Hayley Westenra, Mists of Islay

[Bowen96dude]

Oh God these photos are priceless!

<3 Hayley.

[irenaekl]

Nice song but spoilt by the fact that she hasn't bothered to learn how to pronounce Islay correctly - it's pronounced Islah!!

[breffnipark]

What a Voice !! :)

[mefruh]

Merry Christmas and happy new year

[Arnetsew]

Hi Sqid101, there's a newer version of this song, do you have it?

[Sqid101]

No. Well, not that I know of ;-)

I have screeds -- several gig of stuff on hard drives, external drives, CDs, and DVDs, but I didn't know there was more than one version of this. Wait a moment -- was there a version on one of her very early CDs? I would be interested if you have a bit more info about these versions.

[Arnetsew]

A while back ago there was another version of this song posted on Youtube, you can tell that it's newer than this version by the difference in her voice. I believe that version is one of the bonus songs in her UK Odyssey album. You can check again on Google. It'd be really nice if you could upload it on Youtube. ; )

[popinfresh]

picture at 1:33 makes hayley look really tall!

[burmesemickey]

we have alot of talent in NZ, Hayley is not the only one with that type of voice.

She has growen into a remarkable person, who still loves to sing. I lived in Christchurch, NZ for the last twenty years and don't feel she has done anything different-besides singing. good on Hayley, keep up the good work.

[ipaythursday]

burmesemickey:

I think you underestimate Hayley's abilities.

[kermitefrog64]

She has an incredible voice. Hopefully she puts on a concert in the Bakersfield or Fresno area of California. I would love to hear her sing. By the way I am curious, what kind of country is New Zealand? I have seen it on a map but know nothing else of its people or the landscape.

[NorthernLights749]

NZ has it all! (almost)

There are glaciers, fjords, etc

Gorgeous!

[utubmania2009]

NZ is a country like Canada. The white migrants murdered and killed the natives for lands. Cheats or by forces. They set yp immigration back in the early of the century, make sure all immigrants are from Western Europe then south and Northern Europeans. Then start take in some new wave of immigrants from across the world with quotas in the 70's and close in 90's. Poor Maoris people, many still in poverty and discriminated.

[barnangel56]

I want to say that New Zealand is one of the Polynesian Islands- not positive though.

[Sqid101]

Barnangel56, you are, sort of, correct. Contrary to what I said in a post I just deleted, New Zealand, although it is a country of three main islands, is in the Polynesian region. New Zealand's aboriginal people are the Maori, a Polynesian race. It is a former British colony.

[Tremblador]

It makes me feel strange to see people pass by her without stopping, looking or even listening.. How I would have love to be there that day..!

[itchyguri]

I love Hayley Westenra forever.

[chowchowchiping]

Both song and video very touching.

[sheepydee]

Funny

[holywells]

WOW---what a difference from then to now !!!!

[songpidgeon]

nice pics... ones I've never seen before!

kiss,

~*~Sarah~*~

[flags6262]

Hayley did a show in a New York Pub when she was there with Celtic Woman.

[Siliven]

Thanks Squid101. Do you know any juicy facts about her? :P (Since you know so much) I think it is really cool you actually got to see her busk when she was younger. What did you think of her before she became big?

[gerryrains]

Do you really mean New York City, New York, USA? It sure looks possible. Just how old were they in this video anyway?

Gerry

[Sqid101]

The little bit of video where there are three of them squatting on the ground, Issac in orange trou is a mystery to me now. It looks like Christchurch square perhaps.

The final is shot is in New York city where Hayley is "busking for fun". But this is in the context of a New Zealand tv crew who were following her around on her first visit to New York and you can see her mother at about 2:08 drumming up support.

Cont...

[gerryrains]

I don't think that you realize how few people on Earth have any idea at all what to look for to spot Hayley's mother. :-)

I know that the USA is a small part of the world. New Zealand is a good bit smaller. The number of people not from New Zealand who would recognize Hayley's mother is quite small indeed.

Gerry

[Sqid101]

"The number of people not from New Zealand who would recognize Hayley's mother is quite small indeed"

I thought you had seen the shots of her parents on that news programme I gave you links to? The shot of her mother in my Shenandoah video is not very clear, but she figures in several other videos on Youtube and on many fan sites...

But, anyway, I should have said 2:09 when she's the only woman in the frame! :)

[gerryrains]

Sqid101,

You never told me that those were her parents.

Gerry

[Siliven]

Hey does anyone know what she was singing at 2:08? Also was that New York?

[actioncomet]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

That just fills me with Delight..

Wonderful version of the song, I wonder what album it is from ?

What a talent...and cute too :-)

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.........­.....

[Sqid101]

It's from one of the Odyssey albums. Unfortunately there were slightly different songs on different albums, depending on where they were released.

[actioncomet]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh

That just fills me with delight..

wonderful...what a talent.. and cute too. :-)

[popinfresh]

awesomeness!!! thanks a million for your videos, for they are excellent.

[aohrecks]

God, Squid101 is a horrible person. I've been reading your comments around the place and you are pretty awful. Unusual for a New Zealander

[Sqid101]

Yeah, sticking up for those who are being gratuitously and savagely attacked is a truely horrible and nasty thing to do.

[popinfresh]

why are american dollars going in her hat? this was in NZ right?

[Sqid101]

The stills and the first bit of video are from New Zealand. The second bit is when she busked for fun in New York.

[slebkuecher]

Great job Squd101!! Hayley sure makes NZ proud.

[Vatsek]

Where do you get those pieces from?