Eivør @ Oran Mor, Glasgow, 4 Jun

A seated audience is gathered in the basement venue of Òran Mór as the West End Festival continues at street level, though this crowd is not assembled for cover bands, burgers and beer from plastic cups; they're here for something a bit different. Eivør hails from the small nation of the Faroe Islands (head for Shetland and just keep going) where she has perfected a songcraft which melds traditional melodies from her home with experimental instrument sounds and pop sensibilities, like siren song mixed with Radiohead.

Following a soulful twenty minute set from touring partner Konni Kass (and her band), Eivør is greeted to the stage with her two-man backing band. She opens with two songs from the English language version of her album Slør: Fog Banks and Broken. These tracks exhibit the vast boundaries of her vocal range, and the immense skill of her backing band. Following this strong opening, she charmingly addresses her audience to announce that the next two songs will be from the Faroese version of the same album.

Eivør's songs feel more natural in her native tongue, as they tie in with the more traditional melodies she forms. Her voice is so emotive, so perfect, that you know precisely what she means without having any knowledge of her language. Verð Mín is particularly emotive in this sense: a lover's lament that is both heartbreaking and hopeful.

Later in the set the band is joined by Kass, who supplies backing vocals on Rain (as well as reintroducing her saxophone for another song). The two female voices, alongside the faultless backing vocals of drummer, Høgni Lisberg, sound eerily beautiful together.

Eventually she introduces the song she is arguably best known for: Trøllabundin. This song features only Eivør, her voice and an old fashioned drum. She is remarkably engaging with this minimal setup, relying on the prodigious power of her voice to transport her audience across the shores of her North Atlantic home.

Rounding off the set with a Leonard Cohen cover – Famous Blue Raincoat – and Falling Free, the audience leaves feeling glad that they came out on a Sunday night. Eivør has a perfectly crafted selection of songs, which – alongside her world-class singing talent and outstanding band – leaves hairs standing on end throughout the room. She is absolutely charming too and must do her small nation of 50,000 people proud.