An Turas (The Journey)

A live album recorded by Donnie Munro at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections festival in January of 2008.

Donnie’s previous studio album Heart of America won Album Of The Year at the 2006 Scots Trad Music Awards.

An Turas (The Journey) is a theme that Donnie, formerly singer and frontman with Scottish rock band Runrig and now solo artist, had been exploring for some time. The sense of people and of place, of the permanence of the landscape, set against the changes in the lives of the people, the language and the culture, the history, the transience of movement, migration and displacement, the ties of family, the strength of culture, the iconic symbol of sea and of great journeys – all powerful informing themes that are encapsulated in this compelling live performance.