Enya, Runrig
Craig Cockburn
|>From: mc...@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Mary Tabasko)
|>Newsgroups: soc.culture.celtic
|>Subject: Enya, Runrig
|>
|>Just a note about Enya: On her album _The Lion and the Cobra_,
|>Sinead O'Connor, one of the other well-known Irish singers, includes
|>Eithne Ni Bhraonain in her "Thanks to" list, and credits
|>Enya with the speaking part on "Never Get Old." "Enya" is a reasonable
|>Engish spelling of the Irish "Eithne."
|>
|>Does anyone happen to have a discography for Runrig. I really like
|>this band, but their stuff is very hard to find, at least where I
|>live. Any comments or recommedations would also be appreciated. I
|>heard Donnie Munro was elected rector of the University of
|>Edinburgh. True?
|>
Yes, he was elected rector of Edinburgh University - I even got two letters
from him there !
Runrig discography (in order of recording)
Play Gaelic
Highland Connection
Recovery
Heartland
The Cutter and the Clan
Once in a lifetime (live album)
Searchlight
The Big wheel
All of these can be obtained through the Runrig fan club at:
Runrig fan club
55 Wellington Street
Aberdeen
AB2 1BX
Scotland
Membership of the fan club is 6 pounds a year, and membership is currently
about 10,000 people. I don't know what the overseas rates are
I have an advert in the latest fan club magazine offering info on Gaelic
societies/classes/events in England and Wales. I'm getting about 3 enquiries
a day !!
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Peter David Roberts
|>From: mc...@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Mary Tabasko)
|>Newsgroups: soc.culture.celtic
|>Subject: Enya, Runrig
|>
|>this band, but their stuff is very hard to find, at least where I
|>live. Any comments or recommedations would also be appreciated.
Well here goes for the discography complete with dates and catalogue numbers
singles are in brackets. source "Going Home : The Runrig Story" by Tom Morton
Mainstream Publishing Edinburgh & London ISBN 1 85158 411 0 and a Chrysalis
handout in the limited edition 12" boxed set of Flower of the West. Reproduced
without permission.
Runrig discography (in order of recording)
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1978
Play Gaelic : origional release on Neptune now deleted.
rereleased on Lismore LICS 5182 in 1990 in all formats
Record version now deleted.
Highland Connection : Origional still available on RIDGE RR001 in all formats.
1981
Recovery : Origional released on RIDGE RR002 available in all formats.
1982
(Loch Lomond 7" RIDGE RRS003).
1984
(Dance Called America 7" & 12" SIMPLE Records (12)SIM4 deleted).
(Skye 7" & 12" Simple Records deleted).
1985
Heartland : Origional released on RIDGE RR005 available in all formats.
1986
(The Work Song 7" RIDGE RRS006).
1987
(Alba 7" RIDGE RRS007).
The Cutter and the Clan : Origional release on Ridge now deleted.
Rereleased Chrysalis record CHR1669 3216691.
cassette ZCHR1669 3216694.
CD CCD1669 3216692.
1988
(Protect and Survive 7" 12" cd single CHS(12)3284 deleted).
Once in a lifetime (live album) : Chrysalis Record CHR1695 3216951.
Cassette ZCHR1695 3216954.
CD CHR 1695 3216952.
1989
(News From Heaven 7" etc. Chrysalis CHS 3404 deleted).
Searchlight : Chrysalis Record CHR1713 3217131.
Cassette ZCHR17134 3217134.
CD CHR1713 3217132.
(Every River 7" etc. Chrysalis CH3451 deleted).
1990
(Capture the Heart EP 12"etc. Chrysalis CHS 3594 deleted).
1991
The Big Wheel : Chrysalis Record CHR1858 3218581.
Cassette ZCHR1858 3218584.
CD CHR1858 3218582.
(Hearthammer EP 7" etc. Chrysalis CHS 3754).
(Flower of the West 7" etc. Chrysalis CHS 3805).
Comments
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Everyone will have their own personal favourites and their are "Classic" songs
on all the albums. Once in a Lifetime is a good place to start however as it
just manages to capture the feel of the band at a concert. From there take your
pick. The first album is not a good place to start, unless you speak Gaelic
it can easily become background music, Chi Mi'n Gheamhradh is easily the high
spot and the version on the 12" of Flower of the West is especialy powerful.
The Highland Collection is of a similar ilk the music is good but still very
raw the power of the song writing is there especialy in Going Home but the
album in general is not quite there.
Recovery and Heartland remain my favourite albums. The Gaelic is still there
as is the raw power but there is a step forward in each of these albums.
Personal favourites remain Recovery, for its heartfelt passion a brilliant
lament for the Highlanders and from Heartland, any one of the track could be
chosen but Lifeline stands out not because of any great quality but because I'm
a hillwalker and appreciate the lyrics
Cutter and The Clan, a powerful evocative album possibly the best bet for the
third album to buy, but that said a hard album to describe listen to Protect and
Survive and Rocket to the Moon on Once in a Lifetime and make up your mind.
Searchlight, A different producer and a very accesable sound Eirinn stands out
as a classic track but the rest of the album lacks the passion of the early
releases and come over far better live than on the record.
The Big Wheel, The most recent album and a good bet for 2nd purchase no tracks
realy stand out its more a case of the whole being more than the sum of the
parts. The 2 singles however are a good representation of the album.
Well thats my comments no doubt other people will have other ideas but now a
question are there any Gaelic speakers out there who have a translation of
"O Cho Meallt". I've seen the translated excerpts in "Going home" and know the
story behind the lyric but I haven't seen a full translation of either this
or the songs on "Play Gaelic". As a non-Gaelic speaker i find the songs more
interesting if I know their meanings.
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* Palynology (Postgrad), U.C.W. Aberystwyth. *
* " I am a climber, I am a thief. Oh Kingdom of Gabbro, *
* Your strong chains won't hold this love" -Runrig *
Craig Cockburn
|>From: p...@aber.ac.uk (Peter David Roberts)
|>Newsgroups: soc.culture.celtic,rec.music.folk
|>Subject: Runrig Discography and Comments (was Re: Enya, Runrig)
|>
|>Well thats my comments no doubt other people will have other ideas but now a
|>question are there any Gaelic speakers out there who have a translation of
|>"O Cho Meallt". I've seen the translated excerpts in "Going home" and know the
|>story behind the lyric but I haven't seen a full translation of either this
|>or the songs on "Play Gaelic". As a non-Gaelic speaker i find the songs more
|>interesting if I know their meanings.
My copy of "Going home" hasn't arrived yet, but I have seen copies in shops.
I thought the translation of "O cho meallt" provided was the full translation.
What makes you think it isn't? I can maybe translate bits if you tell me
what hasn't been translated.
As for the gaelic tracks on "Play Gaelic" - if you write to the fan club,
they can provide you with a translation of most of these and there's also
a translation of "Chi mi'n geamhradh" on the Catherine-Ann MacPhee album
of the same name.
Is Chi mi'n Geamhradh on the "Flower of the West" CD single? I'll need to
get hold of a copy. Don't you like "Cum 'ur n'aire" on Play Gaelic?
Craig
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