Women of The Outer Hebrides - Waulking Song | AI Enhanced 1941 Film [ 60 fps]

[@ojsefg]

My grandmother used to sing the first song under her breath when I was a small boy. I’ve never heard it since, until now. Thank you for posting this.

[@BastiatC]

😭

[@phillipecook3227]

That must be wonderful.

[@anniearmitage3633]

The women sing something very similar on the series ‘Outlander’ when they are preparing the cloth for dyeing.

[@hynesie11]

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[@shivauncorry268]

Lorena McKennit has a version of this song.

[@margaretforsey7763]

I went to art school and studied in the textiles department, and we had some women come and lead us in a felting and singing session like this. It is so lovely. Singing together is such a great way to get work done!

[@AslansAngel1]

I work with fibers and felting, and I'm also Scottish. I had Textiles class in college. Would have loved to attend the class that you went to. How fun!

[@billwilson5341]

Nothing to do with textiles but my siblings and I grew up with a Mother that sang - all the time. Often my Mother and her sisters would sing together. Their harmonies were beautiful. Of course my Mother raised children who frequently sing. Singing together IS a great way to get work (and play) done.

[@FoxyStealth]

I’m very sure this is Not them singing. It’s Kitty Macleod’s record.

[@alicemilne1444]

@@FoxyStealth Yes the lip synch was not quite right. But it was probably an amateur film in the 1940s with no recording.

[@maywalker997]

I am so glad that someone decided to film moments like these, so much of this pecious cultural history is now lost or nearly forgotten.

[@saxongirl2054]

They want Europeans to forget about their heritage and tell European children that whites "don't have culture"

[@UdaySingh-cg3rw]

@@saxongirl2054 who wants ?

[@maywalker997]

@@UdaySingh-cg3rw Nobody. The alt-right are spreading this myth that foreigners hate us and want to eradicate our culture because it justifies the alt-rights aggression towards people of migrant backgrounds. In reality everyone wants to get along and is interested in each others cultures (and the only ones who can't stand it all are a very small minority of people).

[@UdaySingh-cg3rw]

@@maywalker997 only Muslim migrants keeps hate in their hearts and you know once there was time of Pagans in the West

[@Krawn_]

@@maywalker997 Post WWII, Europeans went from 26% of the global population to 8% keep taking in more migrants....

[@PatchworkFez]

Hi, I'm one of the team that researched, digitised, and put these films online; I can't believe it's been nearly a decade since we did all that! I just wanted to say it's really interesting to see your work on the collection and great to know people are still finding them interesting. :) (Sorry we couldn't have them digitised in HD at the time-we just didn't have the resources.)

[@greatexpectations6577]

Thank you.

[@micheinnz]

Thank you, from the bottom of my Scottish heart.

[@jamesewanchook2276]

you did great recordings ... my Grandma was from North Uist. and we spoke the tongue...me a Vancouver laddie as best I could!

[@jenniferjennifer5831]

Thank you ❤

[@maremacd]

I am of Scottish descent and was once told by a colleague who has visited Scotland many times that I looked Scottish. I asked, “What do Scottish women look like?” (I don’t think of them having a stereotypical appearance.) She replied flatly, “Sturdy.” 😏

[@RadicalCaveman]

LOL, I guess that's two sizes above "petite." Take care!

[@maremacd]

@@sallyire1 LOL. You are wiser than I.

[@tobygoodguy4032]

Oatmeal is also "sturdy".

[@wvanderwahl]

Scottish women are beautiful. Though I had been to England many times I first visited Edinburgh & Glasgow not long ago. What do Scottish women look like to me as an American of Latin American parents is pale unblemished skin ( much less sun there) tall, fair eyes ( usually) and a certain bone structure almost Nordic. I couldn't stop staring at everyone- the men were attractive as well.

[@chiaramaclellan2119]

I'm Scottish, and I don't don't think you can "look" as a certain people. It's like when Americans say they look Irish because their grandparent visited there for a weekend. We come in all shapes and sizes here though.

[@Labroidas]

As an opera singer, it seems crazy to me how well these women sing. Apparently it was completely normal for people back then to sing at this level, they didn't even think about it because they grew up actively making music. Nowadays almost nobody can sing like that anymore.

[@FionaJMackenzie]

I am a Gaelic singer and sing these songs every day of my life. My daughter does too. Waulking songs like this form a huge part of the Gaelic corpus and were a way of life for Hebridean women for centuries . Folklorists John Lorne Campbell and Margaret Fay Shaw of Canna spent their lives collecting, recording and documenting these songs for us to enjoy today.

[@alexandrahill9280]

@@FionaJMackenzie what are they singing about? it sounds so lovely and sweet.

[@FionaJMackenzie]

@@alexandrahill9280 The first song is a lament for a lover killed in battle and she watches as the women lay his body out. This is a ‘waulking’ song. The second one is cheerier and sings. about Morag who has got married .

[@alexandrahill9280]

@@FionaJMackenzie thank you for sharing. I’ve never heard this music before 💛

[@alexandrahill9280]

@@musopaul5407 that’s a really good point. We are afraid to try now, especially since every attempt can be recorded and posted online!

[@helenamcginty4920]

I come from Lancashire in the UK. Our mother had taught us how to make our own clothes and we used to buy wool cloth of different weights from the Outer Hebrides by post. The vegetable dyes give a lovely soft colour as well. Lovely to see this old custom.

[@kirstieh8094]

I ❤️ Lancashire!

[@piccalillipit9211]

I make historical clothes - I would kill for that cloth...

[@finolaomurchu8217]

Well I will dream well tonight, after listening to the waulking song and the vision of your mother, with her children, working with natural materials. Beautiful. Spring is here☘🧚‍♂️

[@livetwice7702]

I live in Lancashire ❤️maybe we should all get together

[@ruutjormun2262]

@@piccalillipit9211 aha! i spy a collaboration that might greatly benefit you both!

[@jojoanggono3229]

One thing that strikes me right away, every one of them look so healthy.

[@stardustgirl2904]

No prosesed food's, is the way to go! 👍🤔🥝🥭🥑

[@Quickened1]

That was before global pollution, fast food, and video games...

[@camoogoo]

All the unhealthy ones died.

[@MichalBreslau]

Because only strong kids survived childhood.

[@ThePlataf]

No garbage food, lots of fresh air and exercise.

[@MonaLisa-zz5cv]

Waulking songs are beautiful. They are sung by a team and even serve a practical purpose.(keeping time & rhythm when they work together) what a great way to bond. I didn't expect this today, thank you! The video looks gorgeous!

[@glamourdaze]

Yes they are! Thanks Mona

[@MonaLisa-zz5cv]

@@glamourdaze You're welcome. You are a very prolific uploader and worker. I watch as frequently as I can. Love from Hawai'i

[@RyanYoungMan]

It's not their voices! These are the modern voices mounted in the video!

[@mothratemporalradio517]

@@MonaLisa-zz5cv where else have you heard these songs, friend?

[@helenhighwater5313]

Just like the steeldrivers building the railroads.

[@CallemJayNZ]

Looks like my great grandmother Mary Agnes third on the left, she lived on Barra from her birth in the 1919 until 83 when she died

[@pereiraplaza222]

@Innes MacNeil Catholics FTW

[@Catubrannos]

@indigo :/ He didn't say it was his grandmother, he said she looked like his grandmother and that she was also from the Hebrides.

[@jonsmith5626]

Has your family kept the language alive? What's the state of Scots Gaelic in the village that she lived in?

[@jonsmith5626]

@indigo :/ That's awesome! Is it still getting passed down to the next generation? Do the younger folk like learning the language?

[@johnbeaton1076]

@indigo :/ That's quite correct, one Island was fanatically atheist, the other staunchly agnostic!

[@podaly]

Got to spend time with a celebrated weaver who looked like the elder lady in film back in 1984 on Lewis. One "hotel"/pub on the islands. One car. Clackety clack of looms in crofts. The Standing Stones of Callanish. Great lumps of wool being dyed in huge boiling vats of blue on wood fires in the yards and blue lumps of wool draining on top of ancient stone walls. Gaeltacht and grannies dressed in black.

[@joxnjoxn399]

More humanity and goodness in this clip than the whole of 2020

[@kirstieh8094]

Indeed!

[@welshlyn9097]

That is the best comment I have seen all year.Stay safe

[@alien7161]

I'd say the whole of the past 50 years.

[@franckherrmannsen7903]

this should be pinned way up

[@goddessglow6996]

🙌

[@IsaDesOsiers]

At one time it was very common to sing while working. There were songs for plowing, planting, harvesting, for hulling walnuts around a table in the early winter or late fall, and now I see for textile work as well. This is fascinating and so is the description info below the video. Thank you so much glamourdaze for the post.

[@FoxyStealth]

I’m very sure this is Not them singing. It’s Kitty Macleod’s record.

[@McScreen1]

Iam so proud I lived there..Culture did not changed much, god bless Isle of Lewis people :).

[@sebastianverney7851]

I'm used to seeing films like this from Africa, but from the Outer Hebrides, this is marvellous. Thanks for posting.

[@kugelspritzer65]

You are correct. The media wants everyone to believe that only people of color have any culture that's worth revering or even being concerned about. Whites are just warmongering racist. Thanks to whoever posted this and to all that stopped by to watch it.

[@am5790]

@@kugelspritzer65 race baiter.

[@kugelspritzer65]

@@am5790 would you have said that had I said it from a black perspective? I'm not baiting anyone, just stating a fact.

[@rafangille]

@@kugelspritzer65 i mean most europeans have a sense of culture. it’s only in places like the us where white people chose not to enjoy it

[@blairrobert3438]

These people have a lot in common with black people/Native Americans in America as their culture and ways of life were attacked by the system through mass slaughter, forced removal, cultural colonialism etc. The Scots today are penned into a 60mile geographical ghetto where they were forced to in the past via their Overlords to fill the factories during the industrial age. The Highlands lay empty today and stand sad and eerie.

[@Curveofthecreek]

Women of every culture use song to make their communal routines easier. They honor their elders who guide them. They are sharing traditions and stories. Thank you for sharing the “Waulking Song” (1941) These women are epic!

[@corstafine]

Do they really? What songs do these purple haired fascist freaks sing then? What culture do they promote?

[@johanna-hypatiacybeleia2465]

Well, this explains Enya's song "Ebudae." Ebudae is the Latin name for the Hebrides. The first song here is the melody Enya sang.

[@kelvyquayo]

YES!

[@deborahstamps2338]

I wondered if anyone else recognized that! Enya did capture the beauty of the melody, and this film clip shows the beauty of the people and the culture.

[@kelvyquayo]

@@deborahstamps2338 Here is same thing: Sileas ~ Puirt a Beul which I had heard before as a teen and recognize from the ending part of this.

[@georgzeth]

​@@deborahstamps2338 Yes! took me a couple minutes to remember where I hear it before

[@TheFolkRevivalProject]

Do you know the actual name of the first song?

[@minanes6549]

I had a friend who died last year, came from the Isle of Harris. She told me she used to do this as a girl growing up.

[@daryljay7057]

As a professional with a fair amount of musical training, it has always amazed me how well constructed the folk music handed down to us over the centuries truly is!

[@MonicaMovieStar]

Your hard work and artistic talents are shown in this movie that you enhanced. Thank you.

[@semiramis10711]

Beautiful women, beautiful music, beautiful language.

[@FoxyStealth]

I’m very sure this is Not them singing. It’s Kitty Macleod’s record.

[@galegocossia5506]

Now I get the Sense of "All this Will disapear like tears in rhe rain".

[@allisvanity...9161]

Blade Runner is such a fantastic film, same with Chinatown.

[@americannomadnews5370]

So beautiful and charming. Reminds us to respect our ancestors for the hard work they did easily without even thinking about it that kind of work would break us today.

[@carpenterfamily6198]

Reading the show notes, I would like to thank the team who created the AI to improve the quality of this old film, and also recognize the person who so patiently applied that process to this clip. It was a lot of work, but the results were very good. Thank you.

[@FoxyStealth]

What AI did they use to improve it?

[@katm5903]

Awe, the young lady in the beginning looks like my grandma :( I sure miss her. These are beautiful.

[@YaMumsSpecialFriend]

I hope those ladies all had really happy lives filled with much joy as they show here🖖🏼

[@electricdreams9446]

but they didn't! this was a lot about being stoic and bearing pain with dignity!

[@carlodeniro7601]

@@electricdreams9446 Excuse me!! excuse me!! They had a really good days. In those times there was no gender ideology, tony blair, no obama!! no fuel shortage!!

[@electricdreams9446]

@@carlodeniro7601 i agree with youl so don't worry

[@carlodeniro7601]

@@electricdreams9446 Hi electric dreams , you are a wise person. By the way, don’t eat British Breakfast every day!

[@electricdreams9446]

@@carlodeniro7601 i will take your advice!

[@joannewalker4232]

Simply beautiful. Filmed by one of Powell and Pressburgers camera men, definitely has their certain cinematic quality , most wonderful.

[@f1mikeyboy]

My family originally Immigrated to Canada, to Cape Breton Island from the Hebrides. It’s amazing how the lands look quite similar. I hope to visit one day. Many of my relatives have went to visit there, and they say it’s quite amazing after generations, say the people look like they could be your brother or sister.🇨🇦

[@comsunjava]

The lands look similar because ... they are the same, if you go far back in time enough. (not sure how to use proper geological terms, but I learned this at a museum in St. Johns, Newfoundland)

[@thecapacitor1395]

I went on a camping trip to The Outer Hebrides a few years ago, coming from Glasgow I thought it would be similar to most other places here in Scotland, like the Highlands, Arran, Skye etc. Quite the opposite, almost felt like another country, mainly because of the crystal clear turquoise coloured water and white sandy beaches. I've never seen water like that before, it looked amazing. Still cold and windy af as always xD But when the sun comes out and shines on the water, it just stands out in contrast to the rest of the environment. It really was a beautiful place, definitely worth visiting.

[@drrd4127]

What you talking about! I grew up 30 mins from Glasgow. Glasgow seems like a different country to me. It is called regional variation, every country has regional variations.

[@babbsromero3471]

Don’t know why, but this made me cry. Guess I saw my Grandmother in their beautiful singing!

[@FoxyStealth]

I’m very sure this is Not them singing. It’s Kitty Macleod’s record.

[@satss5726]

@@FoxyStealth well the video belongs to 80 years ago. of course this is a montage.

[@TheWBWoman]

Really enjoyed it! It's amazing how that AI is able to enhance the video to make it look so fresh and like it happened yesterday.

[@niyatipandya3799]

Is it me or everything in older days were elegant 🙂

[@mauricedebrosse9047]

Non, ce n’est pas que vous ! 👍 🙂

[@ministryofanti-feminism1493]

Society in the West, especially in rural areas, was far more honest, far less cynical and very traditional back then.

[@pianolady19]

Yes it was. People were raised better, and women took a lot of pride in being well dressed and tidy even if they weren't wealthy.

[@ceilconstante7813]

People owned less, clothing was well made. Even though not everyone had running water, people didn't look like they just crawled out of bed.

[@pianolady19]

@@ceilconstante7813 ...nobody went outside in their pajamas. Ever. I miss that. Lol

[@rosezingleman5007]

This was likely filmed concurrently with “I Know Where I’m Going” starring Wendy Hiller and filmed in the Hebrides. So awesome!

[@rosaliejacobs1794]

Yes, one of my favorites too---"A gem of a movie and so is this clip--

[@z-e-r-o-]

Thank you for your introduction to this wonderful film. Your restoring and enhancing skills are amazing. I was really surprised at the beautiful image and sound. Now I’m listening to Gaelic folk songs and watching the movie ‘Black Narcissus’ which was shot by Jack Cardiff. Thanks again. Love from Japan.

[@chiaramaclellan2119]

That's amazing to watch. My father is from South Uist, in the Outer Hebrides. I'm so proud of my lineage. A strange mix of old Norse in there too. ♥

[@kristinamullen4066]

I've always wanted to travel there .The farthest I got was to Skye.The light is beautiful there.I've seen many photos of it.I hope I'll make it to the Outer Hebrides some day.

[@suepurvis1766]

I love these traditions. I’m from the south of England though my dad was from the north east. I lived in Sweden for several years and saw the old traditions there through older members of my ‘Swedish family’ from stretching and pressing damask table cloths to making traditional headdresses for midsomer. Even the language has so many crossovers with ‘barn’ (bairn) for child, ‘hus’ for house, and lots more. I notice even mother is ‘mor’ sounding as the Scottish say mother. Though in Sweden there are separate names for grandparents - father’s mother (farmor), mother’s mother (mormor), father’s father (farfar), mother’s father (morfar). I find it all so fascinating.

[@Rottten]

@@suepurvis1766 yes we are a stange kind of People. Ha det bra 🙃

[@suepurvis1766]

@@Rottten yes never ceases to amaze me. Thankyou for your reply. 😁

[@Rottten]

@@suepurvis1766 No problem 🙃

[@howser1961]

Thank you for posting this absolute gem of a recording :-)

[@belindajones6108]

Thank you for sharing these songs. I love learning about cultures and traditions and these work songs are beautiful. The sense of community and support among the women is encouraging. There’s fun and a beautiful purpose in the work. I was made aware of these songs while watching the Sing! Conference going on now in Tennessee. Kirsten Getty taught about the waulking songs and encouraged everyone to look up the songs if we didn’t know about them. I’m thankful she mentioned it. Thanks again. I’m going to watch lots more!

[@annanannee2156]

How sad that these traditions are completely vanishing

[@VegetoStevieD]

That's because children are raised for more hours a day by government employees, called teachers, than they are by their parents.

[@flouncymom]

I just adore your channel. This is important work youre doing. Thank you so much!

[@wildoutstandingworld4066]

It's crazy how much native peoples worlwide are so similar in sounds and rhythms.

[@mystermysterio5348]

Thank You for letting us step into your Time Machine...I enjoy your voyages into the past. It's like actually reliving the past in living color and in actual pace with time.

[@cdl0]

There is so much going on in this beautiful film that I had to watch it twice.

[@TrueCrimeQueen]

These videos are so well produced! Love it. Stay safe out there everyone ❤️

[@calanm7880]

I'm in bed in Outer Hebrides watching this - watched the original Film Council version just this week and was amazed it had been made. But this 60 frames per second version you've done - it is so crisp and fluid it looks like it was shot this year in High Definition- my heart is in my mouth watching this! How have you managed to create this?

[@eksiarvamus]

Are you from the Outer Hebrides yourself?

[@BadgerUKvideo]

Copy and pasted from the description: 1. Removed artifacts and noise. 2. Interpolated new frames ( from 24 to 60fps) using the DainApp, to add depth awareness 3. Upscaled the original 480p film to 4K resolution using Topaz Video Enhance AI and Vidcoder.

[@bella-bee]

Wow fresh as yesterday!

[@hellybelle5]

I've always wanted to visit there 😊 The closest we've come is a flatcap that was made there 💖 I'm from the North East of England, but live in the USA now 💖

[@tompoynton]

I think it looks horrible! I’d rather see the original negative scanned at 4K and then uploaded, this looks all wrong, all the beauty of the original 35mm version has been removed and we’re just left with this creepy thing. Awful.

[@AutumnHarvest1]

That was neat. It seemed as if they were playing a game while working. I wish there was a bit more detail in the description. It looked like soap on the fabric, so I'm not sure what the description means by "finishing".

[@susiebear3316]

@@mdrew67 sometimes people don't want to use Google thank you

[@AutumnHarvest1]

@@susiebear3316 I agree. I often tell other to use google for simple things, but this google search would take a while. Perhaps later, I might come back to this video and look more into what's going on. Fun video, though.

[@tracymckenna8456]

Wikipedia gives a great explanation of walking🙂

[@elisabethm9655]

@@tracymckenna8456 waulking- your reply was a victim of the darned autospell.😝unless I’m mistaken, it’s a method of ‘fulling’ wool fabric to increase its density and natural waterproofing properties.

[@unclenogbad1509]

Straight off the loom, the cloth is lumpy and uneven, so has to be 'waulked' as shown here. All that beating and throwing evens out the weave and also plumps up the fibres, so that the cloth is 'full' - denser and more waterproof. This is also why Harris Tweed is such good stuff.

[@OliviaWood14]

Cha robh mi an dùil Gàidhlig a chluinntinn air an channel seo! / I didn't expect to hear Gaelic on this channel! / Mòran taing airson seo :)

[@littlepeachbunny9564]

mise cuideachd!

[@RuggedCross1]

welll that is what milling songs are; they are sung in Gaelic

[@andrewjennings7306]

Tha gàidhlig sgriosal! Tha I glè dona.

[@RuggedCross1]

@@andrewjennings7306 Gaelic rules !!!! :-P

[@andrewjennings7306]

@@RuggedCross1 ciamar a tha thu? Tha thu ceart gu leòr? Tha gàidhlig gòrach! Agus sibh.

[@birdgirl8390]

I get the feeling that people were more cheerful and happier back in the days. Everyone's so grumpy and pissed for no reason these days.

[@michaeld2519]

People were more cheerful and happier in those days because they weren't chasing after money and material possessions and life was far simpler. It's not that people are grumpy for no reason now though, let's face it. The high cost of living, little prospect of things improving (as people hoped decades ago), and of course the restrictions placed on people due to the pandemic (exaggerated or not), have all contributed to people being unhappy.

[@allisonhay8760]

I think people were happier because they had to DO so much

[@magdalenaschumacher9571]

I certainly agree with you. Material wealth does not really enrich life in any way.

[@michaeld2519]

@@magdalenaschumacher9571 I've learnt that wealth and material possessions absolutely don't bring happiness. Buying things gives fleeting joy, but loyal friendships and good relationships are what brings happiness, not a large house, flashy cars or expensive jewellery.

[@yesferatu]

For NO reason??? Look at why they are happy in that clip. Reflect on our culture. See now?

[@John_Trent]

В такие моменты начинаешь осознавать родство с прошлым. Насколько же быстро пролетают года. Спасибо за то, что оживляете наших бабушек и дедушек!) Beautiful language. Real female beauty. Thank you!

[@diadoraduketennis575]

Looks like as if it were filmed yesterday!

[@seattlebeard]

If anyone's interested, the second song is 'Si Morag 'Si Morag Here's the English translation from Scots Gaelic: Chorus: Morag, it was Morag 'It was Morag who had the wedding Morag, it was Morag Who had the famous wedding Morag, it was Morag It was Morag who had the wedding Morag, it was Morag Who had the famous wedding Janet had a fiddle Rachel had a set of pipes Marion of the Tunes had a chanter And would they all play a reel Janet had a fiddle Rachel had a set of pipes Marion of the Tunes had a chanter And would they all play a reel The lady of the house partnered with the man of the house The maid had the grieve The dairymaid had the cow-herd And my grandmother had my grandfather The lady of the house partnered with the man of the house The maid had the grieve The dairymaid had the cow-herd And my grandmother had my grandfather

[@marielcalder103]

Many thanks for the translation. 🙂

[@Catubrannos]

I think there should be a space between the s and i as in 's i Mòrag.

[@daidhebac9943]

@@Catubrannos In Irish Gaelic it's more of a stylistic choice, not sure about in Scottish orthography though

[@simonr2749]

@@daidhebac9943 and Seattlebeard, do you have the translation for the first song they sing? I love it's lilting quality. Plus Kitty Macleod sings another beautiful song at the start of the film (not featured here - here is the link - I actually prefer the original Technicolor version; I think de-oldify is good for e.g. early/primitive cinema but Technicolor has such a great quality it's hard to beat.) film.britishcouncil.org/resources/film-archive/the-western-isles

[@simonr2749]

Seattlebeard, do you have the translation for the first song they sing? I love it's lilting quality. Plus Kitty Macleod sings another beautiful song at the start of the film (not featured here - here is the link; film.britishcouncil.org/resources/film-archive/the-western-isles

[@clapton79]

That's true happiness. You're not independent. You're not alone..you're not unique so you won't have a high ego or be greedy. You just sing along and exist. This is what this planet holds for us, the rest is illusion.

[@ff-js3ft]

Thank you for saying this, really.

[@cecilyerker]

I’m glad at this point in history they used soap to waulk the wool instead of urine like in Outlander

[@triarb5790]

Please tell me that you know how Moroccan leather is made to this very day?!

[@Vincenza8907]

They had soap back then.

[@ruskiryan2398]

Now don't take the Piss!

[@templedrake6890]

You have no idea if that soap contains urine or not. Also, please don't be racist.

[@isabellessley3513]

@@templedrake6890 ...Who is being racist in this thread?

[@MorrisonScotch]

This is where my family originated from. They even look like my grandmother

[@colleenbrown92]

Wish there was still this sense of community how happy they all looked

[@j0nnyism]

Very tough life though they didn’t know anything different

[@colleenbrown92]

@@j0nnyism yes but it some ways it was much better

[@Richard-1776]

@@colleenbrown92 I'm sure they were happier. Today, with multiculturalism, people are not happy. If multiculturalism were good, the media and powers that be would not push it. Everyone wants to be with their own. There is security and support. Culture is VERY important, which is why they are destroying it.

[@David_Watts]

It's clips like this of times past that remind us of what it is to be alive..more important, now more than ever to be reminded of how things once were. Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England from back in those days is so precious an experience to see. Thank you so very much! 👍👍

[@greg143]

Absolutely astonishing! They look so real, relatable, touchable almost. Unlike the way that the b/w, "funny"/quick walking films from that period usually look. KZbin came through for once.

[@violetblue1924]

Omg this IS FANTASTIC it gave me goosebumps 👏🏼 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼Great job!! Thank you! More please 🙏🏻😀

[@mscommerce]

Truly, our lives and cultures have regressed. We are less connected at a personal level, less warmth in society in general, less spontaneous culture, and more alienated from our long cultural histories and less connected to the lived lives of previous generations.

[@templedrake6890]

That's what happens when you spent the last 40 years importing the third world and trying to force everyone to live together in harmony,

[@MrCmon113]

You are more connected to previous generations than ever, because more is written down.

[@FlavourlessLife]

What’s wrong with you? Don’t you like spending all day in your pajamas watching interracial couples on Netflix while you eat your Grub Hub that you had delivered right to your door?

[@yesferatu]

@@templedrake6890 surprised woke KZbin does not take down videos like this. Can't have white people seeing such things that make them long for our culture.

[@yesferatu]

@@FlavourlessLife best comment!

[@rsuriyop]

Unreal. I could hardly believe the enhanced quality that had been reproduced from the original film. It really looks much more recent than something from 80(!) years earlier. Job well done!

[@PerfumePretty]

98 people who haven't understand such jewels of forgotten history at all! I wonder if the people of the Outer Hebrides of today recognize their relatives, Mothers, Grandmothers, Great Grandmothers in this wonderful and way to short video? 💖

[@deltanovember1672]

That’s incredible, great work. Much love from Scotland.

[@marydidyouknow5826]

We've lost so much culture. Women and men used to work together and or made the work fun and a wonderful time of fellowship.. "Many hands make light work."

[@annd8396]

Ah...! these women are so naturally very beautiful..! Look at their skin..! No make up - and the ‘older’ lady has the most vibrant complexion .. Hard working people, living in an environment which, although breathtaking, has no time for ‘weakness’ of mind or body.. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 enthralling.. 🙏

[@mefreee2]

They were eating simple but clean food without toxic additives and were not vegans. Their intestines were in superior condition and their skin reflected it.

[@tsmanchester]

@@mefreee2 they also weren’t forced to tan and ruin their skin in those days

[@duffysullivan2794]

That is what I noticed first among them, No tattoos, no jewelry, no make up.

[@animalunaris]

@@duffysullivan2794 It’s a rose tinted view. They were mostly extremely poor people, they couldn’t afford fripperies. If they had been able to buy jewellery and make up they probably would have done and it wouldn’t have made them worse people if they had.

[@duffysullivan2794]

@@animalunaris Nothing rose tinted about my post. It is just an accurate observation. It is what I noticed immediately when viewing those women.

[@andrasteUK]

Beautiful and so full of life. It's strange to think if any of them are alive today they'd be somewhere around the 100 year old mark.

[@jonadias4655]

Simpler and yet so beautiful times! Thank you for posting this.

[@violetsinspring5863]

Aaahhh...Lewis is the most wonderful place I’ve ever visited. I stayed near the stones and it was so magical. I’m if Scottish descent. I hope to go back some day. 💕🌸🍃🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@noralee6787]

Just beautiful, I am so glad I got to see this video.. Traditions are so often forgotten or erased.. Thanks for sharing..

[@bethika643]

This is cool, I recently found out that I'm Scottish. It makes sense, since most of my ancestry is from UK lol, but I thought only English and Irish. I know so little about my Scottish heritage, it's so cool to see a video from so long ago, makes me think of relatives I never got to meet. My family has lived in USA since the 17th and 18th centuries, so I perhaps distant cousins from a lost line. Nice to daydream about

[@dixietenbroeck8717]

Such a beautifully artistic conversion! Thank you for doing all the work to bring these long-gone ladies back to vibrant life. 😊 💖

[@sophiaw.7356]

What a joy! And now all the youngsters glaring on their mobile phones........

[@sophiaw.7356]

@indigo :/ That is true. But i have nobody to sing together.....;)

[@karaklcmehmetosmanpasa3680]

What a gem... They don't even need a synthesizer & a bunch of BS guitar effects. Absolutely lovely & pure. ❤

[@free22]

The audio is not the original sound. It was added to enhance the experience.

[@karaklcmehmetosmanpasa3680]

@@free22 I expected some level of enhancement, it's ok, as long as the source is pure... 🤔

[@MrCmon113]

@@karaklcmehmetosmanpasa3680 Maybe you should question your obsession with "purity".

[@karaklcmehmetosmanpasa3680]

@@MrCmon113 Maybe... Didn't know it's something bad... 😁

[@ColtraneTaylor]

@@MrCmon113 My thoughts as well. There's almost only ever one kind of person who looks for that sort of thing.

[@carmenchuqui4171]

Me flipan estos vídeos...es como viajar en el tiempo!!,me encantan!éste es precioso...me hace pensar en estas personas que evidentemente ya no están😢y que el tiempo no nos perdona a nada ni a nadie.Te hace sentir que estás ahí mismo..pelos de punta🧡❤️💕

[@RosssRoyce]

So beautiful!! This treasure reminds me more of the Scottish Gaelic musicality than Irish and Welsh, though there most definitely are great common areas (even within these pieces).

[@minihoney13]

Ohh I count myself privileged to be able to view this. 🙏 So much gratitude for the filmmakers and diarist of this world 🙏

[@banisingh4408]

Beautiful. I appreciate all the work you do to make these videos feel the events happened just yesterday

[@hellsbells145]

The outer Hebrides is one of our favourite places to visit ❤️

[@billr4886]

I know the second tune as "Morag's Wedding". I wonder if anyone waulks the tweed anymore, anywhere. Thank you for this look back.

[@mooremob100]

They had a section of waulking in the OutLander TV series which was fascinating to watch.

[@sammieskeleton3339]

Look how beautiful and healthy the women look , clear creamy skin and rosy cheeks and dancing eyes . such a healthy way to live being close to family and community in the fresh air with no junk or anything proccesed .

[@marymcgarvey4153]

In reality there was a lot of Poverty in Scotland. Either a young lady emigrated as for example Trump’s mother, or went to work in textile factories, offices or shops for a pittance. Such jobs didn’t lend themselves to good health or rosy cheeks or good food or community.... just a lot of monotony and fatigue.

[@WhiteChocolate74]

They were nice and beefy

[@sammieskeleton3339]

@Albin Usca I agree and yes although hard back breaking work at times these woman folk worked hard together sang and kept their spirts up ,they where tough and hardworking joining together and helping each other . what i am trying to say is that their beautiful natural faces unlike woman today arent slathered in fake tan to much make up false hair eyelashes or eating rubbish food ect they had it much harder than women today but they look a lot more naturaly feminine and pretty . I am a woman myself and my late granny God rest her soul worked hard at a mill and raised 10 children but i loved her beauty her love and joy of a family ect it shone through her .

[@fukanchik]

This is AI enhanced video. Skin colour is taught from modern videos I'm afraid.

[@cf3443]

@@marymcgarvey4153 There was a lot of poverty then AND now In America and Canada etc also, not just In Scotland.

[@i.m.7710]

Good vibes in vintage Harris Tweed sportcoats! 🎼🎶🎵🎼

[@kathythai]

a gorgeous place and bit of history you've shared!

[@davieleerio]

Wonderful! 😃👍❤

[@volvo245]

The post processing is impressive and it also gives these clips an unearthly feel, like some fever dream vibe or something. Very surreal.

[@ilikevideojunk]

Look at these happy women, they don’t know anything about the Instagram or the internet. Just living their lives.

[@staralchemy111]

I can't get over the film quality! I'm not keen on colorization but this is so natural-looking and enhanced to our technological advances like it's HD!

[@angusmcangus7914]

I’m so glad to have seen this; it’s possibly how one of my great grand-mothers from the Isle of Lewis lived. At the same time I’m sad at what has been lost throughout the British Isles - lost to the hopeless nihilism of modern trash culture.

[@bmc9504]

In the West Midlands especially with the Black Country dialect which is the oldest dialect in the English language, nowadays If you look it up it's just a bunch of young weirdos that act as if they know it, sure vocabulary but actual speech no!. In the 70s you'd get a really bad beating by your own parents to even dare speak like they taught you how to speak just because you spoke that way because apparently we'd never get a job anywhere or ever be considered for anything further. The dialect is very strong but only within families, benefits being very strong small communities. Birmingham accent is very different and quite atrocious.

[@yasayrad8969]

Beautiful culture, beautiful women. And a land of grace and purity.

[@aaronstehbens8662]

I could listen to a play list of this type of music for hours

[@FoxyStealth]

Yes, agree. I’m very sure this is Not them singing. It’s Kitty Macleod’s record.

[@aaronstehbens8662]

I guess I'll be looking up kitty mccloud lol

[@ВадяРотор]

adore such time capsules

[@jasmadams]

Holy moley, I immediately recognized Ebudae by Enya in this. So, that's what that song is about!

[@electricdreams9446]

i think ebudae means Hebrides

[@annberrios9759]

love the gesture of the "star" at the end of the video. She raised her hands as if to say "that's all"!

[@chargeriderepeat7024]

My stepfather was from Barra. Been quite a few times, actually got a lot of early video footage from the 90s

[@rubyday2496]

It's nice that the women turned their work into fun.

[@ishtar2848]

I love this!😍 Please, more❣️🙏

[@folgore1]

Neat little time capsule! Colorized, it seems more like videotaped footage from the 60's or 70's rather than old 1940's B&W film. The audio is especially powerful! It almost sounds like they're in the room with you!

[@bbo7002]

oh cool! i actually know that song about mòrag's wedding, it felt so cool to recognize and understand it 🥺

[@storypaths6]

A message from then to now: there's more to work than getting it done efficiently :)

[@srfotog]

Oh, this is FABULOUS!

[@dianesmaile2076]

This takes me back to Girl Guide International Camp at Blair Castle. We had girls from all over the world with us and the Guides from The Hebrides demonstrated this song with actions for us. Beautiful.

[@dustinmasterson411]

The joy an elder feels when seeing their name sake enjoy the old ways.