With lyrics from acclaimed Scottish singer, Adam Holmes, and a tune from piper and whistle player, Steven Blake (both members of the band), ‘Between the Pines’ is a stirring, anthemic song from RURA’s hotly anticipated second album, ‘Despite the Dark’, released on April 27.
One of the most hotly anticipated – and feverishly requested – albums in recent years, the standout recording was produced by renowned Scottish multi-instrumentalist, Ali Hutton.
Rugged yet disciplined, heartfelt whilst rousing, refreshingly contemporary but rooted in tradition, all-together punch-packing… Rura are at the forefront of Scottish folk.
Internationally renowned for their powerhouse mix of highland pipes, whistle, flute, fiddle, bodhran, guitar and voice, Rura are one of the most sought-after bands of their generation. Steven Blake, Jack Smedley, David Foley and Adam Brown create hard-hitting, muscular, yet intricately arranged and lyrical, instrumentals to match singer/songwriter Adam Holmes’ haunting songcraft – a perfected mix that has seen them rise to headline status at festivals throughout the UK and Europe.
Since bursting on to the scene in 2010, as award winners at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections festival, Rura have firmly established themselves as a major force. The release of their heralded first album, Break It Up, in 2012 was accompanied by multiple award wins and nominations – including the running for the BBC Radio 2 Horizon Award 2013 – and now the five-piece’s second release is set to go, and take them, even further.
Artist website: http://www.RURA.co.uk
Single title: Between the Pines
Album title: Despite the Dark
Single artist: RURA
Single duration: 4:34
Record Label: RURA Music
Catalogue No: RURACD0001
Writers: Lyrics – Adam Holmes / ‘Stadium’ – cpm. Steven Blake / Arr. Blake, Brown, Foley, Holmes, Hutton, Smedley
Publishers: RURA
Explicit?: No
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