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Træna Music Festival

13 July 2010by Noble (56)

We’ve just got back from the Træna Music festival and have had an amazing time.

After almost 2 days of travel, flying over fjords and snowy peaks, and sailing on a boat for 3 hours, we saw the islands and peaks of Traena rising out of the sea like Norse Gods.

Traena

Træna is really close to the Arctic Circle, and it remains light for 24 hours this time of year, though the sun sets for an hour or 2.
Throw an Nordlands beer into the equation and it’s very disorientating.

as dark as it gets

Taxi service to the church was a tiny boat that was essentially a metal tin bath.
The NMEs Luke Turner got us there on time for the show.

Luke

Wood

We played 2 Man of Aran shows inside the islands small wooden church.
The festival crew were brilliant helping get us round the islands, setting the film screen up, and getting a small PA system on the island and into the tiny Church.

Traena Church

The shows went down really well, some tears, some whoops.
A few islanders spoke to us after the show and were very moved by the film. They talked about all the islanders who were lost at sea and buried in the church grounds.

After the show we took the sea taxi and got stopped by the sea police and Hamilton was breathalysed.

Breathalysed

Fortunately he was the soberest man on the boat and we avoided jail.

Alcohol free

Yan was smashed on the whisky we took over with us.

Not alcohol free

Here is some strange brews we found on the island.
I think one was super strength preserving vinegar, but we gave it a go.

Traena Drinks

We had a day and a half to look round the island and watch some music, and saw a Sea Eagle being mobbed, and a pair Bluethroats.

We sailed over to Sanna island to walk the 700m-long “Love Tunnel” which leads to a Nato listening post at the top of the mountain.

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From the mountain top, and other peaks, the Svartisen glacier on the Norwegian mainland is visible. It’s huge. Abi said it is Norways second largest glacier.

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We got to watch Norwegian multi instrumentalist Moddi and his band, and a local choir in the Kirkehellere (Sannas huge cave).
The drummer was playing with what looked like spaghetti, and tapped some tin foil with his foot.

Cave Concert

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It is probably the loveliest festival we’ve ever played.

Thanks to everyone who helped out and to everyone who came to watch us play.

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  1. Thanks for sharing, the place looks awesome and it sounds like it was an amazing time indeed.

    — AJD · 13. July 2010 · #

  2. Was nice having you guys there! ;)

    — Joakim (the host) · 13. July 2010 · #

  3. Wonderful pictures, thanks for sharing. What a perfect setting for a Man of Aran performance.
    Envious in various ways. <_<

    — No Paranoia · 14. July 2010 · #

  4. Stunning photos..I want to go

    — Avocetboy · 14. July 2010 · #

  5. It looks incredible. I imagine it was a very special event and trip in many ways.
    Thank you for sharing your photos and thoughts.

    — Talia · 15. July 2010 · #

  6. I’m only thirteen, so I cant watch any of the late conserts, but luckily yours was free, and I absolutely loved it. Hope you can play again, I’m there every year. I am really impressed, it was really awsome.

    — Impressed · 19. July 2010 · #

  7. Thanx for the show at the church… I was there on saturday “morning”, and it was a fantastic show… Træna is something very special!

    — helge · 20. July 2010 · #

  8. It looks a fantastic place. I’d have liked to have been there.

    — Craig · 27. July 2010 · #

  9. Wow. I don’t often get jealous. I wish I was there.

    — Alex Harford · 27. July 2010 · #

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