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The emotion of Runrig's final gigs in Stirling last summer has been captured in a film which will premiere this weekend.

From shinty anthem Clash of the Ash, by Runrig, to Fergie MacDonald's The Shinty Referee, this concert will showcase the songs, lyrics and melodies that feature or have been inspired by the sport.

SCOTTISH rockers Runrig were honoured for their lifelong contribution to the language and culture of Scotland at the sixth annual Gaelic Awards.

Donnie Munro performed a "farewell" show with Runrig, again at Stirling Castle, a whole 21 years ago.

FLYING the Saltire for Clan Alba is the Celticrock six-piece Runrig and they appear in Hall 1 of the Sage Gateshead on Wednesday night.

Songs such as Heart of America, Strangers to the Pine and the classic Runrig track The Cutter, from The Cutter and the Clan album of 1988, are all about the trials and tribulations of starting a new life thousands of miles from home.

GUITARIST Malcolm Jones of Runrig is seriously ill in hospital after collapsing at Edinburgh's Waverley Station.

SSCOTTISH band Runrig have been together for 30 years and still regularly tour and release albums.

His dad is famous as the ex-Runrig frontman, but Niall admitted that while he has experimented with Runrig song mixes, "It's a bit too close to home".

Wishart is the only MP ever to have appeared on Top of the Pops -he used to play in Scots group Runrig.

The Fortress of Killyleagh Castle will be breached once again on July 26 and 27 when Irish singer Mary Black and rockers Runrig hit the stage.

From anthem Clash of the Ash by Runrig to Fergie MacDonald's The Shinty Referee, the performance will bring together the songs that have been inspired by the sport.