The MacDonald Brothers are pipers and folk musicians from Scotland.[1]
The three brothers, Angus, Allan (born 1956) and Iain grew up in Glenuig, a small Gaelic-speaking community in the west Highlands of Scotland.[2][3][4][5] They have an older sister, Alexandra. Their father, Ronald, was known as "The Whaler," (after spending years whaling) and now the three brothers are often referred to as "The Whaler Brothers". The three brothers are all involved in the Scottish music scene.[2][3][5]
The MacDonald brothers are known as activists for the Gaelic language. They were involved in the Ceartas protest in 1981.[8]
Ceòl mo Bhràthair (My Brother's Music), a television programme celebrating the music and lives of the three brothers, was broadcast by BBC Scotland in January 2007.[9]
Angus's son, Allan, is the piper and multi-instrumentalist in Niteworks.
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^. Learning and Teaching Scotland. Archived from the original on 9 March 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
macdonald, brothers, confused, with, also, mcdonald, brothers, disambiguation, pipers, folk, musicians, from, scotland, three, brothers, angus, allan, born, 1956, iain, grew, glenuig, small, gaelic, speaking, community, west, highlands, scotland, they, have, o. Not to be confused with The MacDonald Brothers See also McDonald Brothers disambiguation The MacDonald Brothers are pipers and folk musicians from Scotland 1 The three brothers Angus Allan born 1956 and Iain grew up in Glenuig a small Gaelic speaking community in the west Highlands of Scotland 2 3 4 5 They have an older sister Alexandra Their father Ronald was known as The Whaler after spending years whaling and now the three brothers are often referred to as The Whaler Brothers The three brothers are all involved in the Scottish music scene 2 3 5 All three brothers studied under Pipe Major John M MacKenzie at Queen Victoria School Dunblane 4 Iain was later taught by Duncan Johnstone and Roderick MacDonald in South Uist and at one time was musician in residence at Sabhal Mor Ostaig He currently tutors at Lews Castle College UHI Benbecula and is Ceolas s artistic director 6 Allan has worked in the School of Scottish Studies and taught piping at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama 2 He also taught at the National Piping Centre in Glasgow 2 Angus has practised as a doctor in Cape Breton and in Skye and is involved with the Donald MacDonald Quaich and the John MacFadyen Memorial Piping Trust 7 3 5 The MacDonald brothers are known as activists for the Gaelic language They were involved in the Ceartas protest in 1981 8 Ceol mo Bhrathair My Brother s Music a television programme celebrating the music and lives of the three brothers was broadcast by BBC Scotland in January 2007 9 Angus s son Allan is the piper and multi instrumentalist in Niteworks References edit Modern piping Learning and Teaching Scotland Archived from the original on 9 March 2011 Retrieved 13 August 2011 a b c d Allan MacDonald Pipetunes pipetunes ca a b c Scottish music from Dr Angus MacDonald 15 November 2002 Archived from the original on 15 November 2002 Retrieved 10 October 2010 a b Scottish music from Allan MacDonald 20 October 2006 Archived from the original on 20 October 2006 a b c Dr Angus MacDonald Temple Records templerecords co uk Ceolas Uibhist ceolas co uk The Piping Encyclopaedia Archived from the original on 30 March 2012 Retrieved 13 August 2011 Roger Hutchinson A Waxing Moon The Modern Gaelic Revival 2005 An Tilleadh BBC Alba Retrieved 13 August 2011 External links editPersonal website of Allan MacDonald nbsp nbsp This article about a Scottish musician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title MacDonald Brothers amp oldid 1164085936, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
