Staff Profile
Catriona Macdonald
Senior Lecturer
- Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 6727
- Address: Arts and Cultures
G.40B Armstrong Building
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
Background
Introduction
Catriona Macdonald is a proud bearer of one of the world's great fiddle traditions, that of the Shetland Isles. A pupil of the late Dr Tom Anderson MBE, Catriona at once embodies the strength and spirit of her heritage with the freshness and diversity of a thoroughly modern performer. Her superb playing and great charisma have established her a worldwide reputation.
www.stringsisters.net
Publications
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Digital or Visual Media
- Macdonald C. Between Wind and Water. Strings Sisters, 2018.
- Macdonald C, Reid P, Falt M. VAMM. 2013. Portfolio.
- Macdonald C, Lien A. Norwegian album. 2013. In Preparation.
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Musical Compositions
- Macdonald C, Morrissey S. Gone Westering. . Newcastle upon Tyne: Newcastle Poetry Festival, 2019.
- Macdonald C. Norrœnn, for double string quartet. . 2013.
- Macdonald C, Lien A. Duo Fiddle Album. . 2013. In Preparation.
- Macdonald C. Unusual Suspects - Big Like This!. . 2010.
- Macdonald C. Live (String Sisters Album). . Nashville, Tennessee, USA: Compass Records, 2009.
- String Sisters, Macdonald C, Knowles L, Carroll L, et al. String Sisters live in Norway. . GRAPPA, 2007.
- Macdonald C, Milligan D, Ivitsky C, Mackintosh J. Over the Moon. . Peerie Angel Productions, 2007.
- Unusual Suspects, Macdonald C, et al. The Unusual Suspects - Live In Scotland. . Foot Stompin', 2005.
- Macdonald C. Magnificent Seven by Blazin Fiddles. . Blazin' Records, 2005.
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Performance
- Macdonald C, Morrissey S, De La Haye D. Gone Westering. 2019. Gateshead: The Sage Gateshead, 20mins.