Shawn MacDonald

Shawn MacDonald has been playing the fiddle for more than 50 years. Born into a musical family, he picked it up at the age of four and never put it down. Shawn was a long-time member of the Cape Breton Fiddlers’ Association, taking lessons from the late Professor James MacDonald of North Sydney. In 1983, he became a member of the Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra and played with them for 11 years. After studying performance at Acadia University, Shawn started playing Celtic music professionally, touring the U.K., Scotland, Ireland, Brittany (France), and the U.S. with his family band, Scumalash. A former cast member of the Cape Breton Summertime Revue, he is now playing with one of Cape Breton’s most popular bands, The Privateers/High Society, and is Concert Master of The Cape Breton Orchestra. Shawn returned to the Celtic Colours stage last year for a special encore presentation of “Celtic Mass for the Sea” and he’s back this year to perform in a concert honouring the legacies of Jean MacNeil and Eileen Forrester.

The Legacies of Jean and Eileen

CONCERT

Friday, October 16 • 7:30pm

The Barra MacNeils
Brenda Stubbert
& Tracey Bailey
Kimberley Fraser
Malcolm MacNeil
The Forrester Dancers
The Forrester Sisters
Shawn MacDonald
& Dan MacDonald
& Susan MacLean
Michael Campbell
Robyn Cathcart
& Margaret MacPherson
& Breagh Kelly

The names Jean MacNeil and Eileen Forrester are synonymous with traditional Cape Breton step dance, highland dance, and music. Tonight family, friends,...MORE

Savoy Theatre

Glace Bay

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Shawn MacDonald

Festival Performances

The Legacies of Jean and Eileen

Friday, October 16 • 7:30pm