Women of The Outer Hebrides Waulking Song, AI Enhanced 1941 Film 60 fps
A group of women singing while finishing Harris tweed in the Outer Hebrides islands of Scotland. A time capsule of a long vanished era. Filmed by Jack Cardiff of Powell Pressburger fame in 1940, 41 AI Enhanced using Deep Learning techniques. The girls are seen here waulking or tucking the tweed cloth. A form of finishing to remove oil and dirt. Waulking was a social occasion for the Island women to get together, sing waulking songs and perhaps have a good gossip. It was also hard work. The practice has since disappeared with industrial methods now used. Fans of the Outlander series will appreciate this remarkable film time capsule. Filmed in 1941 by Jack Cardiff who is best known as the cinematographer for Powell Pressburger. Cardiff photographed The Red Shoes (1948), Black Narcissus (1947), A Matter of Life and Death (1946) and The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943). Original Film The Western Isles British Council Creative Commons
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