Runrig made No 9 in the UK charts and No 1 in the Scottish ones when they released a version of this song, recorded at Hampden with the Tartan Army singing along, for Children in Need in 2007. Of the many theories about the meaning of the lyrics the most credible, and widely accepted, is that it is sung by a lover of one of the many captured Jacobite rebels sent to London to be executed after a show trial. The heads of such rebels were placed on pikes and displayed in all the towns between London and Glasgow in a procession along the "High Road" (the most important road) w… read more
Runrig made No 9 in the UK charts and No 1 in the Scottish ones when they released a version of this song, recorded at Hampden with the Tartan Army s… read more
Runrig made No 9 in the UK charts and No 1 in the Scottish ones when they released a version of this song, recorded at Hampden with the Tartan Army singing along, for Children in Need in… read more
Runrig were a Scottish folk rock band founded by brothers Calum and Rory Macdonald in 1973 in Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland. The band was popular across the United Kingdom, Denmark and Germany and was notable for combining original songs in Gaelic with a rock sound, thus reflecting the Gaelic culture. Runrig began in 1973 as a three-piece named the "Run Rig Dance Band", its members comprising Calum Macdonald and Rory Macdonald, and their friend, accordionist Blair Douglas. The line-up played its first gig at the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow. Donnie Munro joined the following y… read more
Runrig were a Scottish folk rock band founded by brothers Calum and Rory Macdonald in 1973 in Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland. The band was popular across the United Kingdom, Denmark and Ge… read more
Runrig were a Scottish folk rock band founded by brothers Calum and Rory Macdonald in 1973 in Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland. The band was popular across the United Kingdom, Denmark and Germany and was notable for combining original s… read more