Faroese Music ; Katrinevalsen by Spaelimenninir

[SoberLilith]

uhm.... are those images taken in Heaven ? :P

[MegaSaynomore14]

ahora ya se adonde irme de vacaciones.... a claromecopaa!!!!!!!

[foxxylover12]

I want to go to the Faroe Islands! It is so pretty and the northern lights too! But I live in America so I can't really see them here. :'(

[UISTMAN59]

@foxxylover12 Thanks for the note. It is a fairly well-known fact that during the Civil war battle at Fredericksburg there was a splendid display of the Northern Lights - 38°18′6.5″N 77°28′15″W. Of course you would have to live out of the towns and cities to see the beauty of the Aurora Borealis nowadays as almost everywhere is sadly blighted by light pollution.

[AnfinnChr]

Most of these pictures, if not all, are actually from Norway.

[UISTMAN59]

@AnfinnChr Thanks for the note. I have already stated that in a note from a year ago. Not all the photos are from the Faroes. Some are Norway and Sweden and the exact location of some of them is quite unknown to me . Not all the band are Faroese either but I hope this didn't spoil the music for you. :-)

[AnfinnChr]

@UISTMAN59 Sorry, as i watched the rest of the video i noticed that some of the pictures were indeed from the Faroes.

[MrPureAggression]

terrific

[EgleTristanw]

I want to visit this beautiful place at least once in my life!

[ricktuck1]

i shall visit here someday soon.

[HahaJubJub92]

TÝR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (thumbs up for me!!!)

[THX5569]

When i first looked at the Faroe islands on a map, they looked like a couple of lame little rocks in the north sea...I didn't expect an entire ethnicity.

[UISTMAN59]

I sure that by now you will have discovered that the Faroes Islands comprise some 540 square miles of territory with a population of over 48,000 people who have an interesting history stretching back over a thousand years,  their own language, a distinct identity and a lively modern society. :-)

[Landsbyboer]

Oh! Nice music. And the country(well not really a 100% country, it's still a part of Danmark) is really awesome! I love the landscapes of the Faroe Islands!

[Aeschylus]

Best. Country. Ever.

[tacorontian]

But i think here are many photos from another places in Noruega like Lofoten islands, no Faroe islands unique.

[Fotografiet]

I wanna visit the Faroe Islands or Färöarna as it's called in Swedish. ;) It looks like such a beautiful place! :)

[UISTMAN59]

Thanks for the note. But I have to confess that not all the photos are from the Faroes. Some are Norway and Sweden .

[Fotografiet]

Really? I live in Sweden and couldn't see that. :P Well Norway and Sweden are beautiful countries too. ;)

[ricktuck1]

@Fotografiet I am an american of Danish/ Norwegian descent and had not heard of the Faroese until 3 years ago. io am

[Elindomiel]

Lovely video. :D

[UISTMAN59]

Thanks Elindomiel :-)

[graham1281]

Enoyed this one Iain, happy new year tea ye !

[UISTMAN59]

Belated New Year greetings to you too Graham, -  don't know how I missed your comment before now! :-)

[graham1281]

If yer anything like me Iain, ye miss most of what's goin' on LOL

[isabellanakahara]

Very nice!

[dagny1207]

WOW..Music from the place where I was born...it,s also nice to see pictures from Ålesund, and was it Geiranger?

Merry Christmas- Gledelig Jul!

Greetings from Dagny

[UISTMAN59]

There were two pictures of Alesund, quite similar but one about thirty years old the other more recent. Which picture did you think was Geiranger? I don't have names for all the photos especially the ones with boats in them.

[GainControlAgain]

Love both the music and pictures. Good to have a new post from you Iain.

Happy Christmas.....Laurie

[purplemailbox]

Lovely tune, and wonderful pictures. I really enjoyed it!

[UISTMAN59]

Thanks for stopping by Purplemailbox.

[WhiteTiger333]

Sweet!! The tune had me tapping along on my desk. Love the drawing at the beginning and end and love the photos of the grass-thatched roofs.

At first I noticed the characteristic European quality of the coastal towns. Then I thought of some New England coastal towns that somewhat resemble them, especially in Maine. Interesting how the heritage crossed the ocean and took up similar residence in a new place.

Have you been able to digitize that tape for preservation?

[UISTMAN59]

Hi WhiteTiger333, The good news is that this tape is now available on CD as well. Yes I have recorded it to my hard drive (oops - should I even say that!)

[PaolaPenny]

Great video!!!

Thanks for posting (fav) and Merry Christams!

Paola :)

[UISTMAN59]

Thanks, nice to hear from you again.

[Olkovsky23]

Beautiful pictures!

[UISTMAN59]

Thanks Olkovsky23.