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I read somewhere that there's a place called New Caledonia.
Does this have anything to do with the song?

Nope.  New Caledonia is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific.  Legend has it that it was named by Captain Cook.  His father was Scottish and the coastline of the islands reminded him of the rugged Scottish coast.

There is also a New Caledonia in British Columbia, Canada, and a failed Scottish colony in Panama.

Really? I didn't know that, thanks!

If you really want to know what Caledonia is, it's the Latin word for Scotland.   ;)

Then would the song be about Scotland? or not necesarily?

I'm not entirely sure, but I'm guessing it's about Scotland, or the area.  But I don't know.

Yes, Caledonia is about Scotland. It was written by the great Scottish singer-songwriter Dougie MacLean.

Since his earliest days as a solo artist, Dougie MacLean has written song after song that speak in the voice of his beloved homeland. He has even written what has become the second national anthem of Scotland, a song he describes as a "wee homesick song" called "Caledonia."

from a nice little biography on him @ http://www.visitdunkeld.com/dougie-maclean.htm (http://www.visitdunkeld.com/dougie-maclean.htm)

I do love his version of the song too.

Thanks for sharing that Jason, the song makes alot more sense now.
I always wondered what Caledonia was.

I am listening to Celtic Thunder's version of Caledonia and i have to admit, there version is really really good, and so to me, it is on the same level of Lisa's version.  It isn't better than Lisa's version, but It is really close.

I like both versions, but it's the lyrics that actually came first- especially the refrain
There's this one person I like, so I told him to search for the song, and he understood immediately.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z2V-rfkl0g

Check this out. Not everyone might like the song played on the bagpipes but I think it sounds great. And by the way, I play it myself :D

Scotland was named Caledonia by the Romans.
Their name for Ireland was Hibernia, Wales was Cambria, England was Albion.
The Roman Emperor Hadrian built a wall across the border between Caledonia and Albion. to keep the Picts at bay.
They were the ancient inhabitants of Caledonia.
He started the wall 1,889 years ago....You can still see parts of it, and the Roman forts.

Hadrian's Wall....it was used as a location in "Robin Hood Prince of Thieves" -
(http://humanitieslab.stanford.edu/219/admin/image.html?imageid=63207)


This is a scene from Caledonia which has been taking place for hundreds of years.
Scottish soldiers marching back into Edinburgh after a battle.                                        
This time it's the Black Watch Regiment, after serving in the Middle East.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO16kk-pkOM&feature=related

(http://www.bestvaluetours.co.uk/images/scara%20images/edinburgh_castle.jpg)

You know, when I first heard this song, I thought that it was a love song about a person. This is sort of correct, if you replace person with place.