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Posted By:  capefarewell
Posted On:  Oct 5, 2008

  Robyn Hitchcock on deck

Robyn Hitchcock on the deck of the Grigory Mikheev as we return South towards Kangerlussauq. ... [view]

Posted By:  capefarewell
Posted On:  Oct 6, 2008

  Ship’s Bar

Vanessa Carlton, KT Tunstall, Robyn Hitchcock and Beatboxer Shlomo jam in the ship’s bar before playing at the local hotel bar in Ummannak later that evening. Click to play An MP3 version is also available to download . ... [view]

Posted By:  capefarewell
Posted On:  Oct 3, 2008

  Iceberg Television

Two standard responses to the problem of global warming are that either it’s not really happening or, if it is, there’s nothing we can do about it now so why not leave all the lights on? Well, it is happening, and the sooner we tame our energy emissions, the sooner the earth can return to...... [view]

Posted By:  capefarewell
Posted On:  Oct 3, 2008

  Vampires In The Ice

The deeper we sail into the Arctic, the more incongruous humanity becomes. Snow and ice cover everything solid. Yesterday on the small island of Uummannaq – which means ‘heart-shaped’ in Greenlandic – we visited a children’s home in a 1400-person port. This is the northernmost...... [view]

Posted By:  capefarewell
Posted On:  Oct 2, 2008

  If the ice doesn’t melt and the water doesn’t freeze…

Robyn Hitchcock opens Cape Farewwell’s contribution to a night at Murphy’s Bar, Ilulissat with a modified version of ‘Cocaine’ - including some relevant lyrics ‘If the ice doesn’t melt and the water doesn’t freeze, it’s okay’, (well...... [view]

Posted By:  capefarewell
Posted On:  Sep 28, 2008

  Endangered killers picnic at the edge of the world

I cannot begin to start or stop describing this place. To say something is grey means little, it is green also. And white. What we imply by ‘god’ is a being with no perspective, no point of view, but eyes that peer from everywhere. This ship is full of eyes. It docked today in Qeqertarsuaq,...... [view]

Posted By:  capefarewell
Posted On:  Sep 27, 2008

  David Noble’s inflight photo booth

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Posted By:  capefarewell
Posted On:  Sep 22, 2008

  Counting down the last days

After much preparation we’re finally counting down the last days before we board the Grigory Mikheev in Kangerlussuaq. For twelve days - from Thursday 25 Sept to Monday 6 Oct - you’ll be able to follow the voyage in blogs from over 40 artists, musicians and scientists . We’ll...... [view]

Posted By:  capefarewell
Posted On:  Sep 25, 2008

  Departure: New York - Destination: The Arctic

Hail, hail, the gang’s all here: Vanessa Carlton is suffering from the same cold I am. Feist checked her guitar (Robyn Hitchcock requested that everybody who has one bring it for a little Arctic jam). History of Love author Nicole Krauss is here at the gate, looking absolutely...... [view]

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