Steve McDonald (born 9 September 1950) is a
New Zealand
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composer, singer, and instrumentalist who performs in the
Celtic fusion
Celtic fusion is an umbrella term for any modern music which incorporates influences considered "Celtic", or Celtic music which incorporates modern music. It is a syncretic musical tradition which borrows freely from the perceived "Celtic" music ...
musical style. He performed in rock bands
Timberjack
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History
Timberjack was founded in Woodstock, Ontario in the 1950s by Wesley Maggill and ...
,
Dizzy Limits, and
Human Instinct before embarking on a solo career. He has composed musical scores for television shows and documentaries. Beginning in the early 1990s, McDonald has explored his
Scottish heritage through a series of
Celtic
Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to:
Language and ethnicity
*pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia
**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
**Proto-Celtic language
* Celtic music
*Celtic nations
Sports Fo ...
recordings.
He is published on the
Etherean Music music label.
Solo albums
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Spinfield (
Hearts of Space Records
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History
Hearts of Space Records was founded in 1984 as an ...
)
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Sons of Somerled
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Stone of Destiny (album)
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Winter in Scotland: A Highland Christmas
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The Message (Steve McDonald album)
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Highland Farewell
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Legend (Steve McDonald album)
References
External links
AOL Music BiographyAOL Music DiscographyAnswers.com BiographyLast.fm Artist Page
1950 births
Living people
New Zealand singer-songwriters
New Zealand people of Scottish descent
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