1000th upload: My Island Home

Well I have finally reached the milestone of 1000 uploads. I asked friends and subscribers for suggestions as to what I should do for this number, and one of the suggestions was that I should write my own song for the occasion. Last weekend, I did so and then thought as the song combines my love for singing and for the beauties of my homeland why not illustrate it using my own photographs, thus combining all my interests in one project. Consequently I turned to Movie Maker for the first time and have produced this video. I hope it gives you as much pleasure as it has given me to make it. Thanks to all my friends and subscribers for your support over the past couple of years. I hope to keep on uploading for as long as I am able, and perhaps some day double my output, though that will probably take longer than the first 1000.
The song is a musical journey around the Isle of Man beginning at the Ayres in the north of the island and moving in a zig-zag way to the opposite end finishing at the Calf of Man.
A short explanation of some of the place names is:
Smeale, Bride and Andreas are small villages on the northern plain. Snaefell is the only official mountain on the island, barely qualifying as such, although some of the other hills are referred to as mountains. Ramsey and Laxey are on the east coast, as is Douglas (the island's capital). Across the island on the west coast is Peel, known as The Sunset City and south of that Glen Maye. The Round Table is a cross-roads at the foot of South Barrule, the highest hill in the south of the island. Ballamodha is a small hamlet through which passes the longest stretch of straight road in the island leading to Castletown (the former capital). Langness and Scarlett are headlands either side of Castletown and looking westward from the latter at the south west and south east parts of the island stand Port Erin (Purt Chairn) and Port St Mary (Purt Le Murra) respectively. South of these villages stands Cregneash the picturesque hamlet which contains fine examples of traditional thatched Manx cottages. The farm there is run by the Manx National Heritage in the old traditional ways. Finally, just off the south coast of the island is the Calf of Man, an island looked after by the Manx National Trust as a bird sanctuary.

Category:

Education

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• threelegsoman
• My
• Island
• Home
• Original
• Song
• Photographs
• Isle
• of
• Man
• Scenery
• Acoustic
• Guitar
• Strumming
• Point
• Ayre
• Smeale
• Bride
• Andreas
• Ramsey
• Maughold
• Laxey
• Snaefell
• Douglas
• Peel
• Glen
• Maye
• Round
• Table
• Ballamodha
• Castletown
• Langness
• Scarlett
• Carrick
• Bay
• Port
• Erin
• St
• Mary
• Cregneash
• Calf

[JimMagoo1]

I love the song you sound like a professional.

[threelegsoman]

@JimMagoo1 Thank you Jim, but no, I am but a happy amateur. :-))

[TheLolhay]

beautiful song Tony.....I hope to get to the isle of man soon...would love to meet you in person...infact I am going to set that as a personal goal to achieve within the next year. x

[threelegsoman]

@TheLolhay I look forward to our meeting. Let me know when you are coming.

[TonyMcWatt]

Congratulations on reaching the 1000 video milestone!

And this song is superb, you've got a fantastic talent in songwriting!

[threelegsoman]

@TonyMcWatt Thanks Tony, kind of you to say so.

[12stringsbalmain]

You are a YouTube legend!

[KasugaD400]

Hello Tony, gratulations for the 1000.

You live in a very nice country, interesting photos.

And a good song with your deep voice.

Now go on for 2000 :-))

Werner

Btw: My new song windowsquare shows pictures taken in a radius less then 3 miles around my home.

Please have a look

[Otacon126]

Beautiful song Tony, i hope that, i will ever visit the Isle of Man, looks wonerful!

[Roselyne18]

Hello dear Tony, thank you for your nice song and your beautiful slide show :)

I wish you a pleasant week ;)

My best greetings, Rosy

[McCourley]

Hi Tony,

my personal gratulations for your 1000th upload. You are really great, I love your channel. Please keep it up!!!

Best regards, Dennis

[MrStreetavenue]

Lovely song and photo montage Tony - congrats on #1000!