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Guitar festival in Iceland

Bjossi Thor Guitar Festival

Bjorn Thoroddsen's annual guitar celebration, featuring Icelandic and international guests and the Guitar Nail award.

The Guitar Festival has brought together generations and styles of guitarists over many years. The Icelandic Guitar Festival and Guitarama form part of the project's history. The Guitar Nail is a special recognition for guitarists who have made a lasting mark on musical life.

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Bjossi Thor Guitar Festival

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Timeline

Timeline

  1. The Icelandic Guitar Festival begins

    Bjorn founds the Icelandic Guitar Festival.

  2. Guitar Festival 2009

    This year forms part of the verified Guitar Festival timeline.

  3. Ólafur Gaukur Medley

    A medley of Ólafur Gaukur tunes was performed with Þórður Árnason and Guðmundur Pétursson.

  4. Guitar Festival 2015

    This year forms part of the verified Guitar Festival timeline.

  5. Guitar Festival 2017

    This year forms part of the verified Guitar Festival timeline.

  6. Guitar Festival 2022

    This year forms part of the verified Guitar Festival timeline.

  7. Guitar Festival 2023

    This year forms part of the verified Guitar Festival timeline.

  8. Guitar Festival 2024

    This year forms part of the verified Guitar Festival timeline.

The Guitar Nail

The Guitar Nail

Explore the Guitar Nail recipients and follow their profiles to learn about their music and careers.

Photos

Photos

Oskar Logi plays an electric guitar under purple stage lights; a microphone is visible on the left.
Óskar Logi ÁgústssonBjossi Thor’s Guitar FeastÁsta Magnúsdóttir
Brynhildur Odds sings into a microphone while playing an electric guitar on a dimly lit stage.
Brynhildur OddsdóttirBjossi Thor’s Guitar FeastÁsta Magnúsdóttir
Matthias Thor singing and playing electric guitar on stage, with a drum kit and a large painting of a guitarist in the background.
Matthías Þór BjarkasonBjossi Thor’s Guitar FeastÁsta Magnúsdóttir
Bjossi Thor in an ornate black jacket plays an electric guitar in front of a stage backdrop featuring a large image of Jimy Hendrix.
Bjorn ThoroddsenBjossi Thor’s Guitar FeastÁsta Magnúsdóttir
A hat-wearing musician plays an electric guitar in a dark setting.
Bjorn ThoroddsenBjossi Thor’s Guitar FeastÁsta Magnúsdóttir
Bjössi Thor wearing a hat and dark jacket plays a yellow electric guitar under purple stage lighting.
Bjorn ThoroddsenBjossi Thor’s Guitar FeastÁsta Magnúsdóttir
Two musicians play acoustic guitars at microphones on a dimly lit stage.
Bjorn Thoroddsen, Andrés Þór GunnlaugssonBjossi Thor’s Guitar FeastÁsta Magnúsdóttir
Black and white photo of Bjossi and Andres
Bjorn Thoroddsen, Andrés Þór GunnlaugssonBjossi Thor’s Guitar FeastÁsta Magnúsdóttir
Bjorn Thoroddsen playing a guitar and singing
Bjorn ThoroddsenBjossi Thor’s Guitar FeastÁsta Magnúsdóttir
Black-and-white close-up of an older man in a hat playing guitar beside a microphone; another musician is blurred in the background.
Bjorn Thoroddsen, Krummi BjörgvinsBjossi Thor’s Guitar FeastÁsta Magnúsdóttir
Jose Manuel playing a Portugese guitar on a dimly lit stage.
José Manuel NetoBjossi Thor’s Guitar FeastÁsta Magnúsdóttir
Bjossi Thor and Andres Thor perform on stage under purple lighting; one plays an electric guitar, while the other plays an acoustic guitar and sings into a microphone.
Bjorn Thoroddsen, Andrés Þór GunnlaugssonBjossi Thor’s Guitar FeastÁsta Magnúsdóttir
Jose Maluel plays a stringed instrument in a dark, black-and-white setting.
José Manuel NetoBjossi Thor’s Guitar FeastÁsta Magnúsdóttir
Two musicians perform on stage, singing into microphones and playing electric guitars.
Bjorn Thoroddsen, Guðmundur PéturssonBjossi Thor’s Guitar FeastÁsta Magnúsdóttir
Two musicians perform on a dark stage under purple lighting; one plays a stringed instrument and the other plays an electric guitar.
Bjorn Thoroddsen, José Manuel NetoBjossi Thor’s Guitar FeastÁsta Magnúsdóttir
Two musicians perform on stage; one plays Portuguese guitar and the other plays electric guitar beside a microphone.
Bjorn Thoroddsen, José Manuel NetoBjossi Thor’s Guitar FeastÁsta Magnúsdóttir
Jose Manuel Neto
José Manuel NetoBjossi Thor’s Guitar FeastÁsta Magnúsdóttir
Borkur Hrafn playing an electric guitar on a dark stage beside a microphone.
Börkur Hrafn BirgissonBjossi Thor’s Guitar FeastÁsta Magnúsdóttir
Two musicians play electric guitars on stage, with a drum kit and microphone in the background.
Bjorn Thoroddsen, Börkur Hrafn BirgissonBjossi Thor’s Guitar FeastÁsta Magnúsdóttir
Bjorn Thoroddsen and Borkur Hrafn
Bjorn Thoroddsen, Börkur Hrafn BirgissonBjossi Thor’s Guitar FeastÁsta Magnúsdóttir
Bjossi Thor and Borkur Hrafn
Bjorn Thoroddsen, Börkur Hrafn BirgissonBjossi Thor’s Guitar FeastÁsta Magnúsdóttir
Andres Thor plays an acoustic guitar beside a microphone on a dark stage.
Andrés Þór GunnlaugssonBjossi Thor’s Guitar FeastÁsta Magnúsdóttir
Gudmundur Petursson plays an electric guitar on a dark stage.
Guðmundur PéturssonBjossi Thor’s Guitar FeastÁsta Magnúsdóttir
Gummi P and Bjossi Thor playing a guitar
Guðmundur Pétursson, Bjorn ThoroddsenBjossi Thor’s Guitar FeastÁsta Magnúsdóttir
Gudmundur Petursson
Guðmundur PéturssonBjossi Thor’s Guitar FeastÁsta Magnúsdóttir
Krummi and Bjossi playing guitars and singing
Bjorn Thoroddsen, Krummi BjörgvinsBjossi Thor’s Guitar FeastÁsta Magnúsdóttir
Krummi playing a guitar and singing
Krummi BjörgvinsBjossi Thor’s Guitar FeastÁsta Magnúsdóttir
Krummi playing a guitar
Krummi BjörgvinsBjossi Thor’s Guitar FeastÁsta Magnúsdóttir
Borkur Hrafn playinga a guitar
Börkur Hrafn BirgissonBjossi Thor’s Guitar FeastÁsta Magnúsdóttir
Bjorn Thoroddsen playing a guitar
Bjorn ThoroddsenBjossi Thor’s Guitar FeastÁsta Magnúsdóttir
Gummi P plays an electric guitar on a dimly lit stage
Guðmundur PéturssonBjossi Thor’s Guitar Feast
Oskar Logi and Bjossi Thor
Óskar Logi Ágústsson, Bjorn ThoroddsenBjossi Thor’s Guitar FeastÁsta Magg
Gudmundur Petursson, The Golder Guitar Pick holder in 2026, along with Jakob Bjarnar and Bjossi Thor
Guðmundur Pétursson, Bjorn ThoroddsenBjossi Thor’s Guitar Feast
Brynhildur Odds, Oskar Logi, Matthias Thór, Gummi P og Bjossi Thor playing guitars
Bjorn Thoroddsen, Brynhildur Oddsdóttir, Guðmundur Pétursson, Matthías Þór Bjarkason, Óskar Logi ÁgústssonBjossi Thor’s Guitar FeastÁsta Magg

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Ólafur Gaukur Medley

Ólafur Gaukur Medley

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Past events

Past events

  1. Bjossi Thor’s Guitar FeastÆgir 220 Íshúsið

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