The Stamping Ground is the eleventh studio album by Scottish Celtic rock band Runrig, released on 6 May 2001 on Ridge Records. The album marks the final appearance of keyboardist Peter Wishart, who departed from the band to follow a career in politics.
A copy of the album was aboard STS-107, and it was among the personal effects that were recovered following the reentry destruction of Space Shuttle Columbia on 1 February 2003. The song "Running to the Light" had been used for astronaut Laurel Clark's wake-up call during the mission.[1]
Track listing
- "Book of Golden Stories" - 3:52
- "The Stamping Ground" - 5:25
- "An Sabhal aig Nèill" (Neil's Barn) - 3:21
- "Wall of China" / "One Man" - 3:49
- "The Engine Room" - 3:23
- "One Thing" - 5:01
- "The Ship" - 6:05
- "The Summer Walkers" - 4:50
- "Running to the Light" - 5:00
- "Òran Ailein" (Alan's Song) / "Leaving Strathconon" - 6:00
- "Big Songs of Hope and Cheer" - 4:26
- "Òran" (Song) - 5:31
Personnel
- Runrig
- Iain Bayne - drums, percussion
- Bruce Guthro - lead vocals
- Malcolm Jones - guitars, accordion
- Calum Macdonald - percussion
- Rory Macdonald - vocals, bass guitar
- Peter Wishart - keyboards
- Additional musicians
- Jon Anderskou - cello
- Michael Bannister - Mellotron
- Alyth MacCormack - vocals
- Aidan O'Rourke - fiddle
- Robin Rankin - keyboards
- Betina Stegmann - fiddle
References
- ^ "Skye rockers Runrig prepare for their final album". The Scotsman. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
