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Thread #29488   Message #540355
Posted By: waterdragon
02-Sep-01 - 03:45 PM
Thread Name: Runrig
Subject: RE: BS: Runrig
Hi,another runrig fan joining in the debate.I too recognise Runrig from the Leeds Folk festival in 1981. They were good then and continue to be excellent now.The new lead singer, Bruce Guthro, really breathed new life into the band after Donnie Munro left to pursue a career in politics.I believe the keyboard player,Peter Wishart has also travelled down this route.Will they ever play music again we ask? I'd like to hear from any fans based in West yorkshire if anyone wishes to correspond. I'D call them folk rock if pressed. p.s. RUNRIG is a reference to highland farming i.e. strips of land called rigs were farmed by different families.