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Music Video for "The Leaving Song" by Barry Kerr from his Album "Boy in a Boat"
https://www.barrykerr.com
Camera & Edit by Tam Mullen

Video Background by Tam Mullen:
From sunset to sunrise witness the beauty of the night sky with a galaxy of stars, auroras, noctilucent clouds, lightning, the Milky Way, meteors as well numerous aeroplanes criss crossing the sky.

Most of this footage is from the south shore of Lough Neagh in County Armagh where Barry is from. Several powerful solar storms in 2015 allowed for the aurora borealis to be so strong that it could be witnessed in the skies over Lough Neagh. During one of these storms on St Patrick's day I was able to take the opportunity to have a stand up paddle board with the dance of the aurora above visible to the naked eye which made for an otherworldly experience.
Also making a cameo appearance in the video is Lough Neagh Rescue’s Kinnego Lifeboat on a nighttime exercise (both myself and Barry are crew members).

As well as the view from ground level we step aboard some of those aeroplanes we see streaking across the sky. If you ever find yourself flying transatlantic get yourself a window seat with a northerly aspect and get ready for the ultimate in flight entertainment! I was lucky enough to capture auroras on flights over Hudson Bay and Newfoundland in Canada and even an aurora that was visible continuously all the way from Canada to the west coast of Ireland.

The rest of the footage comes from Belfast, Groomsport and Achill Island as well further afield beyond Ireland in Cavtat Croatia, Lake Talvijärvi Finland, Lake Washington USA and Eivissa Ibiza.

In Finland we again see the spectacular movement and colour of the aurora above the frozen landscapes of the Arctic.