The Band from Rockall The Band from Rockall The Band from Rockall is a duo and solo project of Runrig songwriters Calum and Rory Macdonald. It is also the title of their debut self-titled bilingual album in English and Gaelic "The Band from Rockall" (long title being "The Band from Rockall: The Solo Project from Calum and Rory Macdonald"). The duo's name comes from Rockall, a remote rocky uninhabited islet in the North Atlantic Ocean, lying 300 miles west of the Scottish mainland. This was chosen by the brothers as a point 'half-way' between their native North Uist and the United States, representing both
Rockall (band) engineer. Ruairidh Howells returned to the band some years later to play drums, mandolin and saxophone, alongside Pete Scott (fiddle, bass), Seán Mac Labhraí (piano, bouzouki), Marjolein Poortvliet (fiddle), Mike Coughlan (uillean pipes) and Jack Harris (guitar). Jack Harris maintains a parallel solo career, performing songs rather than Rockall's preferred instrumentals. Rockall's first album is due for release in the second half of 2018. It has been provisionally titled "Northwesterly, Good", a reference to the UK Shipping Forecast in which the island features. Rockall (band) Rockall is a band named after the island off the west coast of Scotland, who