''Everything You See'' is the thirteenth

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by the Scottish

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, released by Ridge Records in the

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on 14 May 2007. All songs were written by band members Calum and Rory Macdonald, except for "Sona" and "And the Accordions Played", which they co-wrote with fellow band members Malcolm Jones and Brian Hurren, respectively. As on all Runrig albums, several songs are written and performed in

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, underlining the band's heritage. In Summer 2007, the band went on their ''Everything You See'' tour, promoting their newest album as well as older songs. The tour's main focus was

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(the track "In Scandinavia" commemorates the ancient link between Denmark and Scotland),

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, and

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, with originally only one concert being held in Scotland (at

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). The tour was later extended to include several Scottish dates. The Loch Ness concert, entitled ''Beat the Drum'' after the chorus to the song "Pride of the Summer", was released on DVD and CD as '' Year of the Flood'' in 2008.

Track listing

# "Year of the Flood" - 4:10 # "Road Trip" - 4:24 # "

Clash of the Ash "Clash of the Ash" is the first single from the Scottish Celtic rock band Runrig's thirteenth studio album '' Everything You See'', which was released as a single in 2007. The song is about the sport of shinty and has become an anthem for the sp ...

" - 3:16 # "The Ocean Road" - 6:32 # "Atoms" - 4:51 # "An Dealachadh" (The Parting) - 3:08 # "This Day" - 4:22 # "Sona" (Joyful) - 4:55 # "Something's Got to Give" - 3:21 # "And the Accordions Played" - 4:58 # "In Scandinavia" - 4:54

Personnel

;Runrig *Iain Bayne -

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Bruce Guthro Bruce Guthro (born August 31, 1961) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Guthro has recorded as a solo artist, and was lead vocalist for the Scottish celtic rock band Runrig from 1998, until the group retired i ...

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*Brian Hurren -

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* Malcolm Jones -

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*Calum Macdonald -

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* Rory Macdonald - vocals,

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