Scotland's Runrig were formed in 1973 as a trio by Rory MacDonald, Calum MacDonald, and Blair Douglas, adding Donnie Munro the next year. Since its inception the band's line-up has included songwriters Rory Macdonald and Calum Macdonald.The current line-up also includes longtime members Malcolm Jones, Iain Bayne, and more recently, Bruce Guthro, and Brian Hurren. Robert Macdonald Campbell Gunn Richard Cherns Brian Hurren: Runrig is a Scots fowk rock muisic group fae Skye. Douglas quit and was replaced by Robert MacDonald, who died of cancer in 1986.
~ Steve Huey Since its inception the band's line-up has included songwriters Rory Macdonald and Calum Macdonald.The current line-up also includes longtime members Malcolm Jones, Iain Bayne, and more recently, Bruce Guthro, and Brian Hurren. Runrig discography and songs: Music profile for Runrig, formed 1973.
Genres: Celtic Rock, Pop Rock, Folk Pop. I went to the Seattle Feis in the summer of 2010, where I met Alec Macdonald, one of the language presenters, and brother of Robert Macdonald, the accordionist who played on Runrig's Play Gaelic album from 1978.
A Runrig egy hattagú skót zenekar. The band was popular across the United Kingdom, Denmark and Germany and was notable for combining original songs in Gaelic with a rock sound, thus reflecting the Gaelic culture.Skye, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Runrig var et skotsk keltisk rockband, der blev dannet på Skye i 1973 under navnet 'The Run Rig Dance Band'. Robert MacDonald Richard Cherns Campbell Gunn: A Runrig weboldala: A Wikimédia Commons tartalmaz Runrig témájú médiaállományokat. Thay sing sangs in Scots Gaelic an in Inglis. Albums include The Cutter & the Clan, The Big Wheel, and Searchlight. Runrig are a Scottish Celtic rock group formed in Skye in 1973. The band has released over a dozen studio albums, including Play Gaelic (1978), Heartland (1985), The Cutter and the Clan (1987), Amazing Things (1993), The Stamping Ground (2001), and Everything You See (2007). Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform.The band "pulled down the curtain" on their 45 year career with a final concert in Stirling on 18th August 2018, titled "The Last Dance".Runrig were a Scottish folk rock band founded by brothers Calum and Rory Macdonald in 1973 in Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland. “Runrig is a hard thing to let go,” Calum Macdonald had told me when we met at his home in the Highlands.
Runrig were a Scottish folk rock band founded by brothers Calum and Rory Macdonald in 1973 in Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland. “It has been our life’s work, so there’s an emotional attachment. The band was popular across the United Kingdom, Denmark and Germany and was notable for combining original songs in Gaelic with a rock sound, thus reflecting the Gaelic culture. Runrig play a version of traditional Scottish folk music with a more anthemic rock sound; they are known for pride in their heritage and their spirited energy. The band went through a number of lineup changes before settling on the MacDonalds, Munro, Peter Wishart, Iain Bayne, and Malcolm Jones -- Canadian singer Bruce Guthro replaced Munro in 1999. Runrig are a Scottish Celtic rock group formed in Skye in 1973. Az együttest 1973-ban alapították, és eddig 13 nagylemezt adtak ki. Thay were first thegither in 1973 as The Run Rig Dance Band an thay are still thegither the day. Then I got the ones in English, which I was uncertain about initially, but fell in love with the poetry and the tunes and the music and Rory Macdonald's and Bruce Guthro's voices. The band went through a number of lineup changes before settling on the MacDonalds, Munro, Peter Wishart, Iain Bayne, and Malcolm Jones -- Canadian singer Bruce Guthro … Scotland's Runrig were formed in 1973 as a trio by Rory MacDonald, Calum MacDonald, and Blair Douglas, adding Donnie Munro the next year.
While extremely popular in Britain, they remain largely a cult band in America, with followers in the Celtic and folk arenas. Douglas quit and was replaced by Robert MacDonald, who died of cancer in 1986. Siden begyndelsen har gruppens sammensætning bestået af sangskriverne Rory Macdonald og Calum Macdonald.De nuværende medlemmer inkluderer også Malcolm Jones, Iain Bayne samt Bruce Guthro og Brian Hurren.