Mara (album) explained

Mara
Type:	studio
Artist:	Runrig
Cover:	Mara.jpeg
Released:	6 November 1995
Genre:	Celtic rock
Length:	48:29
Label:	Chrysalis
Producer:	Runrig, Brian Young
Prev Title:	Amazing Things
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	In Search of Angels
Next Year:	1999

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

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

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mara. runrig.rocks. 16 February 2024.