Hi, Skarpi. I got interested in "Kid on the Mountain," and I went to the Session page mentioned by gillymor. There are a lot of different tunes called by that name, and some are more interesting and more guitar-friendly than others. I hope you and your friend are not just playing by ear. If anybody can read music, it would be good to play the different versions and pick out the one you like best. I think that it's good to avoid tunes where the guitar chords change many times. For example, I think the tune from Maxhe is a good one. As for the volcano, I don't think you have cause for worry. This article (which I hope you can find in Icelandic) explains a lot. https://www.visiticeland.com/eruption/ "The nature of eruptions in Iceland is diverse, from small effusive eruptions where lava flows quietly from fissures and crater rows to significant explosive eruptions in ice-covered central volcanos that produce large ash plumes—literally where fire meets ice." The new volcano at Litli Hrutar looks like the first kind, small and effusive. It will not explode like Ejafjallafellajokull did, because it is made of a different kind of rock which does not trap gases and cause pressures to increase to deadly levels. It looks like this newest volcano is dying out already, and the twenty-four miles between it and Reykjavik are plenty, I think. I have been looking at videos of the new activity, and I do feel that some spectators are getting too close. Some people in Iceland act like these are pet volcanoes, but molten (melted) rock and poisonous gases are no joke.
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