Maggie Macdonald

Not to be confused with the Canadian musician Maggie MacDonald.
Maggie Macdonald
Born (1952-11-17) 17 November 1952
Glasgow, Scotland
Died 26 July 2016(2016-07-26) (aged 63)
Genres Folk
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1993–2016
Labels Macmeanmna

Maggie Macdonald (née Michie; 17 November 1952 – 26 July 2016) was a Scottish Gaelic singer and primary school teacher. She was a Mòd gold medallist and sung with the Gaelic super-group, Cliar. She was part of The Campbells Of Greepe, along with other family members.

Early life

She was born in Glasgow on 17 November 1952, the daughter of a senior police detective.[1]

Gaelic singing

She appeared in her second Mòd final in 1993 in Airdrie.[2] The following year, in Dunoon, she won gold medal in solo singing.[3] In 1998 she formed the band Cliar, along with cousin Mary Ann Kennedy, Arthur Cormack, Bruce MacGregor and others.[4] The band's eponymous first album Cliar was named Best Album in 2003 at the inaugural Scots Trad Music Awards.[1] The band were often described as a gaelic supergroup.[5][6][7]

She was part of The Campbells of Greepe, family members from Skye with a long tradition of performing unaccompanied Gaelic song.[8] They were accomplished at puirt à beul, one of the most difficult genres of Gaelic song to perform.[9]

She also performed Gaelic Opera, Mac-Talla nan Eun, singing the last lament in a 2007 performance that was broadcast live.[10] The same year, she also appeared on Duan Nollaig, an album that was the first ever recorded collection of Christmas carols and songs in Gaelic.[11]

She was a member of the Inverness Gaelic choir.[12] She was on the board of directors of Fèis Rois, an organisation supporting Gaelic culture.[13]

She died on 26 July 2016.[1]

Discography

Cliar

The Campbells Of Greepe

Collaborations and guest appearances

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Obituary: Maggie Macdonald". The Scotsman. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Student follows in father's footsteps to make Mod history". The Herald. 22 October 1993. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Gold medal success for primary teacher". The Herald. 14 October 1994. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "It's not all in the name for this band". The Scotsman. 7 January 2003.
  5. ↑ "Cliar". The Scotsman. 8 January 2003. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Cliar show language of love is universal". The Scotsman. 9 January 2003. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Live Folk review". The Scotsman. 7 October 2002.
  8. ↑ MacKenzie, Keith (15 November 2013). "'Fonn': The life and times of the Campbells of Greepe". West Highland Free Press. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "The Campbells of Greepe to play Barn", STV News, 20 April 2012, retrieved 30 July 2016
  10. ↑ "Final lament to vanished community, via webcam OPERA". The Scotsman. 25 June 2007. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  11. 1 2 "Popped in again". The Scotsman. 9 November 2007. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  12. ↑ MacDonald, Isabel T (24 January 2012). "Review: An Aifreann Ghàidlig - St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Glasgow". The Herald. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  13. ↑ "Board of Directors". Fèis Rois. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "Classical music. Mozart: Idomeneo Shostakovich: Symphony No 11. Jazz Jeff 'Tain' Watts: Bar Talk. Folk Cliar: Gun Tàmh". The Scotsman. 5 August 2002. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "Album reviews". The Scotsman. 6 January 2006. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  16. ↑ Adams, Rob (18 May 2014). "The Campbells Of Greepe No 2 Greepe (Watercolour)". The Herald. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
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