''Once in a Lifetime'' is a live album by Scottish

Celtic rock Celtic rock is a genre of folk rock, as well as a form of Celtic fusion which incorporates Celtic music, instrumentation and themes into a rock music context. It has been prolific since the early 1970s and can be seen as a key foundation of the ...

band

Runrig 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 ...

. It was released in 1988. A review from AllMusic called it one of the best live albums ever: "Capturing the band in its best milieu – live – ''Once in a Lifetime'' is arguably one of the ten best live albums ever, if the test of a live album is the effect a band has on its audience that particular night. Alternately exhilarating and soul-stirring, its highlight is a rendition of "

Loch Lomond Loch Lomond (; ) is a freshwater Scottish loch which crosses the Highland Boundary Fault (HBF), often considered the boundary between the lowlands of Central Scotland and the Highlands.Tom Weir. ''The Scottish Lochs''. pp. 33-43. Published by ...

" that has to be heard to be believed

Track listing

# "Dance Called America" – 5:08 # "Protect and Survive" – 4:16 # "Chì Mi'n Geamhradh" ("I See The Winter") – 4:09 # "Rocket to the Moon" – 5:01 # "Going Home" – 4:20 # "Cnoc Na Fèille" ("The Hill at the Market Stance") – 5:23 # "'S Tu Mo Leannan" ("You Are My Love") / Nightfall on Marsco – 3:26 # "Skye" – 6:03 # "Loch Lomond" – 6:24 # "Hearts of Olden Glory" – 2:14

Personnel

*Iain Bayne – Drum kit, drums * Malcolm Jones –

electric guitar An electric guitar is a guitar that requires external electric Guitar amplifier, sound amplification in order to be heard at typical performance volumes, unlike a standard acoustic guitar. It uses one or more pickup (music technology), pickups ...

vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

* Calum MacDonald –

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a percussion mallet, beater including attached or enclosed beaters or Rattle (percussion beater), rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or ...

, vocals * Rory Macdonald –

bass guitar The bass guitar (), also known as the electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply the bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction to an Electric guitar, electric but with a longer nec ...

, vocals *

Donnie Munro Donnie Munro (Scottish Gaelic: Donaidh Rothach /dɔnɪ rɔhəx/) (born 2 August 1953) is a Scottish musician and politician, best known as the former lead singer of the band Runrig. Munro served as the bands lead vocalist during their most commer ...

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lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of the ...

acoustic guitar An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked, its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...

* Peter Wishart – keyboards

External links

Runrig's official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Once in a Lifetime (Runrig Album) Runrig albums 1988 live albums Chrysalis Records live albums Scottish Gaelic music