RR: Sounds delicious. Have you ever been to Iceland?

MA: I have never been to Iceland, but after speaking a lot with Hákon Már Örvarsson, it’s definitely a place I want to go.

Suzie Cheatham, concertgoer at Reykjavik Calling

RR: How did you find out about the Icelandic festival?

SC: My cousin sent me an email because my daughter lives in Iceland.

RR: Have you ever been to Iceland?

SC: Yes, about five times. I like that it is a very basic life—there are a lot of things that we think we have to have that they don’t have. Stark countryside, but it’s really gorgeous.

Judy Jun and Brendan Mattox, concertgoers

RR: How did you find out about this festival?

JJ: We are part of [88.9] WERS [FM], actually. I’m a writer for the show.

RR: What was your favorite band that performed tonight?

BM: I really like Sóley [Stefánsdóttir]. I think soon we’re going to hear from Mugison, so pay attention to that one.

RR: Have you ever visited Iceland?

BM: It’s really cold. Volcanoes, hot springs—and one of the artists told me that Reykjavik is the only city heated entirely from underground hot springs.

JJ: I love Iceland, and I’ve always wanted to go there. I was talking to one of the artists, and he says the three things Icelanders are proud of are their music, nature, and bad humor.

—Staff writer Virginia R. Marshall can be reached at virginiarosemarshall@college.harvard.edu.