Biography:
Runrig were a Scottish folk rock band founded by brothers Calum and Rory Macdonald in 1973 in Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland. The band was popular across the United Kingdom, Denmark and Germany and was notable for combining original songs in Gaelic with a rock sound, thus reflecting the Gaelic culture.
Runrig began in 1973 as a three-piece named the "Run Rig Dance Band", its members comprising Calum Macdonald and Rory Macdonald, and their friend, accordionist Blair Douglas.
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Other songs:
- Every River
- Hearts Of Olden Glory
- Pride Of Summer
- Protect And Survive
- The Ocean Road
- Year Of The Flood
- 18Th July
- A Dhinnse Na Firinn
- Abhainn An T
- Air A Chuan
- Air An Traigh
- Alba
- All The Miles
- All Things Must Change
- Always The Winner
- Amazing Things
- An Cuibhle Mor
- An Ros
- An T
- An Ubhal As Airde
- And The Accordions Played
- And Well Sing
- Ard
- Big Sky
- Big Songs Of Hope And Cheer
- Book Of Golden Stories
- Canada
- Cearcal A Chuain
- Cho Buidhe Sa Bha I Riabh
- City Of Lights
- Clash Of The Ash
- Cnoc Na Feille
- Da Mile Bliadhna
- Dance Called America
- Dream Fields
- Dust
- Edge Of The World
- Eirinn
- Empty Glens
- Every Beating Heart
- Fichead Bliadhna
- Flower Of The West
- Foghar Nan Eilean 78
- Forever Eyes Of Blue
- Gabriels Sword
- Going Home
- Harvest Moon
- Headlights
- Healer In Your Heart
- Hearthammer
- Ill Keep Coming Home
- In Scandinavia
- In Search Of Angels
- Life Is
- Lighthouse
- Loch Lomond
- Mairi
- May Morning
- Maymorning
- Meadhan Oidhche Air An Acarseid
- Morning Tide
- Move A Mountain
- News From Heaven
- Nightfall On Marsco S Tu Mo Leannan
- O Cho Meallt
- Onar
- One Thing
- Only The Brave
- Oran
- Our Earth Was Once Green
- Pog Aon Oidhche Earraich
- Precious Years
- Pride Of The Summer
- Proterra
- Ravenscraig
- Recovery
- Rise And Fall
- Road And The River
- Rocket To The Moon
- Running To The Light
- Saints Of The Soil
- Satellite Flood
- Siol Ghoraidh
- Skye
- Smalltown
- Somewhere
- Song Of The Earth
- Sraidean Na Roinn
- Stamping Ground
- Stepping Down The Glory Road
- Tear Down These Walls
- Thairis Air A Ghleann
- That Final Mile
- That Other Landscape
- The Apple Came Down
- The Cutter
- The Dancing Floor
- The Everlasting Gun
- The Greatest Flame
- The Message
- The Mighty Atlantic
- The Old Boys
- The Only Rose
- The Place Where The Rivers Run
- The Ship
- The Story
- The Wedding
- The Wire
- The Years We Shared
- Things That Are
- This Beautiful Pain
- This Darkest Winter
- This Day
- This Is Not A Love Song
- This Time Of Year
- Tir A Mhurain
- Tir An Airm
- Travellers
- Wall Of China One Man
- Wonderful
- Worker For The Wind
- World Appeal
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Runrig - Empty Glens
CAPO: 5th Fret
INTRO: C G F G
Am G Am Em
Looking out on all that's been
F G Am
And all that is and all that's beyond time
Em G Em Am
I close my eyes in isolation
G Am Em
Here's where the word was sown
F G Am
All that's grown and all that's passed like ghosts
Em G Em Am Bm Am
Through the child to highland generations
CHORUS:
F G
Now we walk in empty glens
C F
Rushes blowing in the wind
Am G
A voice that's calling you again
F G
To come back home___
F G
Where have they gone, where have they gone
Em F
Gone to illusion everyone
Am G
The darkest heart, the pride of man
F G
Will walk alone (walk alone, walk alone)
INTERLUDE: C G F G
Am G Am Em
Science breaking down the door
F G Am
And all the hordes go rushing through for more
Em G Em Am
The thrills of the world and all her idols
G Am Em
Och, here the water washed us clean
F G Am
A deeper peace for all our keenest sins
Em G Em Am Bm Am
Washed in these clear, clear crystal fountains
CHORUS:
F G
Now we walk in empty glens
C F
Rushes blowing in the wind
Am G
A voice that's calling you again
F G
To come back home___
F G
Where have they gone, where have they gone
Em F
Gone to illusion everyone
Am G
The darkest heart, the pride of man
F G
Will walk alone (walk alone, walk alone)
CHORUS:
F G
Now we walk in empty glens
C F
Rushes blowing in the wind
Am G
A voice that's calling you again
F G
To come back home___
F G
Where have they gone, where have they gone
Em F
Gone to illusion everyone
Am G
The darkest heart, the pride of man
F G C
Will walk alone___
OUTRO: (## fade to end ##)
F G F G
Will walk alone___
C F G
Pride of man
CAPO: 5th Fret
INTRO: C G F G
Am G Am Em
Looking out on all that's been
F G Am
And all that is and all that's beyond time
Em G Em Am
I close my eyes in isolation
G Am Em
Here's where the word was sown
F G Am
All that's grown and all that's passed like ghosts
Em G Em Am Bm Am
Through the child to highland generations
CHORUS:
F G
Now we walk in empty glens
C F
Rushes blowing in the wind
Am G
A voice that's calling you again
F G
To come back home___
F G
Where have they gone, where have they gone
Em F
Gone to illusion everyone
Am G
The darkest heart, the pride of man
F G
Will walk alone (walk alone, walk alone)
INTERLUDE: C G F G
Am G Am Em
Science breaking down the door
F G Am
And all the hordes go rushing through for more
Em G Em Am
The thrills of the world and all her idols
G Am Em
Och, here the water washed us clean
F G Am
A deeper peace for all our keenest sins
Em G Em Am Bm Am
Washed in these clear, clear crystal fountains
CHORUS:
F G
Now we walk in empty glens
C F
Rushes blowing in the wind
Am G
A voice that's calling you again
F G
To come back home___
F G
Where have they gone, where have they gone
Em F
Gone to illusion everyone
Am G
The darkest heart, the pride of man
F G
Will walk alone (walk alone, walk alone)
CHORUS:
F G
Now we walk in empty glens
C F
Rushes blowing in the wind
Am G
A voice that's calling you again
F G
To come back home___
F G
Where have they gone, where have they gone
Em F
Gone to illusion everyone
Am G
The darkest heart, the pride of man
F G C
Will walk alone___
OUTRO: (## fade to end ##)
F G F G
Will walk alone___
C F G
Pride of man
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