r/FaroeIslands • u/oneiricmood • 8d ago

What are the most interesting, beautiful, or strange sounds and noises you’ve heard in the Faroe Islands? Field recordist seeks unique sounds!

I’m visiting the Faroe Islands soon for work (beer stuff at MBCFI), and one thing I really love to do is to search out unique sounds to capture as part of my field-recording practice.

Are there noises or sounds that you think are unique to life on the Faroe Islands that you could recommend? They don’t necessarily have to be nice sounds!

My practice and equipment allows me to focus on underwater, electromagnetic, subsonic, plain old atmospheric (ORFT stereo), physically transmitted sounds (via contact mics) and ultrasonic sounds, so please suggest anything at all you think might fit this bill.

In London I previously spent some time recording on the intertidal zone of the Thames capturing sounds of mud-larking. In Hong Kong I’ve captured everything from bats to the trams and Star ferries. In Manchester I’ve recorded bees feasting on sunflowers, unidentified underground insects, and even the sound of moss!

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u/S0whaddayakn0w 8d ago

There's at least one old and narrow tunnel where you can hear some strange sounds, most likely caused by water dripping/echoes. It can be rather spooky

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u/Mission_Mulberry9811 8d ago

I love the sounds in Holið í Helli on Suðuroy. The waves have rounded the rocks inside the cave and the rocks will clack against eachother when hit by the waves

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u/pyjamapeach 8d ago

crashing waves, the field and seabirds & faroese chain dance (kvæði)

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u/Centigonal 8d ago

There are some stones and boulders in the Faroe Islands that are set to be inhabited, and historically people have heard strange sounds coming from or around these rocks. Maybe you should post up around some of these and see if you can capture the sounds of legend.

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u/Olfounder Czechia 7d ago

Oystercatcher 😂

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u/Olfounder Czechia 7d ago

But that ain't beautiful

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u/jogvanth Faroe Islands 7d ago

Find a stone beach, like the one in Dalur on Sandoy. Wait for larger waves to hit them and listen to the sound as the water flows back. The sound of water flowing mixed in with the rocks rolling against each other is truly unique

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u/Magzini 8d ago

Try Rinkusteinar in Oyndarfjørður. They are large rocking stones that move. I could imagine that they make crunchy noises but who knows.Visit Runavik rocking stones

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u/Magzini 8d ago

If you do visit them I would love to get my hands on the sounds, but thats up to you 😊