Mara (album)

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1995 studio album by Runrig

Mara

Studio album by

Runrig

Released| 6 November 1995
Genre| Celtic rock
Length| 48:29
Label| Chrysalis
Producer| Runrig, Brian Young
Runrig chronology
| Amazing Things
(1993)  | Mara
(1995)  | In Search of Angels
(1999)

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Mara is the ninth album by Scottish Celtic rock group Runrig, released in 1995.[1] The title means 'of the sea' in Scots Gaelic. In keeping with this title, much of the album has a broadly maritime theme. It is the last album featuring Donnie Munro on vocals and the fifth and final album released by the band on Chrysalis Records.

## Track listing

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1. "Day in a Boat" - 2:56
2. "Nothing but the Sun" - 7:15
3. "The Mighty Atlantic" / "Mara Theme" - 6:43
4. "Things That Are" - 4:55
5. "Road and the River" - 4:29
6. "Meadhan Oidhche air an Acairseid" (Midnight on the Harbour) \- 4:53
7. "The Wedding" - 4:11
8. "The Dancing Floor" - 5:29
9. "Thairis air a' Ghleann" (Beyond the Glen) \- 3:48
10. "Lighthouse" - 3:50

## Personnel

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Runrig

* Iain Bayne - drums, percussion
* Malcolm Jones \- guitars, hurdy-gurdy, accordion
* Calum Macdonald \- percussion
* Rory Macdonald \- vocals, bass guitar
* Donnie Munro \- lead vocals
* Peter Wishart \- keyboards

## References

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1. ^ "Mara". runrig.rocks. Retrieved 16 February 2024.

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Runrig

* Rory MacDonald
* Calum MacDonald
* Malcolm Jones
* Iain Bayne
* Bruce Guthro
* Brian Hurren

* Campbell Gunn
* Robert Macdonald
* Blair Douglas
* Richard Cherns
* Donnie Munro
* Pete Wishart

Studio albums|

* Play Gaelic
* The Highland Connection
* Recovery
* Heartland
* The Cutter and the Clan
* Searchlight
* The Big Wheel
* Amazing Things
* Mara
* In Search of Angels
* The Stamping Ground
* Proterra
* Everything You See
* The Story

Live albums|

* Once in a Lifetime
* Transmitting Live
* Live at Celtic Connections 2000
* Day of Days
* Year of the Flood

Compilations|

* Long Distance
* 50 Great Songs

Live videos and DVDs|

* Wheel in Motion
* Year of the Flood

Singles|

* "Loch Lomond"
* "Skye"
* "Protect and Survive"
* "News from Heaven"
* "Every River"
* "Flower of the West"
* "Wonderful"
* "The Greatest Flame"
* "An Ubhal as Àirde (The Highest Apple)"
* "Things That Are"
* "Rhythm of My Heart"
* "The Greatest Flame" (remix)
* "Maymorning"
* "Book of Golden Stories"
* "Empty Glens"
* "Clash of the Ash"
* "Loch Lomond (Hampden Remix)"

See also|

* Discography
* The Band from Rockall

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* MusicBrainz release group

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