{"name":"Árni Blandon","title":"Árni Blandon","id":1511,"slug":"arni-blandon","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/1511/?format=json","bio_short":"Árni studied music first with Karl Jónatansson at Kársnesskólinn, Kópavogur; the instrument was accordion. Then he sudied playing guitar with Gunnar Jónsson; at Tónskóli Emils he studied harmonica. Inn Gagnfræðaskóli Kópavogs he formed a band playing guitar and when entering Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð he formed the first school band in MH and the band Tatarar. When Tatarar got a recording contract with with the SG music publisher (Svavar Gests, the father of Máni Svavarsson) it was decided to translate into Icelandic the *Family* song Procession. On the original there is an obo part which Árni played on  harmonica in the Icelandic version. A song was needed on the other side of the record, so Árni stayed up one night and wrote the song Dimmar rósir. The next night the band´s drummer, Magnús S. Magnússon, composed the lyrics.","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/arniblandon.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":1623,"title":"Dimmar rósir","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/dimmar-rosir/"}]}