Megan MacDonald
Megan MacDonald | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lairg |
| Genres | Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Accordion |
Megan MacDonald is a Scottish accordionist. She is from Lairg, in the Scottish Highlands.[1] She is a member of the band Eabhal, and also works as a session musician with other bands including HEISK,[2] The Dusk,[3] and The Calum McIlroy Trio.[4]
Education
MacDonald attended Sgoil Chiùil na Gàidhealtachd and studied in Plockton, in her final year at school.[1]
On June 9, 2017, MacDonald performed with her Eabhal bandmates at the Lews Castle College UHI Music department End of Year concert[5] and in 2019, graduated with a BA Applied Music from the University of the Highlands and Islands.[6]
Career
MacDonald joined Eabhal after meeting the other band members whilst studying at University,[7] and having seen them play at an event on North Uist.[1] She was asked to join HEISK by Catriona Hawksworth and Becca Skeoch at the Celtic Connections Festival Club in Glasgow.[2] Eabhal, with MacDonald, featured on the album 21 Years of the Fèis Rois Ceilidh Trail, released in 2020 by Fèis Rois with support from Creative Scotland, in lieu of the annual Ceilidh Trail tour, which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] On October 16, 2020, MacDonald performed on the live-streamed Cèilidh na Comhairle, the finale of the Royal National Mod, organised by Highland Council and Fèis Rois with support from Bòrd na Gàidhlig.[9][10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Megan MacDonald". Eabhal. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Beyond the boundaries: Heisk on the inspiration behind their funked-up folk". The National. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ↑ "Josie Duncan". National Theatre of Scotland. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ↑ "About". Calum McIlroy. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ↑ "Magazine Hebrides". www.magazinehebrides.com. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ↑ "Music students unite to graduate". www.welovestornoway.com. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ↑ "Trad artist glad he got Uist to life on Scottish island". The National. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ↑ "StackPath". www.folkradio.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ↑ MacNeill, Alison. "Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd agus Fèis Rois a' cur cèilidh nàiseanta air-loidhne air dòigh gus tàlant na sgìre a thaisbeanadh". www.highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ↑ "Curtain comes down on 2020 Virtual Mod". The Oban Times. 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
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