As darkness falls, Elin Brimheim Heinesen invites you in for a ‘kvølseta’ at ALICE. An atmospheric evening dedicated to Faroese music, literature and culture, where the lights are dimmed, the pace slows, and there is space to listen, sing and be together. With her warm and expressive voice, live music, her own Faroese songs and readings, the beloved singer-songwriter and composer and her guitarist create a very special evening inspired by the old Faroese tradition of gathering in the home around music, stories and togetherness.

A ‘kvølseta’ (‘evening sitting’ in Danish) is an ancient Faroese tradition of gathering in one another’s living rooms for live music, readings, storytelling, handicrafts and an evening of togetherness. In recent years, the tradition has experienced a revival, with more and more Faroese inviting people into their homes for living-room concerts to preserve the culture, the deep roots of folklore and the intimacy of sharing an evening together. Elin Brimheim Heinesen has been one of the first to revive ‘kvølseta’ living-room concerts in her own home, where guests, alongside Elin herself, have contributed songs and readings. Now she brings the concept to ALICE.

Elin Brimheim Heinesen is one of the Faroe Islands’ most respected singer-songwriters and composers, known for her warm, expressive voice and a long and varied musical career. She has sung jazz, musicals, cabaret songs and pop-rock, composed several symphonic works – and even performed with a hard rock band. She grew up in Tórshavn in the 1960s in a home filled with literature and music, began playing music as a child, and was an early pioneer of the feminist movement as a woman who, contrary to tradition, played music with the boys. And if the surname sounds familiar, Elin Brimheim Heinesen is also the mother of acclaimed Copenhagen-based singer Brimheim.

When Elin Brimheim Heinesen invites audiences to a kvølseta at ALICE, she shares a rich repertoire of her own songs alongside the talented guitarist Eyðun Mohr Hansen. The evening will also feature several Faroese guest musicians and readings from Faroese literature during the interval between the two sets.