It's hard to accept that Bruce is dead, his voice forever silenced.

I've been a fan since 1994 and didn't want it all to be over after 3 years as Donnie left, because Runrig's music helped me through many difficult years. Your texts encouraged me and helped me. I was lucky enough to meet Donnie, Rory, Calum, Iain and Peter personally and had interesting conversations with them.

As Runrig announced that they found a new lead singer from Canada I was quite sceptical.  But I learned that there is strong link between the Maritimes and Scotland. And as I listen to “Fiddle and Bow” with Bruce and Nataly MacMaster, I know he as the right man.
Bruce has breathed new life into Runrig after we all thought it was over with Donnie's departure.
I remember the first concert with him in Bonn. We were all excited to see what to expect, how the songs would sound like with his voice, and I was overwhelmed when he sang the first tune.
Many songs sounded strange at first, but Bruce took us all away, overwhelming us with his voice, his liveliness, and his humour.
I can still see him approaching the fans after the show, hesitantly and shyly, and they welcomed him with small gifts and conversations. I also spoke to him and got to know him as a polite, funny and nice person.
He helped shape Runrig for 20 years and seeing Rory and Malcom jump around on stage with him and unwind mus

ically was always a joy that I felt at many concerts, right up to the last one in Cologne.
Many, many wonderful memories of Bruce are in my “Book of Golden Stories” and I will treasure them forever.

His voice and his songs will never be silent for me.

My deepest condolences to his family, his wife Kim, his children Dylan and Jody. I wish them a lot of strength during this difficult time.



Life is a stage, I play my past
Every note an expression, every last curtain call
I´ll make you laugh, I´ll break your heart
I´ll never try to make sense of it all
Why even try and make sense of it all

For this life I´ve known is all I´ve needed
And sorrows few, too few to say
I´ll not stand alone, I´ll not stand defeated
When it comes my time, I´ll smile and say

I rose every day, with good in my heart
Tried to follow your way when you called
In this great plan so little my part
So amazing, so small