Orkney Enclosed: Part 1, Runrig

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://theorkneynews.scot/2026/05/24/orkney-enclosed-part-1-runrig/

Runrig – The Stamping Ground (2001, Scotland)

Continuing our journey through the epic Fedi-sourced catalogue of must-hear albums, our next spotlight is on number 6 on The List, submitted by Almandine. Formed on the Isle of Skye in 1973, Runrig was a much-beloved Celtic rock band that, by the time we get to this, their 11th studio album, had gone through some changes including lead singer Donnie Monro leaving and being replaced by Canadian Bruce Guthro. This album brought renewed interest in the band particularly across the pond, and - though the tale is ultimately tragic - has even been played in outer space.

Want to read more? See the full spotlight on the Fediverse at https://linernotes.club/@1001otheralbu[email protected] or on the blog: https://1001otheralbums.com/2025/11/28/runrig-the-stamping-ground-2001-scotland/

Want to skip straight to the music? Here's a Songlink: https://album.link/i/1071865367

Happy listening!

#Runrig #CelticRock #CelticFolk #CelticMusic #Scotland #music #1001OtherAlbums

Runrig – The Stamping Ground (2001, Scotland)

Our next spotlight is on number 6 on The List, submitted by Almandine.

Formed on the Isle of Skye in 1973, Runrig was a much-beloved Celtic rock band that, among other things, was the first to have a song sung in Scottish Gaelic make the UK Singles Charts. By the time we get to this, their 11th studio album, they had long expanded their sound beyond traditional ceilidh/pastoral folk to be more folk rock, sung more songs in English than Gaelic, and had a number of line-up changes including lead singer Donnie Monro leaving (in 1997) and being replaced by Canadian Bruce Guthro. It apparently took a bit to get fans onboard with the change in lead vocalist, but this album brought renewed interest in the band (particularly across the pond) and it was ultimately their most successful. This album has even been played in outer space, taken onboard the space shuttle Columbia by American NASA astronaut Laurel Clark on the ill-fated STS-107 mission in 2003. The shuttle disintegrated upon re-entry but Clark’s CD copy was somehow found by NASA investigators in what little wreckage survived, in a field somewhere in Texas. Clark’s family presented the CD to Runrig, and the CD would later become part of a museum exhibition on the band (I’m not crying you’re crying).[1]

• Songlink: Runrig – The Stamping Ground
• Discogs: Runrig – The Stamping Ground

#celticFolk #celticMusic #celticRock #gaelicMusic #laurelClark #runrig #scotland #scottishMusic

Acht Eimer H?hnerherzen
27.07.2025 Wiesbaden / Schlachthof

Ash
19.08.2025 Frankfurt / Palmengarten - Musikpavillon

Duesenjaeger
07.10.2025 Wiesbaden / Schlachthof

Evergreen Terrace
10.07.2025 Gie?en / MUK

Get Up Kids
15.08.2025 Wiesbaden / Schlachthof

Hathors
26.09.2025 Wiesbaden / Kreativfabrik

Heiterkeit
21.09.2025 Frankfurt / Brotfabrik

Jared Hart
21.11.2025 Wiesbaden / Kreativfabrik

Kat Frankie
30.11.2025 Mainz / Rheingoldhalle

Puts Marie
23.08.2025 Frankfurt / Ponyhof

Runrig
09.11.2025 Bensheim / Musiktheater REX

#AchtEimerHuhnerherzen #Ash #Bensheim #Brotfabrik #Duesenjaeger #EvergreenTerrace #Frankfurt #GetUpKids #Giessen #Hathors #Heiterkeit #JaredHart #KatFrankie #Kreativfabrik #MUK #Mainz #MusiktheaterREX #PalmengartenMusikpavillon #Ponyhof #PutsMarie #Rheingoldhalle #Runrig #Schlachthof #Sterne #Wiesbaden #ZOOM #SteelFeed

I remember first encountering Runrig back in the mid-1990s. They stayed my #1 fave band for about 15yr. It took discovering symphonic heavy metal to shift that sorta-fandom a couple of years ago.

Still good to recall the old favourites once in a blue moon though.

🎵
Once in a moment, the sun goes down
Protect and survive🎵

spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1DrpeRz9VzrCtprFcdm3sl?si=8b498b2b23cd4279 ;

or Tidal:
https://tidal.com/browse/track/234645920?u ;

and somehow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protect_and_Survive seems faintly relevant

#runrig #music #scotland #thoughtful