This article is about the Scottish band. For the town in Uttar Pradesh, India, see Rura.
| RURA | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Scottish folk music, Celtic music |
| Years active | 2010-present |
| Labels | Greentrax Recordings |
| Members |
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| Past members | Adam Holmes
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| Website | www |
RURA (sometimes styled as Rura) are a Scottish folk band composed of Jack Smedley, Steven Blake, Adam Brown, and David Foley. The band gained prominence at the Celtic Connections festival starting in 2010. RURA were Danny Kyle Open Stage winners in 2011 at the Celtic Connections festival, and won both "Up and Coming Artist of the Year" in 2011 and "Live Act of the Year" in 2015 at the Scots Trad Music Awards.
Band members
- Jack Smedley – fiddle
- Steven Blake – pipes, whistle, piano
- Adam Brown – guitar
- David Foley – bodhrán, flute
Discography
Albums
- Break It Up (2012)
- Despite the Dark (2015)
- In Praise of Home (2018)
- Live at the Old Fruitmarket (2020)
- Dusk Moon (2023)
EPs
- Our Voices Echo (2022)
References
- Jobson, Jonny (2 May 2018). "Rura ready and raring to go with return to their roots". The National. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- "New Album from Scottish Group Rura". The Journal of Music. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- "MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2011". Hands Up for Trad. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- "TRIUMPH FOR TRAD TALENT IN DUNDEE WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR MG ALBA SCOTS TRAD MUSIC AWARDS 2015". Hands Up for Trad. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2021.