Background
Heri was born in the Faroe Islands capital of Tórshavn which has had an influence on his song writing. Heri Joensen was born in the Faroese capital Tórshavn on February 21, 1973, but grew up in the small village of Lamba.
Heri was born in the Faroe Islands capital of Tórshavn which has had an influence on his song writing. Heri Joensen was born in the Faroese capital Tórshavn on February 21, 1973, but grew up in the small village of Lamba.
As well as Týr, he has recently recorded a solo album titled Heljareyga. At the age of fourteen Heri began playing guitar and by the age of seventeen was playing in local bands. By this time he had relocated to the well-populated fishing port of Runavík.
Like many Faroese, Heri moved to Denmark for further education.
There he met up with former bandmate Kári Streymoy and they started forming Týr. Heri"s initial plan had been to pursue a degree in Indo-European Comparative Linguistics.
However, since he spent most of his time playing guitar and failing classes, he decided to switch careers and attend the music conservatory in Copenhagen: Det Alternative Rytmiske Konservatorium (DARK). Between 2000 and 2003 he studied at Doctorate.A.R.K., majoring in Guitar, Vocals and later Music Theory.
In 2013, Heri matriculated to the University of the Faroe Islands studying the Faroese language and its literature.
Heri is known for playing a 7-string guitar, onstage he uses a unique Mahogany style guitar designed by Bjarnastein, a Faroese company.
Týr.