Finlay MacDonald (musician)
Finlay MacDonald (born 1978) is a Scottish musician and composer.[1] He was one of the first pipers ever to receive a BA in Scottish music and piping from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.[2]
MacDonald is head of piping studies at the National Piping Centre in Glasgow,[3] and a member of the Oman Airforce band.[3] He founded his own band The Finlay MacDonald Band, who toured between 2006 and 2007 to highly positive reviews, though in recent years they have been inactive.[3][4][5] Annually he works with Roddy MacLeod to organise the Piping Live! Festival.[3]
He performed with Jay-Z, P Diddy and Alicia Keys at the MTV Music Awards in 2010 and later with Bryan Adams at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.[3]
As well as musical collaborations and performances, MacDonald also starred alongside Michael Keaton in the film A Shot at Glory.[3]
Discography
- First O' the Darkenin 2004[6]
References
- ↑ Davidson, Vicky (August 4, 2005). "Piping Alive; Forget tartan, shortbread and whisky - just dance!". Evening Times (in English) (Glasgow). p. 13.
- ↑ Wild, Abigail (August 13, 2005). "So cool, he's really piping hot; Profile Finlay MacDonald; With spiky hair and jeans, he seems more pop star than piper, particularly with his entourage of teenage female fans in tow. But who is the 27-year-old blowing the wind of change into traditional piping?". The Herald (in English) (Glasgow). p. 15.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Ellis, Maureen (August 10, 2011). "Piping Guru Goes from Rap to Reel in Jig Time". Evening Times (in English) (Glasgow). p. 26.
- ↑ "Fort hosts prestigious piping contest". Aberdeen Press and Journal (in English). August 4, 2007. p. 4.
- ↑ Brooks, Cameron (November 11, 2006). "Wet wet wet are headline act at Aberdeen's Hogmanay celebrations". Aberdeen Press and Journal (in English). p. 24.
- ↑ Long, Siobhán (July 20, 2007). "Traditional". The Irish Times (in English). p. 15.
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