{"id":38,"date":"2013-04-04T11:11:23","date_gmt":"2013-04-04T11:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaakirkjan.is\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2014-07-30T17:58:00","modified_gmt":"2014-07-30T17:58:00","slug":"muff-worden","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blaakirkjan.is\/?page_id=38","title":{"rendered":"Muff Worden"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saga Muff Worden, stofnanda Bl\u00e1u kirkjunnar \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i<\/strong>
\nH\u00e9r \u00e1 eftir fer texti og myndir sem Rannveig \u00de\u00f3rhallsd\u00f3ttir t\u00f3k saman.<\/p>\n

Bakgrunnur Muff<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00cd glugga Bl\u00e1u kirkjunnar \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i h\u00e9kk um \u00e1rabil \u00feessi texti:
\n\u201eEf \u00feig langur a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a \u00e1 kirkju og kirkjan er loka\u00f0, klappa\u00f0u \u00e1 hur\u00f0ina \u00e1 R\u00e1narg\u00f6tu 3 \u2013 h\u00fasi\u00f0 r\u00e9tt hj\u00e1 Shell, lj\u00f3sbr\u00fant me\u00f0 gr\u00e6na \u00feakkina. Ef gr\u00e1a jeppa er ekki vi\u00f0 h\u00fasi\u00f0, bara komdu tilbaka seinna, e\u00f0a spyrja \u00e1 P\u00f3sturinn.\u201c<\/p>\n

Hin elskulega og hjartahl\u00fdja Ethelwyn Worden, \u00f6\u00f0ru nafni Muff, \u00e1tti hei\u00f0urinn a\u00f0 \u00feessum or\u00f0um, \u00feessari skemmtilegu \u00edslensku \u2013 sem vinir hennar k\u00f6llu\u00f0u \u201emuff\u00edsku.\u201c H\u00fan kom eins og ferskur andbl\u00e6r inn \u00ed b\u00e6jarl\u00edfi\u00f0 \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i \u00e1ri\u00f0 1997, \u00fear sem h\u00fan bj\u00f3 og starfa\u00f0i \u00ed n\u00edu \u00e1r en l\u00e9st langt fyrir aldur fram, r\u00famlega sextug, \u00feann 25. \u00e1g\u00fast 2006.<\/p>\n

Hennar er s\u00e1rt sakna\u00f0, s\u00e9rstaklega af Sey\u00f0fir\u00f0ingum, sem ur\u00f0u margir hverjir g\u00f3\u00f0ir vinir hennar. \u00deessi sk\u00f6rulega kona setti mikinn svip \u00e1 b\u00e6inn og n\u00e1\u00f0i a\u00f0 koma \u00f3tr\u00falega miklu \u00ed verk \u00e1 \u00feeim t\u00edma sem h\u00fan bj\u00f3 og starfa\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. Eitt af \u00fev\u00ed var a\u00f0 skapa hina eftirtektarver\u00f0u t\u00f3nlistarser\u00edu Bl\u00e1u kirkjuna \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i, \u00fear sem fj\u00f6ldi \u00feekktra t\u00f3nlistarmanna, b\u00e6\u00f0i erlendra og h\u00e9rlendra, hefur komi\u00f0 fram fr\u00e1 \u00e1rinu 1998.<\/p>\n

En hver var \u00feessi kona, hva\u00f0an kom h\u00fan og hvers vegna enda\u00f0i h\u00fan \u00e1\u00a0 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i? H\u00fan h\u00e9t \u00ed raun Ethelwyn Worden \u2013 en yfirleitt alltaf k\u00f6llu\u00f0 Muff \u2013 og f\u00e6ddist 17. jan\u00faar 1943 \u00e1 austurstr\u00f6nd Bandar\u00edkjanna, \u00ed F\u00edladelfiu \u00ed Pennsylvaniur\u00edki. H\u00fan var \u00feri\u00f0ja \u00ed r\u00f6\u00f0inni af fj\u00f3rum systkinum sem h\u00e9tu Dexter, Jenna og Gretchen.<\/p>\n

Fa\u00f0ir Muff, Warren L. Worden, var ol\u00eduverkfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur hj\u00e1 Texaco, en m\u00f3\u00f0irin, Mildred Elise Boericke Worden, var \u00f3perus\u00f6ngkona. Fj\u00f6lskyldan bj\u00f3 v\u00ed\u00f0a um heim vegna starfa fj\u00f6lskylduf\u00f6\u00f0urins. Muff bj\u00f3 fr\u00e1 2ja til 5 \u00e1ra aldurs \u00ed Shanghai \u00ed K\u00edna, fr\u00e1 6 \u00e1ra til 9 \u00e1ra \u00ed T\u00f3r\u00edn\u00f3 \u00e1 \u00cdtal\u00edu og 13 \u00e1ra til 22 \u00e1ra aldurs \u00ed Lima \u00ed Per\u00fa. Einnig bj\u00f3 h\u00fan \u00e1 Filippseyjum og \u00ed Maryland og Pennsylvan\u00edur\u00edki \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum.<\/p>\n

Muff naut g\u00f3\u00f0s af veraldarflakki s\u00ednu \u00e1 \u00feann h\u00e1tt a\u00f0 h\u00fan var v\u00edg \u00e1 \u00f3venju m\u00f6rg tungum\u00e1l, h\u00fan tala\u00f0i fr\u00f6nsku, sp\u00e6nsku, \u00fe\u00fdsku og \u00edt\u00f6lsku. Einnig l\u00e6r\u00f0i h\u00fan velsku og gel\u00edsku a\u00f0 \u00f3gleymdri \u00edslenskunni.<\/p>\n

\"muff_warden_blue_church_seydisfjordur_iceland_1\"<\/a>

Mynd 1: Leirstytta af Muff Worden sem ungri st\u00falku. Var\u00f0veitt \u00e1 B\u00f3kasafni Sey\u00f0isfjar\u00f0ar. | Mynd: S\u00f3lveig Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"muff_warden_blue_church_seydisfjordur_iceland_2\"<\/a>

Mynd 2: Systurnar Jenna, Muff og Gretchen Worden, ungar a\u00f0 \u00e1rum.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"muff_warden_blue_church_seydisfjordur_iceland_3\"<\/a>

Mynd 3: Fr\u00f3\u00f0leiksf\u00fasu systurnar Muff og Gretchen.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"muff_warden_blue_church_seydisfjordur_iceland_4\"<\/a>

Mynd 4: Muff \u00e1 j\u00f3lunum 2004<\/p><\/div>\n

\"muff_warden_blue_church_seydisfjordur_iceland_5\"<\/a>

Mynd 5: Gretchen \u00e1 j\u00f3lunum 2004<\/p><\/div>\n

Dexter og Jenna eru eftirlifandi af systkinah\u00f3pnum og b\u00faa \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum. Gretchen l\u00e9st hins vegar \u00e1ri\u00f0 2004, a\u00f0eins 56 \u00e1ra a\u00f0 aldri, eftir stutt veikindi. \u00c1 br\u00e9fum Muff m\u00e1 sj\u00e1 a\u00f0 Gretchen \u00feurfti a\u00f0 gangast undir mergskipti sk\u00f6mmu fyrir andl\u00e1t sitt. L\u00e6knar sko\u00f0u\u00f0u m\u00f6guleikana \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 b\u00e6\u00f0i Jenna og Muff myndu gerast merggjafar, en til \u00feess kom \u00fe\u00f3 ekki. Andl\u00e1t Gretchen var Muff mj\u00f6g erfitt, \u00fear sem \u00fe\u00e6r h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00e6t\u00ed\u00f0 veri\u00f0 n\u00e1nar.<\/p>\n

Gretchen var fram\u00farskarandi \u00e1 s\u00ednu svi\u00f0i, ekki \u00f3svipa\u00f0 hinni m\u00fas\u00edk\u00f6lsku Muff. H\u00fan starfa\u00f0i sem safnstj\u00f3ri yfir Mutter Museum of medical oddities, vi\u00f0 College of Physicians \u00ed Philadelphiu, var vel \u00feekkt \u00ed heimalandi s\u00ednu og kom nokkrum sinnum fram \u00ed sj\u00f3nvarps\u00fe\u00e6tti David\u2019s Letterman sem og \u00ed heimildar\u00fe\u00e1ttum hj\u00e1 BBC. \u00deegar Gretchen t\u00f3k vi\u00f0 sem safnstj\u00f3ri Mutter Museum of medical oddities \u00e1ri\u00f0 1982 voru gestir safnsins nokkur hundru\u00f0, en voru komnir yfir 60.000 \u00e1ri\u00f0 sem h\u00fan l\u00e9st.<\/p>\n

\"muff_warden_blue_church_seydisfjordur_iceland_6\"<\/a>

Mynd 6. Muff, Gretchen, Chala og Jenna \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum \u00e1ri\u00f0 2004.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"OLYMPUS<\/a>

Mynd 7. Hin litagla\u00f0a Muff spilar \u00e1 litla flautu, \u00e1ri\u00f0 2004.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"OLYMPUS<\/a>

Mynd 8. Hin litagla\u00f0a Muff spilar \u00e1 h\u00f6rpu, \u00e1ri\u00f0 2004.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"muff_warden_blue_church_seydisfjordur_iceland_9\"<\/a>

Mynd 9. Muff \u00e1 F\u00e1skr\u00fa\u00f0sfir\u00f0i, fyrir utan safn Fransmanna \u00e1 \u00cdslandi.<\/p><\/div>\n

En aftur a\u00f0 Muff. H\u00fan var\u00f0 st\u00fadent \u00ed Per\u00fa 19. \u00e1ra og mennta\u00f0i sig s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00ed t\u00f3nlist, me\u00f0 B.Mus \u00ed s\u00f6ng fr\u00e1 Temple University \u00ed F\u00edladelf\u00edu og stunda\u00f0i framhaldsn\u00e1m \u00ed Temple University; Univ. of Maine \u00ed Orono og Harvard University \u00ed s\u00f6ng og t\u00f3nlistars\u00f6gu – \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 ekki hafi h\u00fan n\u00e1\u00f0 a\u00f0 lj\u00faka vi\u00f0 mastergr\u00e1\u00f0u \u00fea\u00f0an.<\/p>\n

Lengst af starfs\u00e6vi Muff vann h\u00fan \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum. Fr\u00e1 1969-1980 starfa\u00f0i h\u00fan vi\u00f0 k\u00f3rstj\u00f3rnun og radd\u00fej\u00e1lfun vi\u00f0 Wesley College \u00ed Dover. \u00c1rin 1981-1983 radd\u00fej\u00e1lfa\u00f0i h\u00fan st\u00falkur \u00ed einkask\u00f3la \u00ed Wellesley, \u00e1samt \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 um sk\u00f3lak\u00f3rinn og uppsetningu \u00e1 leiks\u00fdningum. Einnig sinnti h\u00fan einkakennsku \u00e1rin 1981-1985 vi\u00f0 Swedenborg School of Religion \u00ed Newton. \u00cd Camden starfa\u00f0i h\u00fan vi\u00f0 h\u00f3pradd\u00fej\u00e1lfun \u00ed fullor\u00f0insfr\u00e6\u00f0slu og 1984 kenndi h\u00fan \u00e1 vikul\u00f6ngum t\u00f3nlistarn\u00e1mskei\u00f0um fyrir eldri borgara \u00e1 Englandi, Skotlandi, \u00cdslandi og Wales.<\/p>\n

Muff starfa\u00f0i einnig sem t\u00f3nlistarkennari og uppl\u00fdsingarfulltr\u00fai fyrir t\u00f3nleikara\u00f0ir um \u00e1rabil; fyrir balletth\u00f3pa og leikh\u00fas \u00ed Delaware, Pennsylvaniur\u00edki, Massachusetts og Maine. H\u00fan var p\u00edan\u00f3undirleikari \u00ed Kent Country Theatre Guild, Delaware Regional Ballet, Dover Ballet Theatre og \u00c9cart\u00e9 n\u00fat\u00edmast\u00fad\u00ed\u00f3i, a\u00f0sto\u00f0art\u00f3nlistarstj\u00f3ri Dover Community Theatre, Neponset Choral Society, Kent County Choral Society og Century Clut Gilbert og Sullivan Society. H\u00fan starfa\u00f0i sem lj\u00f3sameistari vi\u00f0 nokkur leikh\u00fas, t\u00f3nleikah\u00fas og ballett\u00f3nleika \u00ed Austur-Bandar\u00edkjunum, s\u00e9rstaklega \u00ed Massachusetts og Delaware.<\/p>\n

Dover \u00ed Delawere var heimab\u00e6r Muff en ver\u00f6ldin \u00f6ll \u00ed raun heimkynni hennar. H\u00fan dvaldi \u00ed K\u00edna \u00e1rin 1945 til 1949, var 2ja \u00e1ra \u00feegar fj\u00f6lskyldan flutti \u00feanga\u00f0 og \u00fe\u00f3tti fer\u00f0alagi\u00f0 eftirminnilegt. Fj\u00f6lskyldan f\u00f3r me\u00f0 fraktskipi fr\u00e1 Houston \u00ed Texas, um Panamaskur\u00f0inn. \u00cd vi\u00f0tali vi\u00f0 Ragnhildi R\u00f3s Indri\u00f0ad\u00f3ttur, sem birtist \u00ed Glettingi 1. tbl. \u00e1ri\u00f0 2001, minnist Muff \u00feess er m\u00f3\u00f0ir hennar vakti hana upp til a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 mannvirki\u00f0 og \u00f6ll hli\u00f0in sem fer\u00f0u\u00f0ust upp og ni\u00f0ur. H\u00fan minnist \u00feess einnig a\u00f0 hafa s\u00e9\u00f0 flj\u00fagandi fiska vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 skipsins, sem h\u00fan upplif\u00f0i sem miki\u00f0 \u00e6vint\u00fdri.<\/p>\n

\u00c1 \u00feessum \u00e1rum var K\u00edna loka\u00f0 land, en fyrir heppni komst fj\u00f6lskyldan \u00ed burtu og flutti \u00fe\u00e1 til Torino \u00e1 \u00cdtal\u00edu, \u00fear sem \u00feau dv\u00f6ldu \u00ed fj\u00f6gur \u00e1r. Ekki er vita\u00f0 hvar fj\u00f6lskyldan bj\u00f3 n\u00e6stu \u00ferj\u00fa \u00e1r, l\u00edklega \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum, en \u00e1ri\u00f0 1956 fluttu \u00feau til Lima \u00ed Per\u00fa, \u00fear sem Muff stunda\u00f0i menntask\u00f3lan\u00e1m. \u00c1ri\u00f0 1967 flutti fj\u00f6lskyldan aftur til Bandar\u00edkjanna \u00fear sem Muff h\u00f3f n\u00e1m \u00ed h\u00e1sk\u00f3la og starfa\u00f0i s\u00ed\u00f0ar sem kennari.<\/p>\n

\u00cd Maine, \u00ed b\u00e6 \u00e1 austurstr\u00f6ndinni a\u00f0 nafni Camden, var fj\u00f6rugt t\u00f3nlistarl\u00edf og haf\u00f0i Muff n\u00f3g a\u00f0 gera sem s\u00f6ngvari, h\u00f6rpuleikari og kennari. En henni l\u00edka\u00f0i ekki a\u00f0 b\u00faa \u00ed borg og leita\u00f0i \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 sm\u00e1b\u00e6, \u00fear sem h\u00fan g\u00e6ti sest a\u00f0 til framb\u00fa\u00f0ar. L\u00edklega hefur hana \u00fe\u00f3 ekki gruna\u00f0 a\u00f0 litli b\u00e6rinn Sey\u00f0isfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, \u00e1 \u00cdslandi af \u00f6llum st\u00f6\u00f0um, yr\u00f0i fyrir valinu.<\/p>\n

Fj\u00f6lskylda Muff var mj\u00f6g t\u00f3nelsk. M\u00f3\u00f0ir Muff l\u00e6r\u00f0i \u00f3perus\u00f6ng \u00e1\u00f0ur en h\u00fan gifti sig og \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 h\u00fan hafi h\u00e6tt n\u00e1minu h\u00e9lt h\u00fan \u00e1fram a\u00f0 spila \u00e1 p\u00edan\u00f3 og syngja fyrir fj\u00f6lskyldu s\u00edna. B\u00f6rnin spilu\u00f0u me\u00f0 \u00e1 blokkflautu og g\u00edtar og pabbi Muff t\u00f3k undir me\u00f0 drynjandi bassar\u00f6ddu. Muff og m\u00f3\u00f0ir hennar, Mildred Elise, voru b\u00e1\u00f0ar me\u00f0 kontra-alt r\u00f6dd og litla systir hennar var mess\u00f3-s\u00f3pran. M\u00f3\u00f0ir Muff kenndi henni \u00e1 p\u00edan\u00f3 \u00fear til h\u00fan var \u00e1tta \u00e1ra, en \u00fe\u00e1 h\u00f3f h\u00fan n\u00e1m hj\u00e1 kennara \u00ed \u00cdtal\u00edu, \u00fear sem \u00feau bjuggu \u00e1 \u00feeim t\u00edma.<\/p>\n

Lei\u00f0 Muff virtist \u00e1 unglings\u00e1runum ekki \u00e6tla a\u00f0 liggja \u00e1 vegi t\u00f3nlistarinnar. H\u00fan stunda\u00f0i \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttir \u00ed t\u00f3mstundum en ekki t\u00f3nlist a\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0i, en h\u00e9lt \u00fe\u00f3 trygg\u00f0 vi\u00f0 kirkjuk\u00f3rinn sinn. \u00c1 h\u00e1sk\u00f3la\u00e1runum stefndi h\u00fan \u00e1 a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra fr\u00f6nsku, en fannst tungum\u00e1lakennslan \u00ed h\u00e1sk\u00f3lanum s\u00ednum ekki n\u00f3gu g\u00f3\u00f0. \u00c1 sama t\u00edma t\u00f3k n\u00fdr k\u00f3rstj\u00f3ri vi\u00f0 stj\u00f3rn kirkjuk\u00f3rsins og \u00fe\u00e1 ger\u00f0ist eitthva\u00f0 \u00ed huga Muff. N\u00fdi k\u00f3rstj\u00f3rinn var me\u00f0limur \u00ed enn st\u00e6rri k\u00f3r sem h\u00e9t \u201eSinging city\u201c, og \u00e6f\u00f0i \u00ed kirkjunni \u00e1 f\u00f6studagskv\u00f6ldum. Muff var be\u00f0in um a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 um a\u00f0 opna og loka kirkjunni \u00e1 \u00feessum kv\u00f6ldum. H\u00fan h\u00e9lt \u00fev\u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0ar fram a\u00f0 k\u00f3rinn hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 einn s\u00e1 besti \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum og hafi h\u00fan seti\u00f0 \u00feessi f\u00f6studagskv\u00f6ld dolfallin yfir s\u00f6ngnum \u2013 og ekki f\u00f3r miki\u00f0 fyrir \u201eunglingaveiki\u201c hj\u00e1 ungri konu sem eyddi f\u00f6studagskv\u00f6ldum svona!<\/p>\n

Eitt kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 kom k\u00f3rstj\u00f3rinn til hennar og ba\u00f0 hana um a\u00f0 syngja me\u00f0 – og s\u00f6ng Muff yfir \u00f6xlina \u00e1 honum, me\u00f0 r\u00f6dd sem a\u00f0 hennar s\u00f6gn var eins og sykurp\u00fa\u00f0i – ekkert nema loft og enginn t\u00f3nn!\u00a0 Upp fr\u00e1 \u00feessu lei\u00f0beindi k\u00f3rstj\u00f3rinn Muff \u00ed s\u00f6ng og haf\u00f0i h\u00fan miki\u00f0 \u00e1lit \u00e1 lei\u00f0beinanda s\u00ednum. Eftir \u00e1r hvatti k\u00f3rstj\u00f3rinn hana a\u00f0 hefja h\u00e1sk\u00f3lan\u00e1m \u00ed t\u00f3nlist. H\u00fan haf\u00f0i ekki mikla tr\u00fa \u00e1 sj\u00e1lfri s\u00e9r \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed hlutverki, en l\u00e9t \u00fe\u00f3 til lei\u00f0ast og h\u00f3f n\u00e1m vi\u00f0 Temple University \u00ed s\u00f6ng og p\u00edan\u00f3leik. Muff var \u00fev\u00ed um tv\u00edtugt \u00feegar h\u00fan h\u00f3f s\u00f6ngn\u00e1m. A\u00f0 n\u00e1mi loknu f\u00f3r h\u00fan a\u00f0 kenna vi\u00f0 h\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00ed Delaware, \u00ed h\u00f6fu\u00f0borginni Dover. \u00dear kenndi h\u00fan \u00ed t\u00f3lf \u00e1r vi\u00f0 t\u00f3nlistardeild l\u00edtils h\u00e1sk\u00f3la. Muff stunda\u00f0i einnig framhaldsn\u00e1m \u00ed k\u00f3rstj\u00f3rn, k\u00f3rt\u00f3nlist og t\u00f3nlistars\u00f6gu \u00ed h\u00e1sk\u00f3lanum \u00ed Philadelphiu og Maine og seinna vi\u00f0 Harvard h\u00e1sk\u00f3la. Muff fannst \u00ed fyrstu erfitt a\u00f0 kenna, en sm\u00e1m saman f\u00f3ru hlutirnir a\u00f0 ganga betur. Skilabo\u00f0 hennar til nemenda sinna voru \u00feau a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri ekki n\u00e6gjanlegt a\u00f0 t\u00f3nlistin v\u00e6ri g\u00f3\u00f0, heldur yr\u00f0i hver og einn a\u00f0 hugsa um hva\u00f0a bo\u00f0skap hann vilji f\u00e6ra fram og segja hann \u00e1 sinn h\u00e1tt, en ekki eins og einhver annar.<\/p>\n

Muff starfa\u00f0i me\u00f0 h\u00f3pi t\u00f3nlistarkennara fr\u00e1 h\u00e1sk\u00f3lum \u00ed Delaware og s\u00f6ng me\u00f0 m\u00f6rgum h\u00f3pum \u00ed Delaware, Maryland og Philadelphiu. Fyrst um sinn stj\u00f3rna\u00f0i h\u00fan litlum k\u00f3r sem flutti kirkjulega t\u00f3nlist, en stofna\u00f0i s\u00ed\u00f0an k\u00f3r sem flutti madrigala. Lei\u00f0 hennar l\u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0an til Boston \u00fear sem h\u00fan ger\u00f0ist atvinnut\u00f3nlistarkona me\u00f0 H\u00e4ndel og Haydn society, sem var 24 manna k\u00f3r s\u00f6ngvara og hlj\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e6raleikara sem spila\u00f0i \u00e1 upprunaleg hlj\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e6ri fr\u00e1 t\u00edmum Bachs og Beethoven. H\u00f3purinn flutti t\u00f3nlist eftir Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Stravinsky\/Pergolesi og Vivaldi og voru t\u00f3nlistarmennirnir kl\u00e6ddir upp \u00ed b\u00faning \u00ed anda \u00feess t\u00edma.<\/p>\n

Muff s\u00f6ng v\u00ed\u00f0a \u00e1 ferli s\u00ednum eins\u00f6ng, m.a. me\u00f0 Delaware Pro Musica, H\u00e4ndel and Haydn Society \u00ed Boston, Delaware Choral Society og kom fram \u00ed hlutverkum sem atvinnus\u00f6ngvari \u00ed m\u00f6rgum Gilbert og Sullivan-\u00f3perettum og leikritum eftir Maxine Klein vi\u00f0 Little Flags Theatre, Boston. \u00cd upphafi t\u00f3nlistarferils s\u00edns s\u00f6ng h\u00fan a\u00f0allega s\u00f6ngl\u00f6g eftir Schubert, og sag\u00f0ist hafa gaman af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hlusta \u00e1 \u00f3perur en ekki s\u00e9rstaka \u00e1n\u00e6gju af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 syngja \u00fe\u00e6r. Helst vildi h\u00fan syngja styttri l\u00f6g sem kr\u00f6f\u00f0ust \u00feess a\u00f0 h\u00fan myndi skapa sm\u00e1mynd og tilfinningu \u00ed s\u00f6ngnum. \u00dea\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0a\u00f0i til hennar a\u00f0 segja s\u00f6gur \u00ed s\u00f6ngnum, til a\u00f0 mynda eins og \u00ed \u00c1lfak\u00f3nginum eftir Schubert. Einnig kunni h\u00fan miki\u00f0 af \u00f3rat\u00f3r\u00edum, s.s. eins og Mess\u00edas.<\/p>\n

Sumir telja a\u00f0 Muff hafi haft \u00ed h\u00f3fi gaman af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 koma fram og vera mi\u00f0punktur athyglinnar. Hvort sem \u00fea\u00f0 er satt e\u00f0a ekki, er lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 h\u00fan vann \u00fdmis st\u00f6rf sem flokka m\u00e1 sem \u201ebaksvi\u00f0s\u201c; sem framkv\u00e6mdarstj\u00f3ri, lj\u00f3sama\u00f0ur, k\u00f3rstj\u00f3ri og kennari. \u00de\u00f3 kom h\u00fan fram vi\u00f0 \u00fdmis t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri, b\u00e6\u00f0i sem sagna\u00feulur, s\u00f6ngvari og t\u00f3nlistarma\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n

\u00c1rin hennar \u00e1 \u00cdslandi \u2013 t\u00f3nlistin, kennslan og r\u00e6turnar<\/strong><\/p>\n

En hvers vegna \u00cdsland? \u00cd vi\u00f0talinu \u00ed Glettingi segir Muff fr\u00e1 a\u00f0draganda \u00feess a\u00f0 h\u00fan flutti til landsins. Vinkona hennar, listfr\u00e6\u00f0ingurinn Louise Heite og eiginma\u00f0ur hennar, fornleifafr\u00e6\u00f0ingurinn Ned, voru a\u00f0 leita s\u00e9r a\u00f0 sumarvinnu \u00e1 sta\u00f0 \u00fear sem loftslagi\u00f0 v\u00e6ri svalara en \u00ed Delaware, sem v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 \u00feeirra s\u00f6gn \u201eeins og a\u00f0 vera ofan \u00ed blautum svampi\u201c, vegna rakans sem l\u00e1 \u00fear \u00e6t\u00ed\u00f0 \u00ed loftinu. Louise og Ned Heite komu til \u00cdslands – ef til vill af \u00fev\u00ed \u00eds var \u00ed nafninu – \u00e1ri\u00f0 1987 e\u00f0a 1988 og ur\u00f0u samstundist \u00e1stfangin af landinu. Ned sneri s\u00ed\u00f0ar aftur en Louise ger\u00f0ist framkv\u00e6mdarstj\u00f3ri Fr\u00fa L\u00e1ru \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i \u00ed \u00ferj\u00fa \u00e1r og starfa\u00f0i einnig sem kennari vi\u00f0 Grunnsk\u00f3la Sey\u00f0isfjar\u00f0ar.<\/p>\n

Einn daginn hringdi Louise Heite \u00ed Muff- sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 sumrin \u00e1 \u00cdslandi v\u00e6ru miklu betri en \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum og spur\u00f0i hvort henni litist ekki \u00e1 a\u00f0 koma og leysa organistann \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i af, \u00fear sem h\u00fan v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 fara \u00ed barnseignarleyfi. Muff \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 breyta til og fara til \u00cdslands og hinga\u00f0 kom h\u00fan \u00ed okt\u00f3ber 1997. \u00deegar h\u00fan kom til landsins var dimmt og kalt \u00ed Keflav\u00edk og \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk rigndi eins og hellt v\u00e6ri \u00far f\u00f6tu. En \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni ni\u00f0ur Fjar\u00f0arhei\u00f0i var\u00f0 Muff \u00e1stfangin af landinu og \u00e1kva\u00f0 jafnframt a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast eins miki\u00f0 og h\u00fan g\u00e6ti um landi\u00f0 og kynnast \u00fev\u00ed betur. H\u00fan st\u00f3\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un, fer\u00f0ast um allt landi\u00f0 \u00fevert og endilangt og kynnti s\u00e9r r\u00e6kilega menningu \u00feess og s\u00f6gu. Muff lag\u00f0i sig \u00ed l\u00edma vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 kynnast b\u00e6jarb\u00faum, \u00edslenskri menningu og t\u00f3nlist. Og ekki n\u00f3g me\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0, heldur fannst henni \u00fea\u00f0 skylda s\u00edn a\u00f0 gle\u00f0ja \u00edb\u00faana me\u00f0 t\u00f3nlist sinni og n\u00fdtti h\u00fan h\u00e6fileika s\u00edna \u00f3spart til a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta mannl\u00edfi\u00f0 \u00ed \u00feessu litla samf\u00e9lagi.<\/p>\n

Hvernig upplif\u00f0i Muff \u00cdsland? H\u00fan skildi eftir sig safn br\u00e9fa og \u00far \u00feeim er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 lesa huglei\u00f0ingar hennar um land og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0. Eftir \u00feriggja vikna dv\u00f6l var Muff strax farin a\u00f0 huglei\u00f0a a\u00f0 dvelja h\u00e9r til lengri t\u00edma, eins og s\u00e9st \u00ed br\u00e9fi hennar til vinkonu sinnar \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum:<\/p>\n

\u201eHaving been here only a short while, I am already considering staying longer than one year if another job comes open. The temptation to stay where I can actually indulge in my profession fulltime is very great, on top of the fact that teachers are treated very well here, and that I would love to have adequate time to explore the place.\u201c<\/p>\n

\u00deann 12. desember 1997 skrifar h\u00fan:
\n\u201eLife is really fairly quiet here, as you can imagine. There is a lot of daily activity \u2013 businesses, boats loading and unloading, trawlers and draggers bringing fish in for distribution, sale, freezing or fish meal, and smaller boats bringing in fresh haddock. A boat-building and repair yard, hospital, smaller businesses and grocery stores, two gas stations \u2013 well, we have just about anything we need right here in town, so there is almost 100% employment of local folk. But after years of spending the better part of my life on the road going to and from work or gigs, it is wonderful to be within walking distance of everything, and within sights of wondrous high hills, waterfalls, a real fjord…\u201c<\/p>\n

Og \u00ed j\u00f3labr\u00e9fi til vina og \u00e6ttingja \u00feann 21. desember 1997 segir:
\n\u201eIt\u00b4s approaching two months since I came here, and though my language is a long way from being perfect, it still feels very much like home. The land, stark in winter, is truly beautyful and its starkness allows one really to feel and know the amazing strength of the landforms. The many cascades and waterfalls, creeks and rivers, gushing and leaping down from the snow cover high atop these jagged volcanic peaks, all clear and cold over the black volcanic rocks, are so full of life, as is the whole place! The energy feels very good and strong, both in the place and in the people, and though we have so little daylight now, I don\u2019t really notice the excess of darkness, and don\u2019t respond to the dark in the same way I usually do at home.\u201c<\/p>\n

H\u00fan var flj\u00f3tt farin a\u00f0 nota \u201evi\u00f0\u201c, \u00feegar h\u00fan tala\u00f0i um b\u00e6inn og upplif\u00f0i sig greinilega sem eina af b\u00e6jarb\u00faum, enda var h\u00fan opin og kynntist f\u00f3lki au\u00f0veldlega. Sem d\u00e6mi um hve Muff var or\u00f0in mikill \u201eSey\u00f0fir\u00f0ingur\u201c er a\u00f0 h\u00fan skr\u00e1\u00f0i \u00edslenskar og sey\u00f0firskar uppskriftir \u00e1 erlendri heimas\u00ed\u00f0u \u00e1 netinu. \u00dear var me\u00f0al annars a\u00f0 finna rabbarbarasultu, s\u00fakkula\u00f0i- og perutertu, kak\u00f3s\u00fapu og p\u00f6nnuk\u00f6kur fyrir S\u00f3larkaffi.<\/p>\n

Ma\u00f0ur spyr sig hvernig h\u00fan gat or\u00f0i\u00f0 svo st\u00f3r hluti af l\u00edfinu \u00e1\u00a0 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i. Hvernig st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 h\u00fan vissi flj\u00f3tlega hva\u00f0 flestir h\u00e9tu \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i? Svari\u00f0 er einfalt. H\u00fan teikna\u00f0i upp b\u00e6inn \u00e1 t\u00edu bla\u00f0s\u00ed\u00f0ur og merkti n\u00f6fn \u00edb\u00faanna inn \u00e1 korti\u00f0, eins og sj\u00e1 m\u00e1 \u00e1 eftirfarandi uppdr\u00e6tti.<\/p>\n

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Mynd 10 og 11. Uppdr\u00e1ttur Muff af b\u00e6num og b\u00e6jarb\u00faum, tv\u00e6r af t\u00edu bla\u00f0s\u00ed\u00f0um.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mynd 10 og 11. Uppdr\u00e1ttur Muff af b\u00e6num og b\u00e6jarb\u00faum, tv\u00e6r af t\u00edu bla\u00f0s\u00ed\u00f0um.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mynd 12. Celtic-bandi\u00f0; Gu\u00f0ni, Muff, Snorri, Eyd\u00eds og Solla.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mynd 13. Muff \u00e1ri\u00f0 1998 \u00ed stofu Hrefnu og Bj\u00f6rns Steinars, Akureyri.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mynd 14. Gu\u00f0r\u00ed\u00f0ur og Muff.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mynd 15. Muff \u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0ra vina h\u00f3pi \u00e1 H\u00f3tel \u00d6ldunni.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mynd 16. Muff skreytir n\u00fdtt hlj\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e6ri \u00e1 n\u00e1mskei\u00f0i Listah\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 ungs f\u00f3lks, Austurlandi.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mynd 17. D\u00fdri J\u00f3nsson, n\u00fa framkv\u00e6mdarstj\u00f3ri Vesturports og Muff.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u00c1ri\u00f0 2003 \u00e1tti Muff st\u00f3rafm\u00e6li, var sextug. H\u00e9lt h\u00fan upp \u00e1 St\u00f3ra-Celidh h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i og h\u00e9lt hundra\u00f0 manna veislu, a\u00f0 h\u00e6tti hinnar hjartast\u00f3ru e\u00f0alkonu. Gestir voru be\u00f0nir um a\u00f0 koma me\u00f0 \u201elag, lj\u00f3\u00f0, danssk\u00f3 og l\u00e9tt hj\u00f6rtu\u201c og f\u00e9kk vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri senda eftirfarandi v\u00edsu:<\/p>\n

Vestan \u00far vestri
\nVillta h\u00fan kemur.
\nMUFF h\u00e9r me\u00f0 mestri
\nmild\u2019 okkur temur.<\/p>\n

\u00cd tilefni af merkisafm\u00e6linu stofnu\u00f0u vinir hennar h\u00f6rpusj\u00f3\u00f0, sem Muff nota\u00f0i til a\u00f0 kaupa s\u00e9r forl\u00e1ta h\u00f6rpu og var\u00f0 henni til mikillar gle\u00f0i.<\/p>\n

Allir sem til Muff \u00feekktu vissu a\u00f0 h\u00fan var mikil kattakona. H\u00fan haf\u00f0i \u00e1tt ketti \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum og eigna\u00f0ist \u00fe\u00e1 l\u00edka h\u00e9r \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. Flestir Sey\u00f0fir\u00f0ingar k\u00f6nnu\u00f0ust vi\u00f0 Brosa, M\u00fdslu og Kr\u00fasil\u00edus, sem \u00e1ttu \u00fea\u00f0 til a\u00f0 t\u00fdnast og var \u00fe\u00e1 augl\u00fdst eftir \u00feeim \u00ed kaupf\u00e9laginu. Or\u00f0alagi\u00f0 var eitthva\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00feessa lei\u00f0: \u201eBrosi er t\u00fdnd aftur! Ef \u00fe\u00fa s\u00e9r\u00f0 hana (h\u00e1lsb\u00f6nd er n\u00fa appels\u00ednugull, en hv\u00edta \u201ebros\u201c er mj\u00f6g kl\u00e1r) haf\u00f0u samband vi\u00f0 Muff sem fyrst:472-1775\/ 849-2744). Takk k\u00e6rlega!\u201c Kettirnir hennar skiptu hana miklu m\u00e1li og \u00feegar h\u00fan f\u00f3r \u00ed fr\u00ed fylgdi n\u00e1kv\u00e6m l\u00fdsing \u00e1 matar\u00e6\u00f0i og venjum \u201ebarnanna\u201c fyrir \u00fe\u00e1 sem \u201ep\u00f6ssu\u00f0u\u201c \u00fe\u00e1. Og ekki fengu kettirnir hennar Muff neitt nema \u00fea\u00f0 allra besta.<\/p>\n

Ekki var seti\u00f0 au\u00f0um h\u00f6ndum \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. Fr\u00e1 1997 starfa\u00f0i Muff sem s\u00f6ngkona, undirleikari, t\u00f3nlistar- og s\u00f6ngkennari \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i, Rey\u00f0arfir\u00f0i, Egilsst\u00f6\u00f0um, St\u00f6\u00f0varfir\u00f0i og Neskaupsta\u00f0. Muff stofna\u00f0i \u00e1ri\u00f0 1998, \u00e1samt samstarfsmanni s\u00ednum Sigur\u00f0i J\u00f3nssyni, t\u00f3nleikar\u00f6\u00f0ina Bl\u00e1u kirkjuna, sem betur ver\u00f0ur sk\u00fdrt fr\u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0ar. \u00c1 b\u00fasetu\u00e1rum s\u00ednum \u00e1 \u00cdslandi h\u00e9lt h\u00fan einnig eins\u00f6ngst\u00f3nleika \u00ed Bl\u00e1u kirkjunni me\u00f0 Steinunni Birnu Ragnarsd\u00f3ttur p\u00edan\u00f3leikara, kom fram sem eins\u00f6ngvari me\u00f0 Kammerk\u00f3r Austurlands og k\u00f3r Fjar\u00f0abygg\u00f0ar og vann sem lj\u00f3sameistari hj\u00e1 \u00d3per\u00f3st\u00fad\u00ed\u00f3i Austurlands. Muff var einnig stofnf\u00e9lagi F\u00e9lags \u00edslenskra s\u00f6ngkennara.<\/p>\n

Sey\u00f0isfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur var syngjandi b\u00e6r a\u00f0 \u00e1liti Muff, og naut h\u00fan \u00feess a\u00f0\u00a0 fara \u00e1 j\u00f3lahla\u00f0bor\u00f0 og \u00feorrabl\u00f3t \u00fear sem allir sungu. Einnig fannst henni \u00e1n\u00e6gjulegt a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 hve margir s\u00fdndu hlj\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e6runum \u00e1huga \u00e1 Ceilidh-h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0unum sem h\u00fan st\u00f3\u00f0 fyrir \u00e1rlega. H\u00fan haf\u00f0i \u00e1huga \u00e1 allskonar t\u00f3nlist og eitt af \u00e1hugam\u00e1lum hennar var a\u00f0 hl\u00fd\u00f0a \u00e1 og spila \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0lega t\u00f3nlist. \u00cd Ceilidh-bandi Sey\u00f0isfjar\u00f0ar, sem h\u00fan stofna\u00f0i, var leikin \u00edslensk og skosk t\u00f3nlist og \u00fear naut Muff s\u00edn til fulls \u00ed n\u00e1lgun sinni \u00e1 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0lagat\u00f3nlist. Harpan var \u00fe\u00f3 hennar a\u00f0all og helsta yndi.<\/p>\n

R\u00e9tt nafn Muff var Ethelwyn. \u00cd fyrrnefndu vi\u00f0tali vi\u00f0 Ragnhildi R\u00f3s Indri\u00f0ad\u00f3ttur \u00ed Glettingi er nafni\u00f0 \u00fatsk\u00fdrt. H\u00fan f\u00e9kk g\u00e6lunafni\u00f0 Muff, sem h\u00fan sag\u00f0i vera gamalt saxneskt nafn, strax sem ungabarn, sem styttingu \u00e1 or\u00f0inu Ragamuffin, sem \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir m.a. t\u00f6tralegur krakki. Forfa\u00f0ir Muff \u00ed f\u00f6\u00f0ur\u00e6tt flutti fr\u00e1 Lancashire \u00e1 Englandi til Bandar\u00edkjanna \u00e1ri\u00f0 1636.\u00a0 \u00dea\u00f0 vita ekki margir a\u00f0 \u00ed bland vi\u00f0 skosku r\u00e6turnar var Muff a\u00f0 hluta til af \u00e6ttum ind\u00ed\u00e1na. Langafi hennar \u00ed f\u00f6\u00f0ur\u00e6tt vann \u00ed Dak\u00f3ta og flutti s\u00ed\u00f0ar til Oklahoma, \u00fear sem veri\u00f0 var a\u00f0 \u00fathluta landi til indj\u00e1na og settist \u00fear a\u00f0 \u00e1ri\u00f0 1893. T\u00edu \u00e1rum seinna, \u00feegar hann var 41 \u00e1rs, giftist hann 19 \u00e1ra konu fr\u00e1 Kansas, sem var h\u00e1lfur indj\u00e1ni, af Potawatomi \u00e6ttb\u00e1lknum, sem hraktist su\u00f0ur undan hv\u00edta manninum fr\u00e1 Wisconsin um Illinois, Missouri og til Kansas, en \u00feessi lei\u00f0 var k\u00f6llu\u00f0 \u201esl\u00f3\u00f0 dau\u00f0ans\u201c. \u00cd vi\u00f0talinu \u00ed Glettingi minnist Muff \u00feess a\u00f0 hafa s\u00e9\u00f0 mynd af lang\u00f6mmu sinni kl\u00e6ddri eins og hv\u00edt kona, br\u00fana\u00feungri og alv\u00f6rugefinni. Ef til vill haf\u00f0i langamma Muff \u00fe\u00e1 tr\u00fa, eins og flestir indj\u00e1nar, a\u00f0 lj\u00f3smynd t\u00e6ki s\u00e1l mannsins \u00ed burtu.<\/p>\n

M\u00f3\u00f0ur\u00e6tt Muff var skosk, en voru \u00ed lok sautj\u00e1ndu aldar og \u00ed byrjun \u00feeirrar \u00e1tj\u00e1ndu b\u00fasett \u00ed Hollandi, \u00fear sem \u00feau breyttu nafni s\u00ednu \u00far Guthrie \u00ed Boerkicke, sem \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir sm\u00e1b\u00f3ndi. M\u00f3\u00f0urf\u00f3lki\u00f0 hennar var s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00ed \u00de\u00fdskalandi \u00ed tv\u00e6r kynsl\u00f3\u00f0ir og fluttu loks til Bandar\u00edkjanna um 1850.<\/p>\n

Muff \u00e1tti r\u00e6tur a\u00f0 rekja til su\u00f0urhluta Skotlands og H\u00e1landanna og kynnti sig \u00e1 t\u00edmabili me\u00f0 gr\u00e6nu nafnspjaldi sem \u00e1 st\u00f3\u00f0: Ethelwyn Worden, singer and storyteller, classical\/celtic\/Scottish. \u00c1 \u00feeim t\u00edma sem nafnspjald \u00feetta var prenta\u00f0 bj\u00f3 h\u00fan \u00ed Limerick, Maine \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum. H\u00fan leit \u00e1 sig sem sagna\u00feul, ekki s\u00ed\u00f0ur en t\u00f3nlistarmann, og s\u00e9rh\u00e6f\u00f0i sig \u00ed a\u00f0 segja s\u00f6gur fr\u00e1 \u00cdslandi, Skotlandi, frumbyggjum Amer\u00edku, N\u00fdja Englandi og af Keltum. \u00c1\u00f0ur en h\u00fan flutti til \u00cdslands kom h\u00fan fram sem sagna\u00feulur \u00fear sem h\u00fan blanda\u00f0i saman keltneskri \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0sagnahef\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0lagat\u00f3nlist og fj\u00f6lbreytta arfleif\u00f0 s\u00edna, me\u00f0 r\u00f6ddina a\u00f0 vopni, og a\u00f0sto\u00f0 g\u00edtars og keltneskrar h\u00f6rpu. \u00c1 \u00cdslandi haf\u00f0i h\u00fan \u00e1huga \u00e1 a\u00f0 auka veg sagnahef\u00f0arinnar og voru hugmyndir uppi um samstarf \u00e1 milli hennar og H\u00e1kons A\u00f0alsteinssonar fr\u00e1 Va\u00f0brekku \u00ed J\u00f6kuldal, sem n\u00fa er einnig horfinn til fe\u00f0ra sinna.
\n\u00cd bla\u00f0avi\u00f0tali sem birtist \u00ed Austurglugganum 6. j\u00fan\u00ed 2002 kemur fram a\u00f0 Muff rannsaka\u00f0i s\u00f6gu og t\u00f3nlist Skotlands, \u00cdslands, Hjaltlands, Orkneyja, Vestureyja, F\u00e6reyja og \u00cdrlands. Muff haf\u00f0i mikinn \u00e1huga \u00e1 keltneskum s\u00f6gum, sem h\u00fan taldi leynast v\u00ed\u00f0a \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. A\u00f0 hennar mati var margt sameiginlegt me\u00f0 \u00feessum s\u00f6gum. Sels\u00f6gurnar voru margar sem l\u00edktust \u00feeim keltnesku, til a\u00f0 mynda sagan um selinn \u00ed P\u00e1skahelli \u00ed Nor\u00f0fir\u00f0i, sem fer \u00far hamnum og dansar um sem manneskja tvisvar \u00e1 \u00e1ri. S\u00f6mu s\u00f6gu er a\u00f0 finna \u00e1 Orkneyjum og Shetlandseyjum og heitir h\u00fan \u00fear \u201eselkie story\u201c. Muff taldi einnig a\u00f0 skr\u00edmsla- og tr\u00f6llas\u00f6gurnar \u00e1 \u00cdslandi \u00e6ttu s\u00e9r sameiginlega tv\u00edfara \u00ed \u00edrskum og skoskum s\u00f6gum.<\/p>\n

Menningararfur var henni mj\u00f6g mikilv\u00e6gur og hugur hennar st\u00f3\u00f0 til a\u00f0 rannsaka \u00edtarlega fyrrnefnd tengsl \u00e1 milli landanna. Muff haf\u00f0i r\u00e1\u00f0gert a\u00f0 dvelja \u00ed \u00e1r \u00ed ranns\u00f3knarleyfi \u00ed Skotlandi, fr\u00e1 haustinu 2006, en henni entist \u00fev\u00ed mi\u00f0ur ekki aldur til a\u00f0 lj\u00faka \u00fev\u00ed verki.<\/p>\n

Upphaf Bl\u00e1u kirkjunnar<\/strong><\/p>\n

Flj\u00f3tlega eftir a\u00f0 Muff flutti til \u00cdslands kvikna\u00f0i s\u00fa hugmynd a\u00f0 koma af sta\u00f0 sumart\u00f3nleikar\u00f6\u00f0inni Bl\u00e1u kirkjunni \u00ed Sey\u00f0isfjar\u00f0arkirkju. H\u00fan taldi kirkjuna vera s\u00e9rstaklega fallega og fannst tilvali\u00f0 a\u00f0 halda t\u00f3nleika fyrir fer\u00f0amenn \u00e1 sumrin, sem s\u00f3ttu miki\u00f0 \u00ed a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a hana. Oft f\u00e1 menn s\u00f6mu hugmyndina \u00e1 sama t\u00edma, \u00fev\u00ed \u00ed t\u00f6lvubr\u00e9fi fr\u00e1 Muff til Louise Heite kom fram a\u00f0 Sigur\u00f0ur J\u00f3nsson og Mar\u00eda Gaskell hef\u00f0u \u00e1ri\u00f0 \u00e1\u00f0ur fengi\u00f0 s\u00f6mu hugmynd, en \u00fe\u00e1 ekki komi\u00f0 henni \u00ed framkv\u00e6md. Sigur\u00f0ur og Muff h\u00f3fu upp \u00far \u00feessu a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f3a hugmyndina \u00e1fram og \u00ed kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0 var t\u00f3nleikar\u00f6\u00f0in Bl\u00e1a kirkjan stofnu\u00f0. \u00cd br\u00e9fi heim til Bandar\u00edkjanna 7. september 1998 l\u00fdsir h\u00fan hvernig hugmyndin kvikna\u00f0i:<\/p>\n

\u201eThen one day I had an idea, as I was locking the church after a lesson or practice \u2013 this was at the end of April \u2013 that it would be nice if the church were open the night before the international ferry arrived, since the town would be full of tourists staying over to take the ferry. It would be nicer to have music playing, and maybe even nicer if it were live music. I mentioned it to my good friend and advanced organ student Siggi, and he said he and Maria (Englishwoman whose leave I was covering) had had the same idea a couple of years ago, but that nothing had come of it. We thought about it with much discussion, presented the idea to the church council who loved the idea and gave us their blessing, and then we leaped into action full-tilt, since by this time we only had a few weeks til June 3, when we wanted to begin. Normal people would have planned perhaps a 6-week series at most. We were definitely crazy and planned a 14-week season to coincide with all but the first and last dockings of the ferry…\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00c1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 var a\u00f0 halda \u00fati r\u00f6\u00f0 14 t\u00f3nleika \u00e1 mi\u00f0vikudagskv\u00f6ldum \u00ed Sey\u00f0isfjar\u00f0arkirkju, fr\u00e1 j\u00fan\u00edbyrjun fram \u00ed byrjun september. \u00dea\u00f0 kv\u00f6ld var vali\u00f0 vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 far\u00feegaferjan Norr\u00e6na var samkv\u00e6mt fer\u00f0a\u00e1\u00e6tlun \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i \u00feessi kv\u00f6ld. Einnig t\u00f6ldu stofnendur t\u00edmasetninguna vera heppilega fyrir heimamenn.<\/p>\n

T\u00f3nleikar\u00f6\u00f0in var rekin samkv\u00e6mt \u00e1\u00e6tlun fyrsta \u00e1ri\u00f0, me\u00f0 mikilli sj\u00e1lfbo\u00f0avinnu skipuleggjenda. Fyrstu t\u00f3nleikar \u00e1rsins 1998 voru kostna\u00f0arminni t\u00f3nleikar heimamanna, en \u00feegar lei\u00f0 \u00e1 sumari\u00f0 voru flytjendurnir me\u00f0al bestu og \u00feekktustu t\u00f3nlistarmanna \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. T\u00f3nlistin var fj\u00f6lbreytt og sj\u00e1 m\u00e1tti \u00e1 dagskr\u00e1nni skoska \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0lagat\u00f3nlist, l\u00e9ttan djass og fj\u00f6lbreytta klass\u00edska t\u00f3nlist. Lokat\u00f3nleikar \u00e1rsins voru tileinka\u00f0ir t\u00f3nlist fr\u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i, s\u00e9rstaklega t\u00f3nlist Inga T. L\u00e1russonar.<\/p>\n

Safna\u00f0 var styrktarf\u00e9 me\u00f0al fyrirt\u00e6kja \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i og v\u00ed\u00f0ar til a\u00f0 standa straum af \u00fatgj\u00f6ldum og \u00fea\u00f0, \u00e1samt a\u00f0gangseyri, dug\u00f0i til a\u00f0 reka t\u00f3nleikar\u00f6\u00f0ina fyrsta sumari\u00f0. Helstu stu\u00f0ningsa\u00f0ilar fyrsta \u00e1ri\u00f0 voru Austfar, Brattahl\u00ed\u00f0, B\u00f3kaverslun AB&ES, Bj\u00f3lfsb\u00e6r, Esso, Fjar\u00f0arnet, Fer\u00f0a\u00fej\u00f3nusta Austurlands, Gullberg, Heilbrig\u00f0isstofnunin \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i, H\u00f3tel Sn\u00e6fell, \u00cdslandsflug, Kaupf\u00e9lag H\u00e9ra\u00f0sb\u00faa, L\u00f6gmannastofa J\u00f3nasar, Menningarsj\u00f3\u00f0ur f\u00e9lagsheimila, Menntam\u00e1lar\u00e1\u00f0uneyti\u00f0, Sey\u00f0isfjar\u00f0arbakar\u00ed, Sey\u00f0isfjar\u00f0arkaupsta\u00f0ur, Shell, Skagstrendingur hf., s\u00f3knarnefnd Sey\u00f0isfjar\u00f0arkirkju SR-Mj\u00f6l hf., St\u00e1l, T\u00f6ggur og V\u00eds. Ekki m\u00e1 heldur gleyma fj\u00f6lda sj\u00e1lfbo\u00f0ali\u00f0a \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i sem a\u00f0sto\u00f0a\u00f0i stofnendur Bl\u00e1u kirkjunnar vi\u00f0 \u00fdmiskonar vi\u00f0vik og hvatningu til g\u00f3\u00f0ra verka jafnt \u00feetta fyrsta \u00e1r sem og n\u00e6stu \u00e1rin.<\/p>\n

\u00cd upphafi var hugmyndin a\u00f0 hafa t\u00f3nleikana \u00f3formlega og bj\u00f3\u00f0a upp \u00e1\u00a0 \u201eopen mike\u201c, (vins\u00e6lt form \u00ed Bretlandi og Amer\u00edku), sem Muff kalla\u00f0i \u201efrj\u00e1ls framl\u00f6g\u201c, en var s\u00ed\u00f0ar breytt \u00ed \u201efrj\u00e1lsi hlj\u00f3\u00f0neminn\u201c \u00ed dagskr\u00e1 \u00e1rsins 1998. Fyrirkomulag \u00feessarar upp\u00e1komu var \u00feannig a\u00f0 hver sem var g\u00e6ti fengi\u00f0 me\u00f0 stuttum fyrirvara a\u00f0 koma fram og flytja t\u00f3nverk, lj\u00f3\u00f0 e\u00f0a stutta s\u00f6gu vi\u00f0 upphaf t\u00f3nleikanna. \u00deetta var ekki s\u00edst hugsa\u00f0 sem t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri fyrir efnilega t\u00f3nlistarnemendur \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0inu til a\u00f0 koma fram. \u00de\u00f3 a\u00f0 \u00feetta v\u00e6ri vel augl\u00fdst var \u00fea\u00f0 ekki fyrr en \u00ed lok t\u00f3nlistart\u00edmabilsins a\u00f0 nokkrir a\u00f0ilar komu fram me\u00f0 \u00feessum h\u00e6tti. \u00c1 t\u00f3nleika sumarsins m\u00e6ttu 836 gestir.<\/p>\n

T\u00f3nleikarnir v\u00f6ktu strax mikla athygli og voru fr\u00e1 upphafi mj\u00f6g metna\u00f0arfullir. \u00deegar lei\u00f0 \u00e1 fyrsta sumari\u00f0 var\u00f0 t\u00f3nleikar\u00f6\u00f0in or\u00f0in vel \u00feekkt um allt land eftir \u00e1g\u00e6ta umfj\u00f6llun \u00ed fj\u00f6lmi\u00f0lun. Fyrstu tv\u00f6 sumrin voru \u00e1rlega 14 t\u00f3nleikar haldnir \u00ed t\u00f3nleikar\u00f6\u00f0 Bl\u00e1u kirkjunnar og voru t\u00f3nlistarmenn \u00e1 Austurlandi meirihluti flytjenda. Fyrr en var\u00f0i var or\u00f0in mikil eftirs\u00f3kn fr\u00e1 t\u00f3nlistarm\u00f6nnum um allan heim a\u00f0 flytja t\u00f3nlist \u00ed t\u00f3nleikar\u00f6\u00f0inni og b\u00e1rust fyrirspurnir b\u00e6\u00f0i fr\u00e1 \u00cdslandi og Evr\u00f3pu allt til Nor\u00f0ur-Amer\u00edku.<\/p>\n

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Mynd 18. Altari Sey\u00f0isfjar\u00f0arkirkju.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mynd 19. Sigur\u00f0ur J\u00f3nsson og Muff Worden, stofnendur t\u00f3nleikara\u00f0arinnar Bl\u00e1u kirkjunnar.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mynd 21: \u201eFj\u00f3rir vinir\u201c \u2013 Joacim Badenhorst, klarinetta, Ragnhei\u00f0ur (Hei\u00f0a) \u00c1rnad\u00f3ttir, s\u00f6ngkona, Ananta Roosen, fi\u00f0la og Simon Jermyn, g\u00edtar. \u00cd t\u00f3nleikar\u00f6\u00f0inni \u00e1ri\u00f0 2006.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mynd 22: Arna Krist\u00edn Einarsd\u00f3ttir, flautuleikari og El\u00edsabet Waage, h\u00f6rpuleikari, flytja heimst\u00f3nlist \u00ed t\u00f3nleikar\u00f6\u00f0 Bl\u00e1u kirkjunnar \u00e1ri\u00f0 2006.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mynd 23:Muff og El\u00ednr\u00f3s \u00deorkelsd\u00f3ttir.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Muff var allt \u00ed \u00f6llu \u00ed Bl\u00e1u kirkjunni, skipulag\u00f0i t\u00f3nleika, t\u00f3k \u00e1 m\u00f3ti flytjendum, elda\u00f0i, h\u00fdsti og fer\u00f0a\u00f0ist me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 um landi\u00f0 \u00fevert og endilangt, s\u00f3tti um styrki og l\u00e9k undir og s\u00f6ng. H\u00fan lag\u00f0i allt sitt \u00ed t\u00f3nleikar\u00f6\u00f0ina og bar\u00e1ttuvilji hennar var sl\u00edkur a\u00f0 allir sem s\u00e1u t\u00f3ku eftir. \u00c1ri\u00f0 2000 ritar Gar\u00f0ar Cortes \u00ed gistib\u00f3k Tungu, heimilis Muff:<\/p>\n

\u201e10\/8 00.\u00a0 K\u00e6ra Muff! Innilega til hamingju me\u00f0 \u201eBl\u00e1u kirkjuna\u201c. \u00de\u00fa ert \u00f3tr\u00falega dugleg. Einnig velkomin til \u00cdslands, megir\u00f0u dvelja h\u00e9r lengi, lengi og hj\u00e1lpa okkur fram\u00e1vi\u00f0 me\u00f0 t\u00f3nmenninguna og s\u00f6nglistina.\u201c<\/p>\n

Muff gleymdi ekki a\u00f0 hugsa um eldri borgara \u00e1 sp\u00edtalanum \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i, sem \u00e1ttu ekki heimangengt. \u00cd hverri viku yfir sumart\u00edmann – og jafnvel oftar, skipulag\u00f0i Muff t\u00f3nleika \u00e1 sp\u00edtalanum, endurgjaldslaust. Voru t\u00f3nleikarnir upphitunar\u00e6fing fyrir t\u00f3nlistarmennina sem fluttu list s\u00edna \u00ed Bl\u00e1u kirkjunni. Geta m\u00e1 n\u00e6rri \u00feakkl\u00e6ti eldra f\u00f3lksins a\u00f0 f\u00e1 a\u00f0 hl\u00fd\u00f0a \u00e1 fallega t\u00f3nlist \u00e1 stofnuninni. Var \u00feetta l\u00fdsandi d\u00e6mi fyrir \u00f3eigingirni og hjartahl\u00fdju Muff Worden.<\/p>\n

\u00c1ri\u00f0 2000 var t\u00f3nleikunum f\u00e6kka\u00f0 \u00ed 12 og \u00e1ri\u00f0 2001 \u00ed 10. S\u00e1 fj\u00f6ldi t\u00f3nleika h\u00e9lst \u00e1ri\u00f0 2002 og sama \u00e1r h\u00f3fst samstarf Bl\u00e1u kirkjunnar vi\u00f0 Norska daga \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i, me\u00f0 t\u00f3nleikum Sigmunds S\u00e6ther, norsks harmonikkuleikara. S\u00fa tenging var\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00e1rlegum vi\u00f0bur\u00f0i, sem og samstarf vi\u00f0 Listah\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 ungs f\u00f3lks, Austurlandi, og gospel-listamennina Pat og Eddie Cohee. Einnig st\u00f3\u00f0 yfir \u00ed nokkur \u00e1r samstarf vi\u00f0 Sumart\u00f3nleika \u00ed Akureyrarkirkju.<\/p>\n

\u00der\u00e1tt fyrir velgengni t\u00f3nleikara\u00f0arinnar Bl\u00e1u kirkjunnar reyndist reksturinn talsver\u00f0 fj\u00e1rhagsleg \u00e1skorun. \u00c1ri\u00f0 2004 var birt \u00ed Fr\u00e9ttaskj\u00e1num br\u00e9f fr\u00e1 Muff \u00fear sem fjalla\u00f0 var um Bl\u00e1u kirkjuna. Fyrirs\u00f6gnin er \u201eHj\u00e1lpar er \u00fe\u00f6rf\u201c. Muff skrifar \u00fear a\u00f0 sumart\u00f3nleikarnir hafi fengi\u00f0 miki\u00f0 hr\u00f3s \u00feau sj\u00f6 sumur sem \u00feeir hafi veri\u00f0 starfr\u00e6ktir, en betur megi ef duga skuli. Mikil vinna standi \u00e1 bak vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 setja saman t\u00edu t\u00f3nleika \u00e1 hverju sumri, sem s\u00e9 b\u00e6\u00f0i t\u00edmafrek og kostna\u00f0ars\u00f6m. \u00de\u00f3 a\u00f0 styrkir hafi n\u00e1\u00f0st inn fyrir t\u00f3nleikar\u00f6\u00f0ina leggur h\u00fan \u00e1herslu \u00e1 mikilv\u00e6gi \u00feess a\u00f0 f\u00e1 stu\u00f0ning heimamanna til a\u00f0 geta haldi\u00f0 henni \u00e1fram. \u00dev\u00ed hvetur h\u00fan heimamenn til a\u00f0 fj\u00f6lmenna \u00e1 t\u00f3nleikana, sem s\u00e9u ekki s\u00edst hugsa\u00f0ir sem t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri fyrir unga t\u00f3nlistamenn \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i til a\u00f0 s\u00fdna hva\u00f0 \u00ed \u00feeim b\u00fai.<\/p>\n

Og \u00feetta gekk allt saman upp. Heimamenn t\u00f3ku vi\u00f0 s\u00e9r, t\u00f3nleikar\u00f6\u00f0in festist enn frekar \u00ed sessi og er n\u00fa or\u00f0inn fastur hluti af menningarl\u00edfinu \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i – me\u00f0 \u00f3tal a\u00f0d\u00e1endur og fastagesti. \u00deann 30. j\u00fal\u00ed 2006, m\u00e1nu\u00f0i fyrir andl\u00e1t sitt, skrifar Muff vini s\u00ednum \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum:<\/p>\n

\u201eSo far, the concert series has been going very well and has been very well-attended, with folks walking out humming this and that, or showing enthusiasm for what they have heard. Audiences have been international, as usual, and the good atmosphere has extended to the many tourist- and local-oriented places in town, including the cultural centre and bistro, the pub, the hotel with its various buildings and superb Danish chef, menu and service, handwork shops, galleries, sports centre and so on….\u201c<\/p>\n

Hringnum var loka\u00f0. Muff haf\u00f0i tekist \u00e6tlunarverk sitt og f\u00f3r s\u00e1tt fr\u00e1 g\u00f3\u00f0u verki.<\/p>\n

Merkiskonu minnst<\/strong><\/p>\n

Muff \u00e1tti fr\u00e1 \u00e1rinu 1992 vi\u00f0 alvarlegan lungnasj\u00fakd\u00f3m a\u00f0 str\u00ed\u00f0a, sem me\u00f0al annars kom fram \u00ed mikilli m\u00e6\u00f0i. S\u00ed\u00f0ustu \u00e1rin \u00feurfti h\u00fan a\u00f0 hafa s\u00farefnisk\u00fat tilt\u00e6kan n\u00f3tt sem n\u00fdtan dag og \u00feann 25. \u00e1g\u00fast \u00e1ri\u00f0 2006 f\u00e9kk Muff hjarta\u00e1fall, sem dr\u00f3 hana til dau\u00f0a. \u00de\u00e1 var h\u00fan akandi me\u00f0 vinkonu sinni \u00ed F\u00e6reyjum og haf\u00f0i kosi\u00f0 a\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a \u00ed b\u00edlnum \u00e1 me\u00f0an samfer\u00f0arkona hennar f\u00f3r inn \u00e1 safn. Muff \u00e1tti fri\u00f0s\u00e6lt andl\u00e1t, sitjandi \u00ed b\u00edlnum \u00ed vegkantinum. H\u00fan var sext\u00edu og \u00feriggja \u00e1ra \u00feegar h\u00fan l\u00e9st og var \u00fatf\u00f6r hennar ger\u00f0 fr\u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfjar\u00f0arkirkju 7. september 2006.<\/p>\n

Eftir andl\u00e1t hennar kom \u00ed lj\u00f3s a\u00f0 h\u00fan haf\u00f0i haldi\u00f0 br\u00e9fasambandi vi\u00f0 \u00f3tal einstaklinga \u00fat um allan heim. Fr\u00e1fall hennar haf\u00f0i \u00e1hrif \u00e1 f\u00f3lk v\u00ed\u00f0svegar \u00ed heiminum, sem l\u00e9t \u00e1 internetinu \u00ed lj\u00f3s eftirsj\u00e1 eftir \u00feessari merku konu og sorg yfir \u00f3t\u00edmab\u00e6ru fr\u00e1falli hennar. Margir nefndu a\u00f0 \u00feeir myndu sakna langra og skemmtilegra br\u00e9fa hennar, \u00fear sem h\u00fan l\u00fdsti landanum og l\u00edfinu \u00e1 \u00cdslandi eins og henni einni var lagi\u00f0.<\/p>\n

Muff f\u00f3r alltof flj\u00f3tt. H\u00fan \u00e1tti eftir a\u00f0 gera svo margt og lifa svo miklu lengur.<\/p>\n

\u00cd minningaror\u00f0um \u00e1 heimas\u00ed\u00f0u F\u00e9lags \u00edslenskra s\u00f6ngkennara minnist Sign\u00fd S\u00e6mundsd\u00f3ttir s\u00f6ngvari l\u00e1tinnar vinkonu sinnar me\u00f0 hl\u00fdju. \u00dear segir a\u00f0 Muff hafi teki\u00f0 \u00e1stf\u00f3stri vi\u00f0 Sey\u00f0isfj\u00f6r\u00f0, hafi veri\u00f0 einst\u00f6k manneskja, hjartahl\u00fd og sterk pers\u00f3na, me\u00f0 skemmtilegan h\u00famor, hamhleypa til allra verka, \u00f3s\u00e9rhl\u00edfin og fylgin s\u00e9r. H\u00fan hafi \u00e1tt au\u00f0velt me\u00f0 a\u00f0 kynnast f\u00f3lki og bori\u00f0 vir\u00f0ingu fyrir \u00f6\u00f0rum. Muff haf\u00f0i mikinn \u00e1huga \u00e1 \u00e6ttfr\u00e6\u00f0i og gat reki\u00f0 \u00e6ttir f\u00f3lks langt aftur. Sign\u00fdju var s\u00e9rstaklega minnist\u00e6tt \u00feegar Muff \u00f3k henni eitt sinn \u00e1 flugv\u00f6llinn og \u00feekkti \u00fear alla, veifa\u00f0i gla\u00f0lega, gat reki\u00f0 \u00e6ttir vi\u00f0komandi og b\u00e6tt \u00fdmsum \u00f6\u00f0rum fr\u00f3\u00f0leik vi\u00f0.<\/p>\n

Presturinn Steve Ellis \u00ed Boston, Philadelphiu, kvaddi Muff me\u00f0 hl\u00fdjum or\u00f0um. Hann minnist \u00feess a\u00f0 h\u00fan hafi strax \u00e1 unga aldri vaki\u00f0 athygli fyrir einstaka t\u00f3nlistarh\u00e6fileika s\u00edna og \u00e1st s\u00edna \u00e1 t\u00f3nlist. Sag\u00f0i hann Muff hafa veri\u00f0 n\u00e1tt\u00farubarn, sem var stolt af uppruna s\u00ednum, sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0 og bori\u00f0 mikla umhyggju fyrir k\u00f6ttunum s\u00ednum. Bros hennar og hl\u00e1tur heilla\u00f0i f\u00f3lk sem h\u00fan hitti \u00e1 l\u00edfslei\u00f0inni, en \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir f\u00e9lagslyndi sitt telur hann Muff \u00e1 vissan h\u00e1tt hafa veri\u00f0 einfara.
\nSteinunn Birna Ragnarsd\u00f3ttir, p\u00edan\u00f3leikari, var n\u00e1in Muff og minnist hennar me\u00f0\u00a0 k\u00e6rleika:<\/p>\n

\u201eH\u00fan t\u00f3k m\u00e9r opnum \u00f6rmum \u00feegar \u00e9g ger\u00f0ist organisti \u00ed Swedenborg kirkjunni \u00ed Boston sem h\u00fan st\u00fdr\u00f0i me\u00f0 dugna\u00f0i og st\u00f3rhug sem reyndar einkenndi allt sem h\u00fan t\u00f3k s\u00e9r fyrir hendur. \u00c9g h\u00e9lt a\u00f0 h\u00fan v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 gera at \u00ed m\u00e9r \u00feegar h\u00fan hringdi og sag\u00f0ist vera sest a\u00f0 \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i en \u00fea\u00f0 rann flj\u00f3tt upp fyrir m\u00e9r a\u00f0 svo var ekki \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 allur heimurinn var hennar heimili hvort sem \u00fea\u00f0 var \u00e1 austfj\u00f6r\u00f0um \u00cdslands e\u00f0a \u00ed fjalla\u00feorpi einhvers sta\u00f0ar \u00ed Langt\u00edburtistan. H\u00fan haf\u00f0i \u00f3\u00ferj\u00f3tandi orku og framkv\u00e6mdagle\u00f0i sem var m\u00e9r mikill innbl\u00e1stur og hvatning. H\u00fan gaf m\u00e9r l\u00edtinn \u00fatskorin engil sem \u00e9g geymi \u00ed glugganum m\u00ednum og \u00e9g hugsa til hennar \u00e1 hverjum degi. M\u00e9r finnst ekkert \u00f3l\u00edklegt a\u00f0 h\u00fan vaki yfir okkur og skemmti s\u00e9r oft konunglega yfir \u00f6llu saman. \u00dea\u00f0 voru forr\u00e9ttindi a\u00f0 eiga Muff Warden sem vin.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00de\u00f3ra Fr\u00ed\u00f0a S\u00e6mundsd\u00f3ttir p\u00edan\u00f3leikari hitti Muff stundum hj\u00e1 Sign\u00fdju systur sinni, en \u00fear gisti h\u00fan oft \u00feegar lei\u00f0 hennar l\u00e1 til Reykjav\u00edkur. \u00c1 \u00feeim t\u00edma var Muff svo a\u00f0 segja bundin vi\u00f0 s\u00farefnisk\u00fat, en l\u00e9t \u00fea\u00f0 ekkert stoppa sig, spila\u00f0i \u00e1 h\u00f6rpuna fyrir heimilisf\u00f3lki\u00f0 og smita\u00f0i \u00fat fr\u00e1 s\u00e9r einstaklega j\u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0u andr\u00famslofti.<\/p>\n

Einn daginn kom fullor\u00f0in m\u00f3\u00f0ir systranna \u00ed heims\u00f3kn um lei\u00f0 og Muff, en \u00fea\u00f0 skipti engum togum, \u00fe\u00e6r drifu sig tv\u00e6r \u00ed b\u00ed\u00f3 h\u00fan og Muff, \u00fe\u00f3 \u00fe\u00e6r hef\u00f0u aldrei hist \u00e1\u00f0ur \u2013 og Muff dragandi \u00e1 eftir s\u00e9r s\u00farefnisk\u00fatinn eins og ekkert v\u00e6ri e\u00f0lilegra. A\u00f0 s\u00f6gn \u00de\u00f3ru Fr\u00ed\u00f0u haf\u00f0i Muff st\u00f3rt hjarta, vakti eftirtekt hvert sem h\u00fan f\u00f3r og eignast g\u00f3\u00f0a vini h\u00e9rna \u00e1 \u00cdslandi.<\/p>\n

Hj\u00f3nin Hrefna Har\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir, leirlistarkona og Bj\u00f6rn Steinar S\u00f3lbergsson orgelleikari, sendu Muff heitinni fallega or\u00f0sendingu, sem vonandi sv\u00edfur \u00ed gegnum t\u00edma og r\u00fam til hennar:<\/p>\n

\u201eJ\u00e1, h\u00e6 m\u00edn k\u00e6ra, hvernig gengur \u00fearna hj\u00e1 \u00fe\u00e9r \u00ed Muff-heimum?? Vona a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa hafi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 gott og s\u00e9rt \u00ed d\u00fdr\u00f0legri s\u00e6lu, umvafin \u00e6ttingjum og vinum, listum og menningu og allskonar una\u00f0i, \u00fev\u00ed \u00fe\u00fa \u00e1tt \u00fea\u00f0 svo sannarlega skili\u00f0.<\/p>\n

En okkur fannst \u00fe\u00fa eiginlega hafa fari\u00f0 fr\u00e1 okkur allt of sn\u00f6gglega og vorum sannarlega ekki tilb\u00fain a\u00f0 kve\u00f0ja. Allar \u00e1\u00e6tlanir \u00fe\u00ednar voru svo \u00e1hugaver\u00f0ar og vi\u00f0 vorum einmitt farin a\u00f0 hlakka til \u00feess a\u00f0 heyra hva\u00f0a gersemar \u00fe\u00fa myndir finna \u00e1 fer\u00f0inni um land form\u00e6\u00f0ra \u00feinna og fe\u00f0ra.<\/p>\n

En allt gott tekur enda og vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f6kkum vin\u00e1ttu, vir\u00f0ingu, gestrisni og gott samstarf milli t\u00f3nleikastarfs Bl\u00e1u kirkjunnar og Sumart\u00f3nleika \u00ed Akureyrarkirkju sem st\u00f3\u00f0 yfir \u00ed nokkur \u00e1r. Og ennfremur \u00feakka \u00e9g s\u00ed\u00f0ustu stundirnar sem vi\u00f0 \u00e1ttum \u00e1 Handverksh\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0inni a\u00f0 Hrafnagili um mi\u00f0jan \u00e1g\u00fast 2006 \u00fear sem vi\u00f0 b\u00e1\u00f0ar vorum a\u00f0 s\u00fdna hlj\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e6rasafn okkar og \u00fe\u00fa s\u00f6ngst og spila\u00f0ir \u00e1 h\u00f6rpurnar og flauturnar, me\u00f0al annars \u00edslensk \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0l\u00f6g; s.s. \u201eH\u00e6ttu a\u00f0 gr\u00e1ta, hringan\u00e1, heyr\u00f0u kve\u00f0ju m\u00edna\u201c…
\nJ\u00e1, vi\u00f0 heyr\u00f0um kve\u00f0ju \u00fe\u00edna k\u00e6ra Muff, og \u00feessi fallega hlj\u00f3\u00f0mynd lifir \u00ed minningunni.<\/p>\n

Takk fyrir a\u00f0 f\u00e1 a\u00f0 kynnast \u00fe\u00ednum litr\u00edka og gj\u00f6fula pers\u00f3nuleika og megi starf \u00feitt allt \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i og v\u00ed\u00f0ar halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 bl\u00f3mstra og dafna.\u00a0 Vertu s\u00e6l og takk fyrir allt.\u201c<\/p>\n

George Hollanders, leikfangasmi\u00f0ur \u00ed Eyjafjar\u00f0arsveit, og fj\u00f6lskylda hans, sendu minningaror\u00f0 um Muff:<\/p>\n

\u201eWe met Muff for the first time as an accompanying guest at G\u00e1sir in Eyjafjord. There she immediately found herself a role as part of the live musicians scattered around the beach that accompanied a dance performance. The sound of her magnificent voice that seemed to come out of the sea right behind her can be described as the Universal Muff who, to me and my family, has been a dear friend warming us with her intense love for life, people and general curiosity. Muff is definitely one of the people who showed us that we can create our own reality and I think we remember her best by just doing that\u2026may her soul rest in peace.\u201c<\/p>\n

Einar Bragi Bragason, sax\u00f3f\u00f3nleikari og sk\u00f3lastj\u00f3ri T\u00f3nlistarsk\u00f3la Sey\u00f0isfjar\u00f0ar starfa\u00f0i me\u00f0 Muff \u00ed t\u00e6pan \u00e1ratug og segir:<\/p>\n

\u201eMuff Worden er varla h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 l\u00fdsa \u00ed f\u00e1um or\u00f0um…..en Dugna\u00f0ur …Kjarkur…..og \u00f3s\u00e9rhl\u00edfni koma upp \u00ed huga m\u00e9r….\u201c<\/p>\n

A\u00f0alhei\u00f0ur Borg\u00fe\u00f3rsd\u00f3ttir, fer\u00f0a- og menningarm\u00e1lafulltr\u00fai \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i, var g\u00f3\u00f0 vinkona Muff og saknar n\u00e6rveru hennar \u00ed dagsins \u00f6nn. \u00de\u00e6r b\u00e6\u00f0i kenndu saman \u00ed t\u00f3nlistarsk\u00f3lanum og st\u00f6rfu\u00f0u saman a\u00f0 \u00fdmsum upp\u00e1komum og vi\u00f0bur\u00f0um. A\u00f0alhei\u00f0ur stunda\u00f0i einnig um t\u00edma s\u00f6ngn\u00e1m hj\u00e1 henni og l\u00fdsir sem hjartahl\u00fdrri, umvefjandi og traustri manneskju, einstaklega \u00f3s\u00e9rhl\u00edfinni og hj\u00e1lplegri.<\/p>\n

Fj\u00f6lskylda A\u00f0alhei\u00f0ar var\u00f0 flj\u00f3tt a\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskyldu Muff \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. \u00deau eyddu saman j\u00f3lum og \u00e1ram\u00f3tum, afm\u00e6lum og \u00e1fangasigrum. Gu\u00f0r\u00fan Andersen, m\u00f3\u00f0ir A\u00f0alhei\u00f0ar, og Muff fer\u00f0u\u00f0ust saman um landi\u00f0, me\u00f0al annars til Vestmannaeyja. B\u00f6rnin \u00e1 heimilinu bu\u00f0u henni \u00ed afm\u00e6li og h\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 a\u00f0 lesa \u00far br\u00e9funum til Bandar\u00edkjanna hve mikilv\u00e6g \u00feessi tengsl voru henni.<\/p>\n

Muff innti af hendi sj\u00e1lfbo\u00f0ali\u00f0ast\u00f6rf fyrir Bandar\u00edska sendir\u00e1\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00cdslandi og var hlutverk hennar a\u00f0 vera \u201el\u00edfl\u00edna\u201c \u00e1 milli sendir\u00e1\u00f0sins og bandar\u00edskra r\u00edkisborgara sem bjuggu \u00e1 Austurlandi. Var henni s\u00e9rstaklega \u00feakka\u00f0 \u00f3eigingjarnt starfs sitt \u00ed \u00fe\u00e1gu sendir\u00e1\u00f0sins \u00ed minningaror\u00f0um \u00ed fr\u00e9ttabr\u00e9fi sendir\u00e1\u00f0sins \u00ed n\u00f3vember 2006.<\/p>\n

Nemendur Muff voru einnig margir hverjir \u00f3huggandi vi\u00f0 fr\u00e1fall kennara s\u00edns, enda gaf h\u00fan meira af s\u00e9r en flestir \u00e1ttu a\u00f0 venjast og fyrir viki\u00f0 eigna\u00f0ist h\u00fan n\u00e1na og g\u00f3\u00f0a vini. Katla Rut P\u00e9tursd\u00f3ttir, einn af nemendum hennar \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i, segir:<\/p>\n

\u201e\u00c9g sakna Muff enn\u00fe\u00e1, hennar stu\u00f0ningur \u00ed s\u00f6ngn\u00e1mi m\u00ednu var m\u00e9r \u00f3metanlegur og f\u00e6 \u00e9g henni \u00fea\u00f0 aldrei full\u00feakka\u00f0. H\u00fan kom eins og ferskur andbl\u00e6r inn \u00ed l\u00edf Sey\u00f0fir\u00f0inga, jafnt unga sem aldna og marka\u00f0i s\u00edn spor \u00e1 okkur \u00f6ll.\u201c<\/p>\n

Muff var \u00f3\u00fereytandi a\u00f0 kynna \u00cdsland og Sey\u00f0isfj\u00f6r\u00f0 sem \u00e1fangasta\u00f0 og skrifa\u00f0i langar l\u00fdsingar \u00ed t\u00f6lvup\u00f3sti og \u00e1 heimas\u00ed\u00f0u sinni \u00e1 daglegu l\u00edfi \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. St\u00edll hennar var hr\u00edfandi og fundist hefur fj\u00f6ldi \u00fatprenta\u00f0ra t\u00f6lvubr\u00e9fa \u00fear sem h\u00fan haf\u00f0i ra\u00f0a\u00f0 upp br\u00e9fum fr\u00e1 1998-2005. Var h\u00fan a\u00f0 halda til haga uppl\u00fdsingum um l\u00edfsstarf sitt, til a\u00f0 taka m\u00e6tti \u00fea\u00f0 saman s\u00ed\u00f0ar?<\/p>\n

Muff sendi vinkonu sinni \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum j\u00f3lakve\u00f0ju \u00ed desember 2001, sem l\u00fdsti vel hvernig heimi h\u00fan vildi lifa \u00ed:<\/p>\n

\u201eAnd Merry Christmas to you! And I echo your wishes for a peaceful and safe 2002 for the whole world. I pray that people everywhere will try to stop hating and start loving, to stop taking and start sharing, to stop screaming and start listening, to stop fearing and start caring. Now is that too much to ask?\u201c<\/p>\n

Muff haf\u00f0i skili\u00f0 eftir sig erf\u00f0askr\u00e1 – br\u00e9f – \u00fear\u00a0 sem \u00fatlista\u00f0 var hvernig h\u00fan vildi a\u00f0 veraldlegum eigum hennar yr\u00f0i r\u00e1\u00f0stafa\u00f0. \u00dear var hl\u00fd kve\u00f0ja fr\u00e1 henni til \u00edb\u00faa Sey\u00f0isfjar\u00f0ar, sem Muff l\u00fdsti oft \u00ed br\u00e9fum s\u00ednum sem parad\u00eds \u00e1 j\u00f6r\u00f0. H\u00fan haf\u00f0i b\u00fai\u00f0 svo um hn\u00fatana a\u00f0 skilabo\u00f0in k\u00e6must til Sey\u00f0fir\u00f0inga og \u00ed jar\u00f0arf\u00f6rinni var lesinn upp \u00feessi kafli:<\/p>\n

\u201eM\u00e9r f\u00e9lli betur a\u00f0 allir \u00edb\u00faar Sey\u00f0isfjar\u00f0ar fengju a\u00f0 vita a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hefur veri\u00f0 d\u00e1samlegt a\u00f0 b\u00faa h\u00e9r og taka \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed \u00feessu fr\u00e1b\u00e6ra samf\u00e9lagi. Takk fyrir \u00feennan yndislega t\u00edma, skemmtun alla, samfelldan velvilja og hj\u00e1lp. Takk fyrir stu\u00f0ninginn vi\u00f0 Bl\u00e1u kirkjuna, sem \u00e9g vona a\u00f0 haldi \u00e1fram. \u00c9g vona a\u00f0 b\u00e6rinn eflist \u00e1 besta h\u00e1tt undir lei\u00f0s\u00f6gn b\u00e6jarr\u00e1\u00f0s, sem skipa\u00f0 s\u00e9 hjartahl\u00fdjum einstaklingum sem fyrst og fremst hugsi um vi\u00f0gang b\u00e6jarins og tryggi framt\u00ed\u00f0 hans.\u201c<\/p>\n

Einnig \u00f3ska\u00f0i h\u00fan eftir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 jar\u00f0neskar leifar s\u00ednar yr\u00f0u brenndar og \u00f6skunni dreift \u00e1 l\u00ednu \u00e1 milli \u00de\u00f3rarinssta\u00f0a og Brimness \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i.<\/p>\n

A\u00f0 frumkv\u00e6\u00f0i F\u00e9lags \u00edslenskra t\u00f3nlistarmanna voru haldnir minningart\u00f3nleikar um Muff, \u00feann 1. okt\u00f3ber 2006 \u00ed Sey\u00f0isfjar\u00f0arkirkju og Eskifjar\u00f0arkirkju. Gunnar Kvaran sell\u00f3leikari og Selma Gu\u00f0mundsd\u00f3ttir p\u00edan\u00f3leikari l\u00e9ku \u00e1 t\u00f3nleikunum l\u00f6g eftir Couperin, Schubert og Schuman. \u00cd fr\u00e9ttatilkynningu vegna t\u00f3nleikanna kom fram a\u00f0 F\u00e9lag \u00edslenskra t\u00f3nlistarmanna vildi hei\u00f0ra minningu \u00feessarar merku t\u00f3nlistarkonu, sem lag\u00f0i drj\u00fagan skerf til uppbyggingar og eflingar t\u00f3nlistarl\u00edfs og t\u00f3nleikahalds \u00e1 Austurlandi. Allur \u00e1g\u00f3\u00f0i rann \u00ed styrktarsj\u00f3\u00f0 til stu\u00f0nings t\u00f3nleikara\u00f0arinnar Bl\u00e1u kirkjunnar. Einnig h\u00e9lt J\u00f3nas Ingimundarson, listr\u00e6nn r\u00e1\u00f0unautur Bl\u00e1u kirkjunnar, t\u00f3nleika \u00ed Sey\u00f0isfjar\u00f0arkirkju \u00feann 4. \u00e1g\u00fast 2007. T\u00f3nleikarnir voru helga\u00f0ir minningu Muff Worden og \u00e1 efnisskr\u00e1nni voru verk eftir Ludvig van Beethoven.<\/p>\n

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Mynd 24: Muff \u00feenur nikkuna. \u00deetta er l\u00edklegast s\u00ed\u00f0asta myndin sem tekin var af Muff, \u00e1 Norskum d\u00f6gum \u00ed \u00e1g\u00fast 2006.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mynd 25. Muff \u00ed n\u00e1grenni \u00de\u00f3rarinssta\u00f0a. \u00cd baks\u00fdn s\u00e9st yfir hafi\u00f0, \u00fear sem h\u00fan \u00f3ska\u00f0i eftir a\u00f0 hv\u00edla.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mynd 26. Muff og Gar\u00f0ar Eymundsson syngja \u00e1 t\u00f3nleikum Bl\u00e1u kirkjunnar \u00ed Sey\u00f0isfjar\u00f0arkirkju.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mynd 27. Vorlag fyrir h\u00f6rpu, lag eftir Muff Worden.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mynd 28. Jar\u00f0arf\u00f6r Muff.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mynd 29. Minnismi\u00f0i Muff. \u00dar honum m\u00e1 lesa \u00fdmislegt sem h\u00fan taldi einkenna sig sem karakter.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u00c1 s\u00e9rstakri undirs\u00ed\u00f0u vefseturs Bl\u00e1u kirkjunnar m\u00e1 hl\u00fd\u00f0a \u00e1 hlj\u00f3\u00f0skr\u00e1r<\/a> \u00fear sem s\u00f6ngvarinn Berg\u00fe\u00f3r P\u00e1lssonar minnist Muff Worden.\u00a0 Einnig er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 hlusta \u00e1 \u00f3metanlegar uppt\u00f6kur, \u00fear sem Muff Worden syngur d\u00faett me\u00f0 Florian Keller og undirleik Aladar Racz. Florian Keller gaf Bl\u00e1u kirkjunni g\u00f3\u00f0f\u00faslegt leyfi til a\u00f0 nota uppt\u00f6kuna og kunnum vi\u00f0 honum g\u00f3\u00f0ar \u00feakkir fyrir.<\/p>\n

Muff Worden, \u00cdslandslj\u00f3mi, vi\u00f0 minnumst \u00fe\u00edn, upp\u00e1t\u00e6kja \u00feinna, gle\u00f0i, t\u00f3nlistar og krafti, me\u00f0 b\u00e6\u00f0i \u201e\u00feungu\u201c og \u201el\u00e9ttu hjarta\u201c. Blessu\u00f0 s\u00e9 minning \u00fe\u00edn og megi h\u00fan lifa \u00ed t\u00f3nleikar\u00f6\u00f0inni Bl\u00e1u kirkjunni og hugum okkar um \u00f3komin \u00e1r.<\/p>\n

Stj\u00f3rn t\u00f3nleikara\u00f0arinnar Bl\u00e1u kirkjunnar,
\nA\u00f0alhei\u00f0ur Borg\u00fe\u00f3rsd\u00f3ttir
\nGu\u00f0r\u00ed\u00f0ur \u00c1g\u00fastsd\u00f3ttir
\nSigur\u00f0ur J\u00f3nsson<\/p>\n

Rannveig \u00de\u00f3rhallsd\u00f3ttir t\u00f3k saman fyrir Bl\u00e1u kirkjuna, me\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0a n\u00e6rveru Muff, s\u00f6ng og hl\u00e1tur \u00ed sinni.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Saga Muff Worden, stofnanda Bl\u00e1u kirkjunnar \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i H\u00e9r \u00e1 eftir fer texti og myndir sem Rannveig \u00de\u00f3rhallsd\u00f3ttir t\u00f3k saman. 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