Name: Svavar Knútur at the Brunswick pub in Brighton / Hove. Special guest: Calming River
Start: 2026-02-12T19:00:00+00:00
Location: Brunswick Pub

$Svavar Kn\u00fatur at the Brunswick pub in Brighton \/ Hove. Special guest: Calming River$

Icelandic singer songwriter Svavar Knútur is coming to the UK for a short tour in February, visiting Brighton for the first time in his life, for a night of songs and stories.
A special and welcome support wil be provided by Svavar Knútur's friend and local singer songwriter Calming River. Svavar Knútur looks forward to seeing his friend live again for the first time in many years.
We can't promise you that it will be the best night of your life, but then again, why in the world would we ever do that? But we're pretty certain that it won't be too bad. It could even be pretty good if you appreciate wholesome, melodic, melancholic but still cathartic Icelandic indie folk, sprinkled with humour and hope.
Drawing upon a wide range of influences, three of Svavar Knútur’s most governing ones are without doubt Nick Drake, Will Oldham (Bonnie Prince Billy) and Kris Kristofferson.
Check out Svavar Knútur's music anywhere you like, preferrably on Youtube or Tidal or the best site: svavarknutur.bandcamp.com
More about Calming River:
Alt-folk songwriter Calming River, has always swam against the mainstream in delivering a dark and sombre aesthetic, predominately through the use of fingerstyle guitar, alternative tunings and haunting atmospherics.
"Calming River is a singer-songwriter whose material replicates the dark underbelly of alternative folk and the vibrance of ambient musical expression... beautiful melancholy is executed through poetic lyrics, delicately technical guitar playing, and the vast exploration of dynamics" - Melting Vinyl (UK).

Their debut album 'Dead Bluebottles Supine’, praised for it’s "wonderful intricate guitar playing which is utterly entrancing throughout” (Fatea) was followed with 2025 instrumental ‘Macdui’, earning national airplay including BBC 6 Music.
Find their music on:
calmingriver.bandcamp.com and soundcloud.com/calming-river.