Capercaillie

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Capercaillie
Capercaillie at the Nuremberg Bardentreffen 2005
Capercaillie at the Nuremberg Bardentreffen 2005
General information
Genre (s) Folk rock
founding circa 1984
Current occupation
Karen Matheson
Donald Shaw
Charlie McKerron
Michael McGoldrick
Manus Lunny
Ewen Vernal
Che Beresford
David Chimp Robertson
former members
Marc Duff
Bass, guitar
 John Saich
Drums
 James Mackintosh
Guitar, bouzouki
Shaun Craig
Bass, fiddle
 Martin MacLeod
Fiddle, vocals
 Joan Maclachlan

Capercaillie is a British folk rock group from Scotland formed around 1984 by Donald Shaw and Karen Matheson.

background

The name is the English (from Scottish Gaelic ) expression for capercaillie .

In 1984 they released their first album Cascade . With the song Coisich A Ruin , a single sung in Scottish Gaelic made it into the UK Top 40 for the first time in 1992 . For the album Delirium , on which this title is included, Capercaillie received a gold record .

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK
1988 The Blood Is Strong UK-
silver
silver
UK
1991 delirium UK-
gold
gold
UK
1991 Secret People UK40
silver
silver

(3 weeks)UK
1994 Capercaillie UK61 (1 week)
UK
1995 To the moon UK41 (3 weeks)
UK
1997 Beautiful wasteland UK55 (2 weeks)
UK

More albums

  • 1984: Cascade
  • 1987: Crosswinds
  • 1989: Sidewaulk
  • 1992: Get Out
  • 1995: Glenfinnan (Songs of the '45)
  • 1995: The Blood Is Strong
  • 1998: Dusk Till Dawn: The Best of Capercaillie
  • 2000: Nàdurra
  • 2002: Capercaillie Live in Concert
  • 2002: Choice Language
  • 2004: Grace and Pride
  • 2008: Roses and Tears
  • 2013: At the Heart of It All

Singles and EPs

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK
1992 A Prince Among Islands
 UK39 (2 weeks)
UK
EP
1994 When You Return
Capercaillie 		UK86 (2 weeks)
UK
Miracle of Being
Capercaillie 		UK77 (2 weeks)
UK
1995 Dark Alan (Ailein Duinn)
To The Moon 		UK65 (2 weeks)
UK

swell

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: UK
  2. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK

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