Maggie Macdonald | |
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Born | Glasgow, Scotland | 17 November 1952
Died | 26 July 2016 | (aged 63)
Genres | Folk |
Instrument(s) | 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 sang with the Gaelic super-group, Cliar. She was part of The Campbells Of Greepe, along with other family members.
She was born on 17 November 1952 in Glasgow, Scotland. She was the daughter of Alasdair Michie, a senior police detective who had family on the Braes of Skye. [1]
She was part of the Inverness Gaelic Choir and in 1991 travelled with them to take part in a Gaelic festival in Vancouver, Canada where she won a solo singing competition. [2] She appeared in her second Mòd final in 1993 in Airdrie. [3] The following year, in Dunoon, she won gold medal in solo singing. [4] In 1998 she formed the band Cliar, along with cousin Mary Ann Kennedy, Arthur Cormack, Bruce MacGregor and others. [5] 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. [6] [7] [8]
She was part of The Campbells of Greepe, family members from Skye with a long tradition of performing unaccompanied Gaelic song. [9] They were accomplished at puirt à beul, one of the most difficult genres of Gaelic song to perform. [10]
She also performed Gaelic Opera, Mac-Talla nan Eun, singing the last lament in a 2007 performance that was broadcast live. [11] 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. [12]
She was a member of the Inverness Gaelic choir. [13] She was on the board of directors of Fèis Rois, an organisation supporting Gaelic culture. [14]
She died on 26 July 2016. [1]
Maggie Macdonald | |
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Born | Glasgow, Scotland | 17 November 1952
Died | 26 July 2016 | (aged 63)
Genres | Folk |
Instrument(s) | 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 sang with the Gaelic super-group, Cliar. She was part of The Campbells Of Greepe, along with other family members.
She was born on 17 November 1952 in Glasgow, Scotland. She was the daughter of Alasdair Michie, a senior police detective who had family on the Braes of Skye. [1]
She was part of the Inverness Gaelic Choir and in 1991 travelled with them to take part in a Gaelic festival in Vancouver, Canada where she won a solo singing competition. [2] She appeared in her second Mòd final in 1993 in Airdrie. [3] The following year, in Dunoon, she won gold medal in solo singing. [4] In 1998 she formed the band Cliar, along with cousin Mary Ann Kennedy, Arthur Cormack, Bruce MacGregor and others. [5] 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. [6] [7] [8]
She was part of The Campbells of Greepe, family members from Skye with a long tradition of performing unaccompanied Gaelic song. [9] They were accomplished at puirt à beul, one of the most difficult genres of Gaelic song to perform. [10]
She also performed Gaelic Opera, Mac-Talla nan Eun, singing the last lament in a 2007 performance that was broadcast live. [11] 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. [12]
She was a member of the Inverness Gaelic choir. [13] She was on the board of directors of Fèis Rois, an organisation supporting Gaelic culture. [14]
She died on 26 July 2016. [1]