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Farewell the Faroes

from House Full 1976 by The McCalmans

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In the early seventies, not many groups had toured the Faroe Islands. Some had sung in Tórshavn but none had toured there. We loved the Faroe Islands and the people, so we asked for a tour of the villages, towns and islands and, by golly, we got one. It was a time of magic and my song doesn't do it justice for which I apologise. Also, there's a strange harmony, just one note, but I don't how it got through "quality control".
The Faroes? Imagine, after a great gig, 2.00 in the morning, bright skies, a small motorboat, land just visible on the horizon, beers, singing our wee hearts out.

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from House Full 1976, released March 31, 1976
Hamish on concertina
Derek and Ian, guitars
Ian McCalman wrote it

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McCalmans Edinburgh, UK

Formed 1964, Edinburgh, studying Architecture. Ian McCalman, Derek Moffat, Hamish Bayne, for 18years.Then McCalman, Moffat, Nick Keir for 27yrs. Then McCalman, Keir, Stephen Quigg for 9yrs. 27 albums, multiple TV series. World tours. "Best live act" award, "Hall of Fame", "Hamish Henderson award", recorded 400 songs, retired 2010. folk singers, writers, talkers, travellers, Love Scotland. Friends! ... more

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