The Band from Rockall

This page is about the band The Band from Rockall and about their same-titled debut album
The Band from Rockall
Origin Scotland
Genres Rock, Folk, Gaelic / traditional music
Years active 2012-present
Labels Universal Music
Associated acts Runrig
Website
Members Calum Macdonald
Rory Macdonald

The Band from Rockall is a duo and solo project of Runrig songwriters Calum and Rory Macdonald. It is also the title of their debut self-titled bilingual album in English and Gaelic The Band from Rockall (long title being The Band from Rockall: The Solo Project from Calum and Rory Macdonald).

The duo's name comes from Rockall, a remote rocky uninhabited islet in the North Atlantic Ocean, lying 300 miles west of the Scottish mainland. This was chosen by the brothers as a point 'half-way' between their native North Uist and the United States, representing both the Gaelic tradition and the Rock and Roll influence on their music.

The Band from Rockall: The Solo Project from Calum and Rory Macdonald

The Band from Rockall:
The Solo Project from Calum and Rory Macdonald
Studio album by The Band from Rockall
Released 2012
(see release history)
Recorded 2011-2012
Genre Rock, Gaelic music
Label Ridge Records

The Band from Rockall, full long title The Solo Project from Calum and Rory Macdonald was released in two formats: CD containing 12 tracks and Vinyl LP containing 9 tracks. The album is bilingual in English and in case of four tracks in Gaelic.

Tracklist

CD
  1. "The Band from Rockall"
  2. "Luaidh"
  3. "There's a Chain"
  4. "One Way Ticket"
  5. "The Days"
  6. "Mairi Bhàn"
  7. "Eval"
  8. "When I Walk Among the Hills"
  9. "Am Bàrd Deireannach"
  10. "Nighean Òg Nan Sùilean Ciùin"
  11. "For the Love of Alison"
  12. "Into The Aurora"
Vinyl LP

Side 1:

  1. "The Band from Rockall"
  2. "Eval"
  3. "One Way Ticket"
  4. "When I Walk Among the Hills" / "Reprise"

Side 2 ("Dàrna Taobh"):

  1. "Luaidh"
  2. "Mairi Bhàn"
  3. "Am Bàrd Deireannach"
  4. "Nighean Òg Nan Sùilean Ciùin"

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalogue
Denmark May 2012 Universal Music CD, Vinyl LP

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Danish Album Top-40[1] 13

References

  1. ↑ DanishCharts.com The Band from Rockall page

External links

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