Alastair McDonald
Banjo, Musical Artist
1941 –
Who is Alastair McDonald?
Alastair McDonald is a Scottish banjo-playing folk/jazz musician, probably most famous for his recordings of Jim MacLean's folk songs, such as The Barras and The massacre of Glencoe, but also for some humorous songs, such as the jazz comedy song Sam the skull, about a Glasgow cat.
McDonald has mainly recorded songs written by other songwriters, for example Robert Burns and Jim MacLean, but has also written songs himself, and reworked traditional songs. Though quite well known - he has toured US, Canada, Israel, Denmark, Thailand and several more countries - not much is spoken of him in media. Much of his work in recent years has been political song, usually socialist and/or republican, such as his tribute song to John MacLean and Wee Wee German Lairdie. He supports Scottish independence.
He lives in Netherlee, East Renfrewshire.
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