Fergie MacDonald MBE (born 1938,
Glasgow
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, Scotland) is a
Scottish accordionist who specializes in
ceilidh music and plays the button key accordion. A trained
physiotherapist
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and an international
clay pigeon shooter, MacDonald is considered to be the man who popularised the West Highland style of traditional Scottish dance music. He was brought up in
Moidart
Moidart ( ; ) is part of the remote and isolated area of Scotland, west of Fort William, known as the Rough Bounds. Moidart itself is almost surrounded by bodies of water. Loch Shiel cuts off the eastern boundary of the district (along a sout ...
.
MacDonald topped the
Scottish Singles Chart
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in 1966 with his tune "
Loch Maree
Loch Maree ( gd, Loch Ma-ruibhe) is a loch in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. At long and with a maximum width of , it is the fourth-largest freshwater loch in Scotland; it is the largest north of Loch Ness. Its surface a ...
Islands". He was initially banned from appearing on the
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Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
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He still tours today throughout the world and has released 23 albums to date. He is well known through the tales told by fellow Scottish accordionist
as part of his stage act.
He released his autobiography in 2003, ''Fergie: Memories of a Musical Legend''.
*''It's Scotland's Music'' – Fergie MacDonald and his Highland Band, Shona SH 7001
*''21st Album: Traditional Ceilidh Music'' – Fergie MacDonald (1997), Greentrax Recordings