Check this new article out on Runrig at Scottish Bylines.

If music is to mean anything in our lives it must have a root. Sure, we also consume music as aural wallpaper in shopping centres, at the gym, at leisure and so on, but music which stays with us often has something more to it than just a backdrop to modern living. There is a long history of music that reflects cultures, and another lineage that reflects protest and politics. Arch exponents of the art form include Joan Baez, Billy Bragg, Nina Simone, Pink Floyd, U2, Billie Holiday and, of course, Big Country, who I wrote of previously.