The group are named after the "Wolfstone", a Pictish stone originally sited at Ardross, Easter Ross, close to where the band initially recorded.

The roots of Wolfstone go back to when fiddler Duncan Chisholm met guitarist Stuart Eaglesham at a pub session.

An idea becoming realised, Stuart's brother and keyboard player, Struan Eaglesham, was offered a place in the line-up, as was piper Allan Wilson from Bonar Bridge.

In 1989, Wolfstone performed their opening show at the first Highland Traditional Music Festival in Dingwall, supplemented by sequenced bass and drums.

Following this, the band ran the usual Highlands and Islands village dance hall circuit, gaining live experience.

Mid-process, they were offered a support slot at Runrig's major Loch Lomond Midsummer event,[2] alongside such acts as Capercaillie[3] and Hothouse Flowers.

By this time, piper Allan Wilson had left the band, and his position was filled for several years by a string of different session musicians, including Roddy McCourt, Dougie Pincock, Gordon Duncan and Martyn Bennett.

[5] An EP entitled Burning Horizons was released in 1993, consolidating bassist Wayne Mackenzie and drummer Mop Youngson as full-time members.

In 1997, a best-of compilation album, assembled by the band's former label Iona Records, was released in partnership with Green Linnet.

Alyn Cosker, session drummer on the album, joined the band full-time, whilst long-time bassist Wayne Mackenzie left the group.

In 2003, Ross Hamilton joined Wolfstone on various guitar duties, but eventually began to share vocals with Stuart Eaglesham.

In early 2007, Wolfstone released Terra Firma with a launch party at the Ironworks venue in Inverness, with Ross Hamilton assuming full vocal duties on the album.

This meant that by the time Wolfstone supported Runrig at their 'Beat the Drum' concert at Drumnadrochit on the banks of Loch Ness, Stuart Eaglesham had returned to lead vocals.