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  <review>The Blood Is Strong is the first soundtrack album by folk rock band Capercaillie originally issued in 1988 and reissued in 1995 with six extra tracks by Survival Records. It was issued in North America by Valley Entertainment in 2000.</review>
  <outline>The Blood Is Strong is the first soundtrack album by folk rock band Capercaillie originally issued in 1988 and reissued in 1995 with six extra tracks by Survival Records. It was issued in North America by Valley Entertainment in 2000.</outline>
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  <title>The Blood Is Strong</title>
  <year>1995</year>
  <premiered>1995-01-01</premiered>
  <releasedate>1995-01-01</releasedate>
  <runtime>55</runtime>
  <genre>Celtic</genre>
  <genre>Folk</genre>
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  <artist>Capercaillie</artist>
  <albumartist>Capercaillie</albumartist>
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    <position>1</position>
    <title>An Gille Bàn</title>
    <duration>05:11</duration>
  </track>
  <track>
    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>2</position>
    <title>Dòmhnall (Black Donald)</title>
    <duration>01:30</duration>
  </track>
  <track>
    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>3</position>
    <title>An t-Eilean Mu Thuath</title>
    <duration>02:55</duration>
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  <track>
    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>4</position>
    <title>Fagail Bhernaraidh (Leaving Berneray)</title>
    <duration>03:25</duration>
  </track>
  <track>
    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>5</position>
    <title>The Lorn Theme</title>
    <duration>02:30</duration>
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  <track>
    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>6</position>
    <title>Gun Teann Mi ris na Ruinn Tha Seo (Remembrance)</title>
    <duration>02:50</duration>
  </track>
  <track>
    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>7</position>
    <title>Aignish</title>
    <duration>01:20</duration>
  </track>
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    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>8</position>
    <title>The Hebrides</title>
    <duration>01:27</duration>
  </track>
  <track>
    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>9</position>
    <title>Arrival Theme</title>
    <duration>02:52</duration>
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  <track>
    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>10</position>
    <title>Cumha Do dh'Uilleam Siosal</title>
    <duration>01:29</duration>
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  <track>
    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>11</position>
    <title>Iona Theme</title>
    <duration>00:49</duration>
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  <track>
    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>12</position>
    <title>O Mo Dhùthaich</title>
    <duration>01:35</duration>
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    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>13</position>
    <title>Calum's Road</title>
    <duration>03:39</duration>
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  <track>
    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>14</position>
    <title>Callinish, Picts, Celts</title>
    <duration>01:39</duration>
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  <track>
    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>15</position>
    <title>Fear a' Bhàta</title>
    <duration>01:54</duration>
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    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>16</position>
    <title>Alasdair Mhic Colla</title>
    <duration>02:05</duration>
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    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>17</position>
    <title>Dèan Cadalan Sàmhach</title>
    <duration>02:00</duration>
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    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>18</position>
    <title>Lordship of the Isles</title>
    <duration>01:31</duration>
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    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>19</position>
    <title>Grandfather Mountain</title>
    <duration>03:07</duration>
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    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>20</position>
    <title>Arrival Reprise</title>
    <duration>02:04</duration>
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    <position>21</position>
    <title>An Ataireachd Àrd</title>
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    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>22</position>
    <title>Colum Cille</title>
    <duration>00:47</duration>
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    <position>23</position>
    <title>'S Fhada Leam an Oidhche Gheamhraidh</title>
    <duration>01:54</duration>
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    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>24</position>
    <title>Downtown Toronto</title>
    <duration>02:33</duration>
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    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>25</position>
    <title>Maideanan na h-Airidh</title>
    <duration>01:28</duration>
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  <artistdesc>Capercaillie is a Scottish folk band that was founded in 1984 by Donald Shaw and led by Karen Matheson. Capercaillie performs traditional Gaelic and contemporary English songs. The group adapts traditional Gaelic music and traditional lyrics with modern production techniques and instruments such as electric guitar and bass guitar, though rarely synthesizers or drum machines.
The group's albums have appeared in the UK Albums Chart.

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