Mànran

Mànran
Mànran in Quimper, Cornouaille Festival (Brittany, France).
Background information
Origin Scotland
Genres Gaelic traditions, Scottish folk music, rock
Years active 2010 (2010)–present
Website manran.co.uk
Members Ewen Henderson
Gary Innes
Craig Irving
Ryan Murphy
Ross Saunders
Mark Scobbie
Past members Norrie MacIver
Scott Mackay
Calum Stewart

Mànran are a Scottish band that was established in June 2010.[1] Since 2010 they have performed at several international folk/world festivals, won awards and were invited to do a special one-off concert for the 2012 London Olympics.

The band embarked on their first trip to America in 2013.

Career

2011: Breakthrough

On 17 January 2011 the band released their first single "Latha Math" and were aiming to be the first Gaelic song in the Top 40 for the 21st Century.[2] While the band reached 29 mid-week, they slipped out of the top 40 to Number 61 for the official chart on Sunday 23 January 2011.[3] However, they did secure Number 6 in both the UK Indie Chart and the Scottish Singles Chart.[4][5] In August 2012 they released "Take You There" with Michelle McManus to raise money for the STV Appeal 2012. Mànran and Michelle McManus performed the song live on 7 September 2012 on the STV Appeal show.[6]

2012–present

Mànran on stage at the "Folk am Neckar" festival 2015 (Germany)
Mànran on stage at the "Folk am Neckar" festival 2015 (Germany)

In September 2012, Calum Stewart left the band to be replaced by Irish Uilleann Piper/ Flute player Ryan Murphy.

The band recorded their second album The Test in early 2013 and later released it on a CD release tour around Scotland in May/ June 2013.

The following August saw the band made its debut in America at the world-renowned Milwaukee Irish festival in Wisconsin, followed by a five-week tour that saw the band play in Chicago, Bay City, New Hampshire, Albany, California, Arizona and Iowa. After America, the band went to Australia to perform at the Australasian World Music Festival to critical acclaim.

Discography

Albums

Year Album details
2011 Mànran
  • Released: 15 July 2011
  • Label: Mànran
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2013 The Test
  • Released: June 2013
  • Label: Mànran
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2017 An Dà Là
  • Released: January 2017
  • Label: Mànran
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK
[3]		 UK Indie
[4]		 SCO
[5]
2011 "Latha Math" 6166 Mànran
2012 "Take You There"
(with Michelle McManus)		 ——70 Charity single
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. ↑ "About". Manran. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
  2. ↑ "Gaelic band launch charts bid". BBC News. 17 January 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Mànran > UK Charts". The Official Charts Company.
  4. 1 2 Peak positions for Indie singles in the UK:
    • For "Latha Math": "Chart Archive > 29th January 2011 >". Official Charts Company. 2011-01-29.
  5. 1 2 Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
    • For "Latha Math": "Chart Archive > 29th January 2011 >". Official Charts Company. 2011-01-29.
  6. ↑ STV Appeal charity single launched to raise money for children in poverty. STV
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