Album: Transmitting Live by Runrig (1994)
Genre: Rock | Style: Folk | Mood: Gritty
Format: Live

Description: "Transmitting Live" is a live album by Scottish Celtic rock band Runrig. It was released in 1994 on the Chrysalis label.
This is the ideal companion to Runrig's 1988 live album Once in a Lifetime. That album emphasized their '80s material while Transmitting Live concentrates on the three albums that immediately followed Once in a Lifetime: Searchlight (1989), The Big Wheel (1991), and Amazing Things (1993). This recording includes "Harvest Moon" which was only previously available on the Capture the Heart EP, a stirring rendition of their biggest hit "Flower of the West" and "Pog Aon Oidhche Earraich" featuring a moving appearance by the Glasgow-Islay Gaelic Choir. 

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, Live


"Transmitting Live" is a live album by Scottish Celtic rock band Runrig. It was released in 1994 on the Chrysalis label.
This is the ideal companion to Runrig's 1988 live album Once in a Lifetime. That album emphasized their '80s material while Transmitting Live concentrates on the three albums that immediately followed Once in a Lifetime: Searchlight (1989), The Big Wheel (1991), and Amazing Things (1993). This recording includes "Harvest Moon" which was only previously available on the Capture the Heart EP, a stirring rendition of their biggest hit "Flower of the West" and "Pog Aon Oidhche Earraich" featuring a moving appearance by the Glasgow-Islay Gaelic Choir. 

Transmitting Live

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