Húsavík

And last up, we had Axel Flovan with Over One Night, and that was from the EP Fleeing the Shore.

Axel's from Iceland, or actually in Húsavík in Iceland, and they were reviewed back in May of 2026.

He's got a great sound, and that EP I remember really, really enjoying.

He's got a live gig on the 14th of October at The Grace in London and another one on the 15th in Brighton.

Yeah.

Uh, oh, they should do it in Húsavík.

Oh, we did talk about that.

That was literally my message.

Yeah.

I saw the resu- I was like, "Húsavík 2027 guys, let's make this happen." [laughs]

Oh, that would be-

Hold it, the bar-

One of Húsavík's former whalers once told journalists that heading out to sea in the morning still feels like the same old trade to him.

Only the catch has changed.

These days, what he brings back is people's wonder.

Húsavík sits on the edge of Skjálfandi Bay.

The name means trembling, earned from the frequent earthquakes here.

Cold currents pull nutrient-rich water up from the seabed, turning the bay into a natural feeding ground.

The town itself is far older than its reputation for whales.

Back in the ninth century, a Swede named Garðar Svavarsson spent a winter in this bay, left a few houses behind, and a settlement took root.

Orly is a I- Icelandic filmmaker, historian, and storyteller.

And during the cruise, he presented a fascinating story how the small Iceland, Icelandic town called Húsavík became connected to the movie that I think we all saw during the pandemic with Will Ferrell, Eurovision Song Con- Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.

So I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to bring Or- Orly on the podcast for a few minutes and talk about his museum, and also what he does in Iceland.

Welcome to the podcast, Orly.

But for our-

It is

... for our listeners that don't know you, just tell us a little bit about yourself and what your connection is to Húsavík.

Yeah.

Mm-hmm.

So I was, like, Husavik, Mullah Ghaffar, and the canyon, and the glacier.

Sorry.

I

would also say...

We're my top three.

The place we stayed right after Husavik.

Our little cabin.

It's a very famous one down in the south there, yeah.

Yeah, well, also, when we go up north, we're heading to the Eurovision Museum in Husavik, so I'm very excited about that.

I did not know they had a Eurovision Museum.

It's very small.