Ceol Roc Ceilteach / Folk that Rock

Rock musician Iain Spanish MacKay grew up on the Isle of Lewis listening to Celtic Rock. In this documentary, he embarks on a journey to meet some of the musicians behind his favourite records.

In Scotland, he visits Runrig’s Calum MacDonald, Big Country’s Bruce Watson, Tide Lines’ frontman Robert Robertson, and Simple Minds’ Mick MacNeil. Then it's on to Ireland to catch up with Horslips, The Saw Doctors, In Tua Nua and Thin Lizzy’s original guitarist Eric Bell - who demonstrates how the ultimate Celtic Rock classic “Whiskey in the Jar” was written.

Gàidhlig

Dh’fhàs an neach-ciùil, Iain Spàinneach MacAoidh, suas ann an Eilean Leòdhais ag èisteachd ri Roc Ceilteach, agus san aithriseachd seo tha e a’ dol air turas a choinneachadh ri cuid de luchd-ciùil nan clàran as fheàrr leis.

Ann an Alba, tha e a’ tadhal air Calum Dòmhnallach aig Runrig, Bruce Watson bho Big Country, Robert Robertson, fear-aghaidh Tide Lines, Mick MacNeill aig Simple Minds, agus an uair sin air adhart a dh’Èirinn a thadhal air Horslips, The Saw Doctors, In Tua Nua agus tha Eric Bell, an cluicheadair giotàr tùsail aig Thin Lizzy, a’ taisbeanadh mar a chaidh an fhìor chlasaig Roc Ceilteach “Whiskey in the Jar” a sgrìobhadh.