Runa is a
Celtic music
Celtic music is a broad grouping of music genres that evolved out of the folk music traditions of the Celtic people of Northwestern Europe. It refers to both orally-transmitted traditional music and recorded music and the styles vary considerab ...
group. They combine the traditional music of Ireland and Scotland with modern music such as folk and jazz. The band members are based in Philadelphia, Nashville, and Chicago - they come from Ireland, USA and Canada. Their influences include
Mary Black
Mary Black (born 23 May 1955) is an Irish folk singer. She is well known as an interpreter of both traditional folk and modern material which has made her a major recording artist in her native Ireland.
Background
Mary Black was born into a m ...
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The Chieftains
The Chieftains are a traditional Irish folk band formed in Dublin in 1962, by Paddy Moloney, Seán Potts and Michael Tubridy. Their sound, which is almost entirely instrumental and largely built around uilleann pipes, has become synonymous wi ...
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U2, Solas, Karen Casey, Loreena McKennitt, Wolfstone, Nickel Creek, Sarah McLaughlin, Enya, Moya Brennan, Kate Rusby, Dervish, Gerry O'Beirne, Clannad, Natalie MacMaster, and Amos Lee.
Members
Discography
* ''Jealousy'' (2009)
* ''Stretched on your Grave'' (2011)
* ''Somewhere along the Road'' (2012)
* ''Current Affairs'' (2014)
* ''Ten: The Errant Night'' (2019)
* ''The Tide of Winter (2020)
Awards and honours
* They have won several awards in the Montgomery-Bucks Music Awards in 2009 and 2010, including Best Folk Band, Best Album and Best Female Vocalist.
* Irish Music Awards 2012: Top Group & Top Traditional Group
* 12th Annual Independent Music Awards : Best Traditional/World Song ("Amhrán Mhuighinse")
* 14th Annual Independent Music Awards: Best Traditional/World Song ("The False Knight Upon the Road")
The 14th Annual Independent Music Awards Winners
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References
External links
Official site
www.runamusic.com
Link to video
The Holy Ground
video 2013
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Celtic music groups
American folk musical groups
Musical groups established in 2009