The Stamping Ground

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.

The Stamping Ground
Studio album by Runrig
Released	6 May 2001 (UK)
Recorded	CaVa Studios, Glasgow, Scotland / Lundgaard Studios, Denmark / Junk!, São Paulo, Brazil
Genre	Celtic rock
Length	56:39
Label	Ridge
Producer	Runrig, Kristian Gislason, Paul Mounsey
Runrig chronology
In Search of Angels (1999) The Stamping Ground (2001) Proterra (2003)

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

1. "Book of Golden Stories" – 3:52
2. "The Stamping Ground" – 5:25
3. "An Sabhal aig Nèill" (Neil's Barn) – 3:21
4. "Wall of China" / "One Man" – 3:49
5. "The Engine Room" – 3:23
6. "One Thing" – 5:01
7. "The Ship" – 6:05
8. "The Summer Walkers" – 4:50
9. "Running to the Light" – 5:00
10. "Òran Ailein" (Alan's Song) / "Leaving Strathconon" – 6:00
11. "Big Songs of Hope and Cheer" – 4:26
12. "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

1. "Skye rockers Runrig prepare for their final album". The Scotsman. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.