Calum MacDonald (musician)
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12 November 1953
- Teacher
- Musician
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| Born | Calum MacDonald 12 November 1953 Lochmaddy, North Uist, Scotland |
| Origin | Isle of Skye, Scotland |
| Genres | Celtic rock |
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| Years active | 1973–present |
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Calum MacDonald (Scottish Gaelic: Calum Dòmhnallach /kalˠəm dɔ̃ːnəlˠəx/; born 12 November 1953) is a musician who was a founder member of and percussionist in the Scottish Celtic rock band Runrig. MacDonald was the band's primary songwriter with his older brother Rory MacDonald from 1973 to 2018. Generally, Rory wrote the melodies and Calum the lyrics.
MacDonald was born in Lochmaddy, North Uist[1] before moving to Portree, on the Isle of Skye, for secondary school.[2] It was in Skye that MacDonald and his brother Rory formed Runrig along with Blair Douglas and subsequently Donnie Munro and Robert MacDonald.[3]
He attended Jordanhill College and worked as a P.E. teacher at Lasswade High School and other schools in Lothian until 1983 when he became a professional musician.[1]
