Album: Amazing Things by Runrig (1993)
Genre: Rock | Style: Folk | Mood: Gritty
Format: Album

Description: "Amazing Things" is the eighth studio album by Scottish Celtic rock band Runrig. It was originally released in 1993 on the Chrysalis Records label. . Amazing Things was ranked the #3 best album of the 1990s in the music review column The War Against Silence by Glenn McDonald: "The most life-affirming album ever made. Maybe the most life-affirming art work ever made."
The cover features a close-up photo of the Hugh MacDiarmid Memorial near Langholm created by sculptor Jake Harvey.
Amazing Things became their most successful album to date in terms of chart position in the U.K., peaking at number two in March 1993, 

Artist Background: Runrig are a Scottish Celtic rock group formed in Skye, in 1973 under the name 'The Run Rig Dance Band'. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included songwriters Rory Macdonald and Calum Macdonald. The current line-up also includes longtime members Malcolm Jones, Iain Bayne, and more recently, Bruce Guthro, and Brian Hurren. To date, the band has released thirteen studio albums, with a number of their songs sung in Scottish Gaelic. Initially formed as a three-piece dance band, which p... Part of the Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Folk style.

Music Scene: Part of the Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Folk style.

Tags: Rock, Folk, Gritty, 1990s, Album


"Amazing Things" is the eighth studio album by Scottish Celtic rock band Runrig. It was originally released in 1993 on the Chrysalis Records label. . Amazing Things was ranked the #3 best album of the 1990s in the music review column The War Against Silence by Glenn McDonald: "The most life-affirming album ever made. Maybe the most life-affirming art work ever made."
The cover features a close-up photo of the Hugh MacDiarmid Memorial near Langholm created by sculptor Jake Harvey.
Amazing Things became their most successful album to date in terms of chart position in the U.K., peaking at number two in March 1993, 

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