| The Cutter and the Clan | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Runrig |
| Cover: | The Cutter And The Clan.jpeg |
| Released: | 1987 |
| Recorded: | REL / Palladium Studios, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Genre: | Celtic rock |
| Length: | 37:32 |
| Label: | Ridge / Chrysalis |
| Producer: | Chris Harley |
| Prev Title: | Heartland |
| Prev Year: | 1985 |
| Next Title: | Searchlight |
| Next Year: | 1989 |
The Cutter and the Clan is the fifth album by the Scottish Celtic rock band Runrig. It was the band's breakthrough album, taking them from cottage industry to the international stage. It was also the first Runrig album to feature keyboard player Pete Wishart – forming the "classic" line-up of the band through what would be their most commercially successful period. Originally recorded on the band's own Ridge label, it was taken on board by Chrysalis Records as part of a 1987 major recording contract which heralded a string of hit albums that would last until the mid-1990s with singer Donnie Munro's departure from the band a decade later.
Highlights include the song "An Ubhal as Àirde", which was later to become the first and only Scottish Gaelic language song to reach the UK Top 20, reaching #18 in 1995,[1] following its use in an advert for Carlsberg lager.
All songs written by Calum Macdonald and Rory Macdonald.