''The Cutter and the Clan'' is the fifth

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by the Scottish

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Runrig Runrig were a Scottish Celtic rock band formed on the Isle of Skye in 1973. From its inception, the band's line-up included songwriters Rory Macdonald and Calum Macdonald. The line-up during most of the 1980s and 1990s (the band's most succe ...

. It was the band's breakthrough album, taking them from cottage industry to the international stage. It was also the first Runrig album to feature keyboard player

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- forming the "classic" line-up of the band through what would be their most commercially successful period. Originally recorded on the band’s own Ridge label, it was taken on board by

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as part of a 1987 major recording contract which heralded a string of hit albums that would last until the mid 1990s with singer Donnie Munro's departure from the band a decade later. Highlights include the song "An Ubhal as Àirde", which was later to become the first and only Scottish Gaelic language song to reach the UK Top 20, reaching #18 in 1995, Name of artist: "Runrig", Title of song: "An Ubhal As Airde (The Highest Apple)". Position: 18, Date: May 1995. following its use in an advert for Carlsberg lager.

Track listing

All songs written by Calum Macdonald and Rory Macdonald. # "Alba" (Scotland) - 4:02 # "The Cutter" - 3:51 # "Hearts of Olden Glory" - 2:14 # "Pride of the Summer" - 3:59 # "Worker for the Wind" - 3:30 # "Rocket to the Moon" - 4:59 # "The Only Rose" - 3:51 # "Protect and Survive" - 3:23 # "Our Earth Was Once Green" - 4:01 # "An Ubhal as Àirde" (The Highest Apple) - 3:47

Personnel

;Runrig *Iain Bayne -

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* Malcolm Jones -

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*Calum Macdonald - percussion * Rory Macdonald -

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, guitar,

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Donnie Munro Donnie Munro (Scottish Gaelic: Donaidh Rothach /dɔnɪ rɔhəx/) (born 2 August 1953) is a Scottish musician, and former lead singer of the band Runrig. A native speaker of Scots Gaelic, much of his work is in that language. Early life Munro ...

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* Peter Wishart -

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References

1985 albums Runrig albums Scottish Gaelic music {{1980s-folk-album-stub