Bidding goes wild for Runrig-signed shinty shirt
Bidding went wild for the Runrig-signed shinty shirt put up for auction last week by musician and broadcaster Gary Innes.
With bids coming in from across the world, including a Skye man struggling with his wifi in Albania, bidding closed this week for the shirt worn by Gary on stage at Runrig’s Last Dance shows and signed by the legendary band once the final curtain came down.
Bidding reached a phenomenal £4,232. After eBay takes its percentage, this leaves £3,809 which Gary is donating to help develop youth shinty.
Highland-born accordionist and founding member of Mánran, Gary had the honour of joining Runrig as part of their Last Dance finale shows in Stirling, to perform as part of their famous shinty song Clash of the Ash.
Gary said: ‘I’ve been completely blown away by the amount of money the strip has generated for youth shinty. However, it is not a surprise there has been so much interest as I’ve never known a band to have a fanbase like Runrig does.
‘This money will go a long way to help youth shinty and its development, which will be fantastic for the sport and its future. A huge thanks again to the Runrig lads for signing the shirt – true advocates of Scottish culture to the end.’
Gary was the front-cover image and poster boy for Runrig’s penultimate album, Everything you see, in 2007 and has subsequently joined the band on many occasions to perform Clash of the Ash since first taking to the stage with them in Drumnadrochit in 2007.
While on stage both nights, Gary sported his No 9 Scotland captain shinty strip he wore at the last Scotland win at Croke Park as part of the 2010 shinty/hurling international meet.