kvitravn • 7 Feb. 2020

It is with great pleasure we announce that our new album "Kvitravn" (White Raven) is set for worldwide release on June 5th, 2020 (Postponed to January 22nd, 2021). The first song will be released February 21st.

You can now pre-order the album in various formats and bundles at www.wardruna.com

We would also like to announce that our only mainland European show during the week of release is taking place on 11th of June at the Gelsenkirchen Amphitheater. You can now purchase a limited ticket/album bundle including signed tickets by Einar Selvik ahead of the regular tickets that are being released on Monday. Order here: wardruna.merchcowboy.com

US-based store, please visit: wardruna.aisamerch.com

About the album: Following an intensive period in the studio, "Kvitravn" musically continues where the Runaljod trilogy left off, yet it marks a distinct evolution in our sound. The album features a broad selection of both traditional and historical instruments such as Kravik-lyre, Trossingen-lyre, Taglharpa, Sotharpa, Langeleik, Crwth, Goat-horn, Lur, Bronze-lur, flute, Moraharpa and the record also features guest appearances by a small group of prominent traditional singers, spearheaded by Kirsten Bråten Berg, one of the most important custodians of Norwegian traditional song. Throughout eleven songs, "Kvitravn" discusses Northern sorcery, spirit-animals, shadows, nature and animism, the wisdom and meanings of certain myths, various Norse spiritual concepts, and the relation between sage and songs.

Einar Selvik comments the album: "To recite and copy the past is not very difficult, but to understand and integrate ancient thoughts, tools and methods with real purpose into a creation that is relevant to the modern era is truly challenging and remains our prime goal in our work. Although the album carries a variant of my own totemic artist name, it has, in this context, little to do with me but rather refers to the symbolism and legends of sacred white animals found in Nordic and other cultures all over the world. These highly regarded ghostly creatures, whether a raven, snake, bear, moose, reindeer, elephant or lion - are in animist traditions seen as prophetic, divine messengers, and guardians representing renewal, purity and a bridge between worlds."

Runaljod Trilogy Book and 3CD • 15 Nov. 2019

2019 marks ten years since Wardruna released the first part of the ‘Runaljod’ trilogy. We are thrilled to celebrate its conclusion and see all three albums into a special limited book edition including original lyrics together with English translations and exclusive pictures.

Einar Selvik comments: ‘Ten years since the first release but almost twenty years since the first recording was made. It has been quite a journey so far, yet it feels like we just got started. The Runaljod albums are originally released on two different record labels and I am happy to collaborate with Indie Recordings and my own label ByNorse for a license and the opportunity to FINALLY release the complete trilogy, the way it should, as one single product.’

The Runaljod Trilogy Book + 3CD is available now in the Wardruna online stores. The first 1000 copies include a bookmark autographed by Einar Selvik.

EU based store: wardrunashop.com

US based store: wardruna.aisamerch.com

Norway based store: wardruna.com/shop

It will also be sold during the upcoming Wardruna European Tour.

2020 Tour Dates and New Music in the Works • 11 Oct. 2019

‘2019 marks ten years since Wardruna’s first release and in the spring, a new chapter will start. I don’t wish to reveal too much at this point but can say that we are now deep into the process of writing and recording new music. For the upcoming album we are partnering up with Sony Music / Columbia Records. This is a new steppingstone for us and I am very confident that this new addition to the team will give us new opportunities to further develop our art and take it to the next level. Wardruna has been a DIY to-the-bone kind of project since the very beginning. Slowly and patiently evolving. Working hard and always keeping the art itself as the primary decisive factor. This will never change for us, and so it feels great to have top notch people on our team that also embrace this way of working. When Wardruna rise up from the current studio-hibernation and initiate the concert-year of 2020, it is clearly allowed to hope for new music!’ Einar Selvik - Wardruna.

2020 European Tour Dates:

28 Mar - Oslo (NO) - Sentrum Scene - Tickets - FB Event 2 Apr - Kristiansand (NO) - Kilden Teater - Tickets - FB Event 3 Apr - Stavanger (NO) - Stavanger konserthus - Tickets - FB Event 4 Apr - Bergen (NO) - Grieghallen - Tickets - FB Event 30 Apr - Moscow (RU) - Crocus City Hall - Tickets - FB Event 1 May - St. Petersburg (RU) - Yubileyny Sports Palace - Tickets - FB Event 3 May - Poznan (PL) - Hala Ziemi - Tickets - FB Event 4 May - Krakow (PL) - ICE Congress Center - Tickets - FB Event 5 May - Bratislava (SK) - Refinery Gallery - Tickets - FB Event 7 May - Belgrade (SR) - Sava Centar - Tickets - FB Event 8 May - Bucharest (RO) - Arena Romanele - Tickets - FB Event 4 Jun - Manchester (UK) - Albert Hall - Tickets - FB Event 5 Jun - Dublin (IE) - Vicar St. - Tickets - FB Event 6 Jun - Birmingham (UK) - Symphony Hall - Tickets - FB Event 7 Jun - Glasgow (UK) - Royal Concert Hall - Tickets - FB Event 9 Jun - London (UK) - Royal Festival Hall - Tickets - FB Event 10 Jun - Cambridge (UK) - Cambridge Corn Exchange - Tickets - FB Event 1 Aug - Savonlinna (FI) - Savonlinna Opera Festival - Tickets - FB Event 21 Sep - Reykjavik (IS) - Harpa - Tickets - FB Event

European Tour – Winter 2019 • 30 Nov. 2018

In November 2019, Wardruna will head out on tour again with a select number of concerts. The tour marks that ten years has past since the first album was released and will be appropriately celebrated by presenting new music as well as material that has never been performed live.

Einar Selvik comments: ‘We have more or less toured now since 2009, and 2019 will be a year where the main focus will be on creating and recording new music as well as spending time on further developing our live expression to fit songs never performed live and new material. 2019 also marks the ten-year anniversary since our first release, and we are just getting started!’

Tickets sales will start on December 4th, 10am CET; tickets for the Polish shows will be on sale on December 10th!

17.11.2019 Helsinki (FI) – House of Culture - Tickets 19.11.2019 Gdansk (PL) – Shakespeare Theatre - Tickets 21.11.2019 Warsaw (PL) – Warsaw Palladium - Tickets 22.11.2019 Prague (CZ) – Great Hall of Lucerna - Tickets 23.11.2019 Vienna (AT) – Museumsquartier - Tickets 25.11.2019 Nürnberg (DE) – Löwensaal - Tickets 26.11.2019 Paris (FR) – Olympia - Tickets 27.11.2019 Utrecht (NL) – TivoliVredenburg, Grote Zaal - Tickets 28.11.2019 Wuppertal (DE) – Historische Stadthalle - Tickets 29.11.2019 Copenhagen (DK) – DR Koncerthuset - Tickets 01.12.2019 Stockholm (SE) – Annexet - Tickets

Voluspá Music Video • 8 Nov. 2018

I recently spent three blessed and life-altering days together with a small pack of wolves, their caretakers and some of the finest people in Finnish film, all led by Tuukka Koski and Koski Syväri. We made a video to my rendition of the Old Norse poem Voluspá (Prophecy of the Seeress) that you can now watch on our YouTube and Vimeo channels on the links below. The song is released digitally on all platforms tomorrow.

Skald • 19 Sep. 2018

New acoustic Wardruna album ‘Skald’ featuring Einar Selvik’s solo material will be released on November 23rd.

Track listing:

• 1. Vardlokk
• 3. Ein sat hon uti
• 4. Voluspá (skaldic version)
• 5. Fehu (skaldic version)
• 6. Vindavla
• 7. Ormagardskvedi
• 8. Gravbakkjen
• 9. Sonatorrek
• 10. Helvegen (skaldic version)

The album will be available in CD, vinyl and digital formats. Pre-order here:

Wardruna EU based store: wardrunashop.com

Wardruna US based store: wardruna.aisamerch.com

Digital: radi.al/WardrunaSkald

North American Tour 2018 – West Coast • 28 Mar. 2018

Wardruna is returning to North America for six new concerts this September.

Update 5 Apr. 2018: Several shows are sold out or nearly sold out now. Extra show in Boulder, CO added!

• Sep 14: Theatre at the Ace Hotel, Los Angeles, CA - Tickets
• Sep 15: The Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CA - Tickets
• Sep 17: Neptune, Seattle, WA - Tickets
• Sep 18: Vogue Theatre, Vancouver, BC - Tickets
• Sep 19: Revolution Hall, Portland, OR - Tickets
• Sep 22: The Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO - Tickets
• Sep 23: The Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO - Tickets

Snake Pit Poetry Out Now • 20 Oct. 2017

Einar Selvik’s two track EP ‘Snake Pit Poetry’, which was originally written for History Channel’s TV series Vikings, is avalable now on digital music services and stores. It is also available as a 10-inch vinyl with etched B-side, exclusively in Wardruna’s online stores and today at the last show of their European tour!

EU/World: http://wardruna.aisamerch.de North America: http://wardruna.aisamerch.com Digital: http://radi.al/SnakePitPoetry

North American Tour 2018 – East Coast • 12 Oct. 2017

Finally! In February 2018 Wardruna will go on a short tour in the eastern US and Canada. Hopefully this is only the first of many American tours in the time to come.

Update 19 Oct. 2017: Two more shows added!

• Feb 1: The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD - Tickets
• Feb 3: Town Hall, New York, NY - Tickets
• Feb 4: Corona Theater, Montreal, QC - Tickets
• Feb 6: The Wilbur Theatre, Boston, MA - Tickets
• Feb 7: Corona Theater, Montreal, QC - Tickets
• Feb 8: The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ON - Tickets

Snake Pit Poetry • 15 Sep. 2017

On October 20th By Norse Music will digitally release a two track EP from Einar Selvik containing an acoustic version as well as the complete studio version of his much requested piece ‘Snake Pit Poetry’, originally written for History Channel’s TV series Vikings. The EP will also be available as a 10-inch vinyl with etched B-side, sold exclusively in Wardruna’s online stores and on their upcoming European tour.

Hugsjá and Nordvegen • 5 May 2017

Einar Selvik and Ivar Bjørnson present music work entitled Hugsjá at the Bergen International Festival (Festspillene i Bergen) later this month. Hugsjá will be performed in Bergen and also Ullensvang, Bekkjarvik, Os, and Moster in a series of concerts entitled ‘Nordvegen’. For details about the concerts, dates and venues, please visit www.fib.no/en/2017/Nordvegen

Autumn Tour • 19 Apr. 2017

In October Wardruna will go on a short European tour:

• Oct 14: La Cigale, Paris, FR - Tickets
• Oct 15: TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, NL - Tickets
• Oct 17: Kongresshaus Stadthalle Heidelberg, Heidelberg, DE - Tickets
• Oct 18: Huxleys, Berlin, DE - Tickets
• Oct 19: Dom Muzyki i Tańca, Zabrze, PL - Tickets
• Oct 20: Teatr Szekspirowski, Gdańsk, PL - Tickets

Tickets can be reserved now.

Hugsjá – World Premiere in Bergen • 15 Feb. 2017

Bergen International Festival will feature new music by Wardruna’s Einar Selvik and Ivar Bjørnson from Enslaved in May–June this year.

New work by Einar Selvik (Wardruna, Vikings) and Ivar Bjørnson (Enslaved) will be featured by the Bergen International Festival in May–June this year.

Selvik and Bjørnson’s new collaborative endeavours Nordvegen and Hugsjá continues to combine the ancient and contemporary with Norse and Norwegian poetry, accompanied by instruments from the Stone Age up to the present day.

A series of concerts under the name Nordvegen (‘the northern road’ – an ancient shipping route connecting Norway to the rest of world for some 3000 years), will be performed in four venues along the west coast of Norway in late May and early June. The audience will be taken on a spectacular journey along this route in a musical declaration of love to Norwegian coastal culture and Norse history. Bjørnson and Selvik have designed the concerts inspired by local history for each of these places. The Nordvegen concerts create an acoustic and intimate basis for the grandiose commissioned work Hugsjá, which will receive its world premiere Bergen concert hall Grieghallen on May 31.

The word hugsjá means to remember – literally ‘to see in the mind’. Focused on ideas, traditions and instruments from our Norse past, the work recounts Norwegian history while drawing lines to the present.

For details about the concerts, dates and venues, please visit http://www.fib.no/en

Tickets are on sale from February 15.

Raido Music Video Out Now • 6 Oct. 2016

Wardruna are proud to present ‘Raido’ – a new song taken from their forthcoming album ‘Runaljod – Ragnarok’, to be released on October 21.

The music video was filmed, directed and produced by Finnish photographer Tuukka Koski and his team at Koski Syväri in the stunning surroundings of Sandhornøya in northern Norway.

‘Raido’ is also released as a single on all major digital music platforms: http://radi.al/RunaljodRagnarok

Winter Solstice in the Viking Ship Museum • 23 Sep. 2016

Einar will perform an acoustic concert celebrating winter solstice in the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo, December 21. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster .

Raido Music Video Teaser • 22 Sep. 2016

On October 6th Wardruna will release a music video and single for the song ‘Raido’ from their upcoming album ‘Runaljod – Ragnarok’. The video is filmed, directed and produced by Finnish photographer Tuukka Koski and his team at Koski Syväri in the stunning surroundings of Sandhornøya in northern Norway. Stay tuned!

Tyr Teaser Video • 1 Sep. 2016

Here’s a short teaser video of ‘Tyr’, the opening track on ‘Runaljod – Ragnarok’.

Wardruna EU based store: http://wardruna.aisamerch.de

Wardruna US based store: http://wardruna.aisamerch.com

Odal Available Now • 19 Aug. 2016

Today Wardruna has released ‘Odal’. The track is taken from their forthcoming album ‘Runaljod – Ragnarok’, to be released on October 21.

The track is available on digital platforms worldwide: Soundcloud , iTunes , Apple Music , Spotify

Today you can also pre-order ‘Runaljod – Ragnarok’ in various formats from Wardruna’s EU and US stores:

• CD with slipcase • Triple gatefold 2LP in black or limited gold vinyl • New clothing designs • Various bundles • Limited wooden box (only 500) including:  - Limited gold stamped ‘Runaljod - Ragnarok’ CD  - Hand made pewter/alpaque bind-rune necklace  - Embroidered patch  - Runaljod book with original and translated lyrics from the entire trilogy.

Ragnarok Release Date, Cover art and Track Listing • 8 Aug. 2016

Wardruna’s third studio album, ‘Runaljod – Ragnarok’, will be out on October 21.

• 4. MannaR – Drivande
• 5. MannaR – Liv
• 10. Runaljod

Total running time: 58:36

‘Runaljod – Ragnarok’ will be available in CD, vinyl and digital formats. Presales begins on August 19. More details to follow.

Malmö Added to the Ragnarok Tour • 5 Aug. 2016

Wardruna are pleased to add another date to their Ragnarok Tour this autumn. On Wednesday November 30th they will perform at Slagthusets teater in Malmö, Sweden. Follow the link below for more details and tickets.

http://burl.nu/3bmxj5

Ragnarok Tour Update • 13 July 2016

The announcement of the Ragnarok Tour has been met with great enthusiasm and many of the concerts are already sold out. Several extra shows has been set up.

The updated list of Wardruna live dates:

• Aug 20: Midgardsblot Metal Festival, Borre, NO - Tickets
• Aug 27: Håkonshallen, Bergen, NO - SOLD OUT
• Aug 28: Håkonshallen, Bergen, NO (Extra Concert) - Tickets
• Sep 2-4: Faerieworlds, Portland, USA - Tickets
• Nov 12: Eventpalast, Leipzig, DE - Tickets
• Nov 13: Wytwórnia, Łódź, PL - SOLD OUT
• Nov 15: TivoliVredenburg, Symphonic Hall, Utrecht, NL - SOLD OUT
• Nov 16: Union Chapel, London, UK (Extra Concert) - Tickets
• Nov 17: Union Chapel, London, UK - SOLD OUT
• Nov 18: Trabendo, Paris, FR - SOLD OUT
• Nov 19: TivoliVredenburg, Pandora, Utrecht, NL (Extra Concert) - SOLD OUT
• Nov 25: Nalen, Stockholm, SE (Einar Selvik Solo) - Tickets
• Nov 26: Nalen, Stockholm, SE - SOLD OUT
• Nov 27: Nalen, Stockholm, SE (Extra Concert) - Tickets
• Nov 30: Slagthusets teater, Malmö, SE - Tickets
• Dec 1: Portalen, Copenhagen, DK (Support: Krauka) - Tickets
• Jan 21: Sentrum Scene, Oslo, NO - Tickets

Also: Dec 9: New York By Norse, New York, USA (Einar Selvik Solo) - Tickets

Ragnarok Tour 2016-17 • 25 May 2016

As previously announced, Wardruna will release the third and final album in the Runaljod trilogy, entitled ‘Runaljod - Ragnarok’ through own label By Norse Music this October and we will follow up with some selected concerts:

• Nov 13: Wytwórnia, Łódź, PL - Tickets
• Nov 15: TivoliVredenburg, Symphonic Hall, Utrecht, NL - Tickets
• Nov 17: Union Chapel, London, UK - Tickets
• Nov 18: Trabendo, Paris, FR - Tickets
• Nov 19: TivoliVredenburg, Pandora, Utrecht, NL - Tickets
• Nov 25-26: Nalen, Stockholm, SE - Tickets 25th, Tickets 26th

We are also performing three concerts before the released, which are all set in fantastic surroundings and will all feature new music from ‘Runaljod - Ragnarok’.

• Aug 18-21: Midgardsblot Metal Festival, Borre, NO - Tickets
• Aug 27: Håkonshallen, Bergen, NO - Tickets

Ragnarok • 4 May 2016

The next Wardruna album, ‘Runaljod - Ragnarok’ is coming autumn 2016.

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Cruise ship was right to ditch the late passengers in africa, travel writer says.

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Eight people have accused Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) of abandoning them on a tiny island in Africa after a private tour ran late and the group missed the embarkation cut-off time.

Four of the group are elderly and another is pregnant, and though the ship was still at anchor, they were denied boarding.

The ship, the Norwegian Dawn, set sail without them — and it was right to do so.

Once, I was late to check in for a flight. I jumped out of the taxi, sprinted to the counter (which is no mean feat when you’re hauling luggage) and arrived at the desk sweating bullets, prepared to get on my knees and grovel if it meant I’d be allowed through.

I began to tell my sob story to the lady at the desk, heart hammering and lungs gasping for air, when she politely interrupted and shook her head.

In the nicest way possible, she said this: “Stiff bickies.” (OK, yes, I’ve paraphrased.)

Sure, the plane was still at the airport, no more than a few hundred meters from where I was standing. However, the luggage had already been loaded, the manifest had already been finalized, and the other passengers were already boarding.

There was no way they were going to let me board, nor should they have.

You see, I had been on a whale-watching tour about two-and-a-half hours south of the airport — hey, it was my last day, I wanted to make it count.

I planned it to perfection, except for one detail: We spotted a playful pod right at the very end, so the captain offered to give us some bonus time to enjoy the view.

With one eye on the magnificent mammals and the other on my watch, I held on to a flicker of hope that I might make it.

I jumped on the bus back to town, flagged down a cab and asked the driver to hurry. I launched out of the car like a 100m sprinter launches out of starting blocks and ran into the terminal.

Alas, my proverbial ship had sailed.

Was it a bummer? Absolutely. But imagine delaying the other 158 or so passengers scheduled to depart on the Boeing 737, asking the crew to extend their shifts, or holding the plane and disrupting airport traffic … all so little old me could drop off my bags, scurry through security, and find my gate.

Imagine the awkwardness if I stepped onto that plane. What do you say? “Sorry, guys, my bad, lol.”

Keep up with The Post's coverage of the Norwegian Cruise debacle

• Eight Norwegian Cruise passengers, including a pregnant woman and an elderly man with a heart condition, were stranded on an African island without money and vital medications after the vessel left port without them.
• A spokesperson for the cruise line claimed the passengers were left on the island “on their own or with a private tour” and missed the “all-aboard time” by over an hour, according to the company.
• Americans Jill Campbell and her husband, Jay Campbell, said they are unsure whether they even want to resume the 20-day voyage after Norwegian Cruise Lines forgot about its “basic duty of care.”
• The eight passengers raced through seven different countries over a span of 48 hours to make it to Senegal, where the ship docked Tuesday morning,
• Doug and Violeta Sanders, a stranded Australian couple, have spoken out about their ordeal , saying it was “the worst experience of our lives.”
• Julie Lenkoff, 80,  suffered a stroke during an excursion on the cruise — and was left “alone” and “helpless” to find her way back to the US, according to her family.
• COLUMN: Cruise ship was right to ditch the late passengers in Africa

Check out The Post’s tips on what to do if you’re left stranded like the Norwegian Cruise passengers

That doesn’t even scratch the surface of a cruise ship’s operations. Norwegian Dawn can accommodate 3,372 people — 2,340 passengers and 1,032 crew — and this group of eight expected it to wait?

A ship’s departure time isn’t exactly a mystery.

I sailed on Norwegian Dawn in February and the departure time was published in NCL’s Freestyle Daily newsletter the night before and announced over the loudspeaker multiple times in the morning.

It was also posted on signs at the doors where guests disembark.

The golden rule is clear: Make sure you’re back on time, or the ship may sail without you.

So what do you do if you’re left behind? Generally there are two options: Either catch up with the ship at a later port or head home.

If you’re lucky, you’ll have brought your essentials with you — your passport, phone, credit card and medication — because all of your belongings will stay on board until the end.

Please don’t get me wrong, of course I’m sympathetic to the distress of those who were left in a foreign country without the safety of the ship.

It would be scary and stressful to figure out next steps, especially for the members of the group with higher needs, and disappointing to miss out on their vacation.

However, the unfortunate reality is that ships can’t always wait.

Private tours are a whole separate issue, because while the ship will wait for official tours — those which have been organized by the cruise ship operator — to return, all bets are off for passengers taking their shore excursions into their own hands.

Unofficial tours can be slightly cheaper than those on the ship’s itinerary, with slightly more availability, so they can be attractive. However, while operators will do their best to stick to scheduled times, all bets are off once you board that bus and leave the port.

Think of it like booking multiple legs of a trip with different airlines. They’re not in the same network, they don’t owe each other anything, and they can’t guarantee that you’ll make your connection. Say the bus breaks down. Maybe someone wanders off and takes ages to return.

Perhaps the group lingers over a delicious lunch. Someone might need to stop at an ATM or a bathroom. You could get stuck in traffic. Or maybe your tour will be like mine and you’ll see something incredible that simply makes you want to pause.

And so, eight passengers were left in São Tomé and Príncipe , Africa’s second-smallest country.

“While this is a very unfortunate situation, guests are responsible for ensuring they return to the ship at the published time,” NCL said in a statement, adding that it is communicating with the guests about their next steps. It’s harsh but fair, especially since the other 3,364 (or so) people on board got it right.

Kirrily Schwarz recently sailed on Norwegian Dawn as a guest of Norwegian Cruise Line.

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Stranded Australian cruise passengers describe ‘worst experience of our lives’

A n Australian couple stranded on an African island after being abandoned by a Norwegian Cruise Lines ship has spoken out about their ordeal – saying it was “the worst experience of our lives.”

Doug and Violeta Sanders said they had to fend for themselves after a private tour they took during a stop last week on the island of São Tomé ran past the time they needed to return to the Norwegian Dawn and they weren’t allowed to board, Sky News Australia reported.

“It’s been the worst experience of our lives to be abandoned like that in a strange country, can’t speak the language – it’s Portuguese and African,” Violeta told “Seven’s Sunrise.”

“We have no money, our credit cards aren’t accepted,” she added.

They and the other six passengers were not allowed to get back on the vessel, which sailed off without them.

The stranded passengers were helped by the US Embassy in Angola and boarded a flight to Gambia in hopes of joining the ship in Banjul, but it was unable to dock due to low tide and moved on to Senegal.

A Norwegian Cruise Line rep said the passengers were on a private tour, not one organized by the company.

“We work closely with local tour operators to ensure excursions are planned to our schedule to guarantee timely arrivals back to the port.  The excursion this group was on was not organized through us but on their own.  As such, we are not in communication with their private tour operator,” the spokesperson said.

Attorney James Diamond from TWC Lawyers said it is a “hard and fast rule” that a ship can leave once a final call has been made.

“They pay a lot of money for docking fees, and renting out the space,” he told the program. “They have times that they have to leave, those times are published and unfortunately, I know it’s morally incorrect, but they do have the right to leave.”

Among those stranded were Americans Jill and Jay Campbell.

The passengers raced through seven different countries in 48 hours to make it to Dakar, Senegal, where they finally got back on the ship, according to Sky News.

Taylor Swift built an empire on relatable lyrics. Will her billionaire status change that?

For Swifties, it was never a matter of if Taylor Swift would become a billionaire, but when.

In its  latest rich list, Forbes estimates Swift has a $1.1 billion fortune and says the megastar is the first artist to achieve billionaire status solely from songwriting and performing.

Other artists who have hit the milestone – including Rihanna and Jay-Z – earned their massive wealth in part thanks to fashion and cosmetics brands, alcohol companies or entertainment holdings.

In mere weeks Swift will treat her fans to yet another album – The Tortured Poets Department – which will fuel another merchandising spectacle.

But by building an empire on her vulnerable lyrics and "big sister" persona, will Swift's new billionaire status impact how Swifties relate to their idol?

The (super rich) girl next door

"Taylor has an amazing relationship with her fans, or at least an amazing illusion of a relationship with her fans," says Georgia Carroll, who holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Sydney where she specialised in fandom.

"It's something she's cultivated since the earliest days of her career, where she's really presented herself as not quite a girl next door, but kind of as the aspirational big sister or cool friend who is going through the same things as you are."

Swift's sprawling discography captures the plethora of emotions and experiences, from the giddiness of first love (Fearless, Speak Now) to the rollercoaster that is your 20s (Red, 1989) to darker, more adult themes (Reputation, Midnights).

"She's taken her fans on this lifelong journey where it does feel as though you're kind of getting this peek into her life and her diary, which really builds a connection with her fans," Dr Carroll says.

This all feeds back into the concept of parasocial relationships, which is, as Dr Carroll explains, "anytime a fan feels as though they know a celebrity because of messages through the media, from social media and, in Taylor's instance, through her music."

"So you feel as though you actually know her even though she's a stranger."

'You can see those dollar signs rolling in'

Since 2019, Swift has released eight albums – four being re-releases – and her next album is due out this month.

In 2023 her Eras Tour hit the $1 billion mark after selling a staggering 4.35 million tickets across 60 tour dates, according to the Associated Press.

To add to its success, the concert film grossed a further $261 million worldwide and secured the highest opening weekend for a concert film.

For Dr Carroll, "nobody is surprised" about Swift's new billionaire status.

"It's been something that has been on the cards for quite a while especially with the Eras Tour and the Eras Tour film making her so much money and all of the stories around the records that they've broken and her economic impact," she says.

"In the last five years she's released this crazy amount of content which obviously has multiple album versions, multiple vinyl versions, merchandise alongside it.

"It's been this trajectory in the last five years, but especially the last 12 to 18 months, where you can see those dollar signs rolling in for her."

Swift's strategy of releasing limited edition versions of vinyl albums – each with a different cover, colour or bonus track – has drawn criticism over the years.

The debate fired up again this week when Billie Eilish expressed her frustration at overconsumption in the music industry.

"It's some of the biggest artists in the world making f**king 40 different vinyl packages that have a different unique thing just to get you to keep buying more. It's so wasteful," she told Billboard .

Eilish later clarified her comments and said she wasn't singling anyone out.

'Do I need to give a billionaire more of my money?'

Dr Carroll says while Swifties have a strong connection to their idol, it's the current economic environment that may have them pausing for thought rather than Swift's billionaire status.

"We have The Tortured Poets Department coming out in three weeks so that's going to come with a new wave of merchandise and then the Eras Tour is starting up again in Europe," she said.

"I think we are reaching the point where fans are kind of like, 'The cost of living is going up, my rent is increasing, my mortgage is increasing, do I need to give a billionaire more of my money?'"

"But at the same time, her fans are so connected to her and so willing to support her that they see it as their choice."

"The argument I make is that the way her marketing is structured, they are in a way manipulating the fans, but it is the fans' choice at the end of the day and the fans can say, 'You know what, I can't afford this.'

"The argument the fans make is that it makes them happy and they like supporting her."

Dr Carroll adds the biggest impact Swift's billionaire status will have is by giving critics "more of a provable backbone."

"I think it's going to just give legs to any critiques and arguments that exist and the discussions that are had by people who aren't necessarily in the fandom."

But Dr Carroll says when it comes to fans spending money, "not so much [do] they see it as supporting A Billionaire with a capital A-B".

"They see it as supporting Taylor Swift, somebody who has been there for them over the years and who has brought them joy and brought their life meaning and they want to kind of continue that relationship."

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