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The MacDonald Brothers, now performing as The Macs, are a Scottish pop folk duo from Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland, consisting of brothers Brian and Craig MacDonald.They first rose to prominence in the third UK series of television talent show The X Factor in 2006, [1] and have since gone on to release four studio albums.
A 2001 book of New York Times theatre reviews sorts Mc names as if spelled Mac. [13] A 2002 official document for the State of Vermont recommends explicitly no special treatment for Mac and Mc. [14] New Hart's Rules (Oxford University Press, 2005) advises "List names prefixed with Mc, Mac, or M c as if they were spelled Mac". [15]
Jimmie Macgregor was born in Springburn, Glasgow, Scotland, [2] and grew up in a tenement and then a council house, about which he has said: "Our house was a focus for people to gather and make music....
Gaelic folk music or Gaelic traditional music is the folk music of Goidelic-speaking communities in Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man, often including lyrics in those languages. Characteristic forms of Gaelic music include sean-nós and puirt à beul singing, piobaireachd , jigs , reels , and strathspeys .
It featured musicians such as Oisín Mc Auley and Éamonn Doorley from Danú, Gerry O Beirne, and John Doyle from Solas. In 2008, Nic Amhlaoibh recorded Dual in Irish and Scottish Gaelic with Julie Fowlis, Éamonn Doorley (of Danú), and Ross Martin to highlight the many similarities and differences between Irish and Scottish Gaelic cultures.
The definitive version of Mary Mack is, perhaps, the live version on the 1977 double album "Makem & Clancy Concert," performed live at National Stadium Dublin by the late great Irish troubadours, Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy. "Mary Mac" has long been a fixture of Richmond, Virginia band Carbon Leaf's live sets.
Nicholas "Nicky" McDonald (born 23 November 1996) is a Scottish singer–songwriter and recording artist. He was the runner-up of the tenth series of The X Factor in 2013. . After the show, he signed with RCA Records and released his debut album In the Arms of an Angel in March
Dougie MacLean, OBE (born 27 September 1954) [1] [deprecated source] is a Scottish singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. Described by AllMusic as "one of Scotland's premier singer-songwriters", MacLean has performed both under his own name, and as part of multiple folk bands, since the mid 1970s.