50 Great Songs is a box set by Scottish celtic rock

Celtic rock

Celtic rock is a genre of folk rock and a form of Celtic fusion which incorporates Celtic music, instrumentation and themes into a rock music context...

 band Runrig

Runrig

Runrig are a Scottish Celtic rock group formed in Skye, in 1973 under the name 'The Run Rig Dance Band'. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included songwriters Rory Macdonald and Calum Macdonald. The current line-up also includes longtime members Malcolm Jones, Iain Bayne, and more...

, released on 1 November 2010 on Ridge Records. Consisting of three CDs and a DVD, the release focuses predominately on lead singer Bruce Guthro

Bruce Guthro

Bruce Guthro is a Canadian singer / songwriter, from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Guthro has recorded as a solo artist, and in 1998 also joined Scottish folk rock band Runrig, whilst still pursuing his solo career...

's time within the band.

Also included are cover versions of the songs, "Dance Called America" and "Chi Mi'N Geamhradh", by Dick Gaughan

Dick Gaughan

Richard Peter Gaughan usually known as Dick Gaughan is a Scottish musician, singer, and songwriter, particularly of folk and social protest songs.-Early years:...

 and Cathy Ann McPhee, respectively.

Track listing

Disc One

1. "Wall of China"
2. "This Day"
3. "Clash of the Ash"
4. "Life Is"
5. "And the Accordions Played"
6. "Running to the Light"
7. "One Thing"
8. "Book of Golden Stories"
9. "The Ship"
10. "The Stamping Ground"
11. "The Wedding"
12. "In Search of Angels"
13. "In Scandanavia"
14. "The Message"
15. "Atoms"
16. "Maymorning"
17. "Dance Called America" (performed by Dick Gaughan
    Dick Gaughan
    Richard Peter Gaughan usually known as Dick Gaughan is a Scottish musician, singer, and songwriter, particularly of folk and social protest songs.-Early years:...
    
    )
18. "Flower of the West" (live)

Disc Two

1. "Year of the Flood"
2. "The Old Boys"
3. "Empty Glens"
4. "Gabriel's Sword"
5. "Road Trip"
6. "Mighty Atlantic"
7. "Hearthammer" (live)
8. "Edge of the World" (live)
9. "Beat the Drum" (live)
10. "Hearts of Olden Glory" (live)
11. "Ocean Road" (live)
12. "Proterra" (live)
13. "Every River" (live)
14. "Big Sky" (live)
15. "Protect and Survive" (live)
16. "Skye" (live)

Disc Three

1. "Abhainn An T-Sluaigh"
2. "Oran"
3. "Sona"
4. "An Dealachad"
5. "Sabhal Aig Neill"
6. "Siol Ghorraidh"
7. "An T-lasgair"
8. "Chi Mi’n Geamhradh" (performed by Cathy Ann McPhee)
9. "An Toll Dubh"
10. "Faileas Air An Airidh"
11. "Alba"
12. "Canada"
13. "An Ubhal As Airde
14. "Pog Aon Oidhche Earraich"
15. "Cho Buidhe ‘S A Bha I Riabh"
16. "Cum ‘Ur N’Aire"

DVD

1. "Siol Ghoraidh" (live)
2. "Hears of Olden Glory" (live)
3. "Intro" (live)
4. "Beat the Drum" (live)
5. "Proterra" (live)
6. "Ocean Road" (live)
7. "Protect and Survive" (live)
8. "Skye" (live)
9. "Clash of the Ash" (live)
10. "Edge of the World" (live)
11. "Loch Lomond" (live)

Runrig

• Bruce Guthro
  Bruce Guthro
  Bruce Guthro is a Canadian singer / songwriter, from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Guthro has recorded as a solo artist, and in 1998 also joined Scottish folk rock band Runrig, whilst still pursuing his solo career...
  
   – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
• Rory Macdonald
  Rory MacDonald
  Roderick Macdonald is the bassist of the Scottish Celtic rock band Runrig, as well as their primary songwriter with his younger brother, Calum Macdonald. Rory tends to write the melody, and Calum the lyrics...
  
   – bass, vocals
• Malcolm Jones
  Malcolm Jones
  The Malcolm Jones was an American automobile manufactured in Detroit from 1914 to 1915. It was a four-cylinder water-cooled cyclecar....
  
   – guitars, midi pipes, vocals
• Iain Bayne – drums
• Brian Hurren – keyboards, vocals
• Calum Macdonald – percussion, vocals
• Donnie Munro
  Donnie Munro
  Donnie Munro is a Scottish musician, and former lead singer of the band Runrig.A native speaker of Scottish Gaelic, much of his work is in that language.-Early life:...
  
   – vocals (1974-1997)
• Peter Wishart
  Peter Wishart
  Peter "Pete" Wishart is the Scottish National Party Member of Parliament for Perth and North Perthshire. He was the SNP Chief Whip at Westminster from 2001–2007 and is currently the party's Westminster Spokesperson for the Constitution, Home Affairs, Culture, Media and Sport and International...
  
   – keyboards (1986-2001)

Production personnel

• Kristian Gislason – executive producer, remastering
• Jan Eliasson – remastering
• Tom Jeppesen – DVD authoring
• Norman Strachan – DVD editing
• John Hay – DVD editing