Þeyr

Þeyr was a renowned Icelandic new wave band from the early 1980s. Shrouded under a veil of mystery, their three-year existence between 1980 and 1983 was characterized by a deep interest in ancient wisdom. Þeyr helped bring about the new wave movement in Iceland and became one of the first Icelandic bands to be known abroad. The origins of Þeyr date back to the late 1970s when singer Magnús Guðmundsson, bassist Hilmar Örn Agnarsson and Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson (drums and synthesizer) were playing in a garage band called Fellibylur (Hurricane). The band was expanded with vocalist Elín Reynisdóttir, who at the time was singing at a church choir, guitarist Jóhannes Helgason from a rock band called Piccolo, and drummer Sigtryggur Baldursson from Hattimas. They called themselves Frostrósir (Frostroses) and played rock music and some Icelandic songs at dancehalls in Reykjavík and its surroundings. After a while they decided to change the band’s name and came up with Þeyr, which was drawn from a poem by Skuggi and it means Wind or Thaw in Old Icelandic. Interestingly, Þeyr is exactly pronounced as þeir, which means they (male gender). After the group disbanded, some of the members later joined Kukl who had Bjork as the singer..... (read more at wikipedia)
==Links To Peel==
According to a 2015 article in the Guardian, the band met Peel in London in the early 80's:
On a visit to London, the band played what he [Baldursson] calls the “Icelandic sweater trick” on John Peel, giving the DJ and his wife woollen pullovers. “Her father had been stationed in Iceland during the war,” Hilmarsson says, so when he saw his daughter wearing her gift, old memories came flooding back. The gift worked, and Peel started playing Þeyr. “It was magick.”
==Shows Played==
thumb|right|335 px(The list maybe incomplete. Please add further information if known.)
;1981
*07 October 1981: Bás 12 (10" - Iður Til Fóta) Eskvímó
*Peel October November 1981: Tedrukkinn (10" - Iður Til Fóta) Eskvímó
;1982
*27 January 1982: ISS (album - Mjötviður Mær) Eskvímó ‎ESQ 2
*18 February 1982: Never Suck (On Fun-Days) (album - Mjötviður Mær) Eskvímó ‎ESQ 2
*24 February 1982: Never Suck (On Fun-Days) (album - Mjötviður Mær) Eskvímó ‎
*17 November 1982: Blood (12" - The Fourth Reich) Shout
*24 November 1982 (BFBS): Blood (12" - The Fourth Reich) Shout
;1983
*06 February 1983 (BFBS): Public (12") Shout XW 1202
;1988
*31 August 1988: Zen (12" - The Fourth Reich) Shout
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists