[1][2] She received wide acclaim in 2015 for her "Sounds of Iceland", a journey through Iceland made up of a series of field recordings of the natural sounds of waterfalls, birds, lakes, the sea and geysers.
[3][4] Born in Reykjavík on 17 August 1977, Hafdís Bjarnadóttir has played the electric guitar since she was 12, initially concentrating on rock and folk music.
She qualified in jazz guitar playing at the Icelandic school of music, Tónlistarskóli FÍH, in 2002.
In 2013, she composed "Á báðum áttum for flute, clarinet and percussion, and Jólastökur, a choral work commissioned by the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service for Christmas 2013.
The piece combined piano, bass, flute, clarinet and cello.