Editing Runrig (section)

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{{short description|Scottish Celtic rock band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Runrig
| image           = Runrig, farewell at Stirling, 18-08-2018 (cropped).jpg
| caption         = Runrig at their final concert show, ''The Last Dance'', [[Stirling]], August 2018
| landscape       = yes
| background      = group_or_band
| alias           = The Run Rig Dance Band
| origin          = [[Skye|Isle of Skye]], Scotland
| genre           = [[Celtic rock]], [[folk rock]]
| years_active    = 1973–2018
| label           = Ridge Records, [[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]], [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] 
| past_members    = [[Rory MacDonald (musician)|Rory MacDonald]]<br>[[Calum MacDonald (musician)|Calum MacDonald]]<br>[[Donnie Munro]]<br>Malcolm Jones<br>Iain Bayne<br>[[Pete Wishart]]<br>[[Bruce Guthro]]<br>Blair Douglas<br>Robert Macdonald<br>Campbell Gunn<br>Richard Cherns<br>Brian Hurren
| associated_acts =  
| website             = {{URL|www.runrig.co.uk/}}
}}

'''Runrig''' were a Scottish [[Celtic rock]] band formed on the [[Isle of Skye]] in 1973. From its inception, the band's line-up included brothers and songwriters [[Rory MacDonald (musician)|Rory MacDonald]] (bass, vocals) and [[Calum MacDonald (musician)|Calum MacDonald]] (percussion). The line-up during most of the 1980s and 1990s, which was the band's most successful period commercially, also included [[Donnie Munro]] (vocals), Malcolm Jones (guitar), Iain Bayne (drums), and [[Pete Wishart]] (keyboards). 

At the height of their success during the 1980s and 1990s, Runrig were described by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' as one of the "most celebrated" Gaelic language bands in Scotland.<ref>{{cite web |title=Billboard - May 6, 1995 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vgsEAAAAMBAJ&q=An+Ubhal+as+%C3%80irde+%28The+Highest+Apple%29&pg=PA83 |website=Billboard Magazine |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |access-date=3 September 2024 |language=en |date=6 May 1995}}</ref> Their 1995 single "[[An Ubhal as Àirde (The Highest Apple)]]" made history by becoming the first song to be sung in [[Scottish Gaelic]] to chart on the UK Singles Charts.<ref>{{cite web |title=RUNRIG – The Story (Ridge RR078) |url=https://folking.com/runrig-the-story-ridge-rr078/ |website=Folking.com |access-date=2 September 2024 |date=22 January 2016}}</ref> In 2007, they re–released their 1983 debut single "[[Loch Lomond (Runrig song)|Loch Lomond]]" with the [[Tartan Army]], entitled "[[Loch Lomond (Runrig song)|Loch Lomond (Hampden Remix)]]". It debuted at number one in their native Scotland, remaining on the top spot for four weeks,<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 18/11/2007 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20071118/41/ |website=Official Charts |access-date=2 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref> and in the United Kingdom, debuted at number nine, earning a Silver certification from the BPI.<ref>{{cite web |title=RUNRIG |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/19958/runrig/ |website=Official Charts |access-date=2 September 2024 |language=en |date=8 January 1983}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=BRIT Certified |url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified |website=BPI |access-date=2 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

In 2016, the band announced their retirement from recording and performing following the release of ''[[The Story (Runrig album)|The Story]]'', (2016)<ref>{{cite web|last1=RICK FULTON|title=Runrig release their final album but insist it's not the end of The Story|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/runrig-release-final-album-insist-7267508|website=Daily Record|date=29 January 2016|access-date=20 January 2017}}</ref> and announced their final tour ''The Final Mile'' in 2017. In August 2018, Runrig performed the final shows of their farewell tour, entitled ''The Last Dance'', in [[Stirling]] City Park beneath the castle ramparts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Runrig – The Last Dance|date=26 September 2017 |url=http://www.runrig.co.uk/blog/2017/9/25/runrig-the-last-dance|access-date=2 September 2018}}</ref> An estimated 52,000 fans attended ''The Last Dance''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Last Dance: thousands say farewell to Runrig|date=20 August 2018 |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts_ents/16584918.the-last-dance-thousands-say-farewell-to-runrig/|access-date=2 September 2018}}</ref>