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 | |
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Origin | Scotland |
Genres | Rock, Folk, Gaelic / traditional music |
Years active | 2012-present |
Labels | Universal Music |
Members | Calum Macdonald Rory Macdonald |
Website | [1] |
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
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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
- "The Band from Rockall"
- "Luaidh"
- "There's a Chain"
- "One Way Ticket"
- "The Days"
- "Mairi Bhàn"
- "Eval"
- "When I Walk Among the Hills"
- "Am Bàrd Deireannach"
- "Nighean Òg Nan Sùilean Ciùin"
- "For the Love of Alison"
- "Into The Aurora"
- Vinyl LP
Side 1:
- "The Band from Rockall"
- "Eval"
- "One Way Ticket"
- "When I Walk Among the Hills" / "Reprise"
Side 2 ("Dàrna Taobh"):
- "Luaidh"
- "Mairi Bhàn"
- "Am Bàrd Deireannach"
- "Nighean Òg Nan Sùilean Ciùin"
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
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Denmark | May 2012 | Universal Music | CD, Vinyl LP |
Charts
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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Danish Album Top-40[1] | 13 |