Mara is the ninth album by Scottish Celtic rock group Runrig, released on 6 November 1995 by Chrysalis Records.

[1] It spawned only one single "Things That Are", which reached the top ten in their native Scotland, and number forty in the United Kingdom.

The album debuted at number twenty-four in the United Kingdom, spending a total of six weeks within the UK Top 100.

[8] Mara was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in 2013, indicating sales in excess of 60,000 copies.

Additionally, The Royal Scottish National Orchestra provided string sections, arranged by Eddie MacGuire, and The Glasgow Hebridean Gaelic Choir, conducted by Raibert McCallum, once again joined the band as they had done with their previous studio album.