Donald Angus Beaton
Musical Artist
1912 – 1981
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Who was Donald Angus Beaton?
Donald Angus Beaton was a blacksmith and a fiddler. He was the son of Angus R. Beaton and Annie Belle Campbell.
He composed for the violin and his work may be heard on the Rounder LP 7011 The Beatons Of Mabou - Marches, Jigs, Strathspeys & Reels of the Highland Scot '. The Smithsonian Folkways Recordings SFW40507 Cape Breton Fiddle and Piano Music, The Beaton Family of Mabou feature his compositions played by his family.
His son is the popular Cape Breton fiddler Kinnon Beaton. Andrea Beaton, Kinnon's daughter and Donald Angus' granddaughter is also an outstanding fiddler.
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