Fergie MacDonald - The Ceilidh King
Traditional Scottish Ceilidh Music Played on The Button Accordian

Fergie MacDonald, who play the button accordian, has given the world ceilidh music. He has a background in crofting, hunting, poaching, fishing, whisky making, fighting peat cutting and also talks Gaelic. Geals define a ceilidh as a meeting of a few friends in a thatched croft house. Music, singing, dancing and romance are the main ingredients. Traditional ceilidh music is at the heart of everything that Fergie MacDonald is about, but he also has a great sense of humour as he demonstrates in his off the wall calendar for 2012. His albums Ciilidh House, Jiggy Jig, A Blast From The Past, The Ceilidh King, Live from Lochinver and Live from Achiltbuie are available to buy and either download or receive an autographed copy via post. His latest album Connections is also now available online. Fergie MacDonald and the rest of the band can be heard at anytime via cd, or when you visit scotland remember to look him up and experience his type of ceilidh music live.

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Fergie MacDonald - The Ceilidh King
Traditional Scottish Celidh Music Sold On This Site
Played By Fergie MacDonald
Autographed CDs Available

16 December 2009
FERGIE CALENDAR 2012

Afghanistan Pipe Ballad

Having been a physical training instructor during my service in the British armed forces, I feel that being an ex-serviceman prompted the motivation to compose a tune for our boys on active service in Afghanistan.

The tune is a slow march dedicated to these brave boys in the front-line battle groups whose lives are on the line day in day out. During tours of duty in the war torn battle zones of Afghanistan.

It is inevitable that battle groups take causalities.  This tune is totally dedicated to them.  Be it loss of limb or loss of life.  Their bravery is unquestionably supreme.

Although the tune is more suited to regimental bands and pipe bands, I think that my ceilidh band has re-created this beautifully and it touches the heart.  Carol Ann Mackay gets a special 'thank you' from me for standing in at the last minute in place of my usual pipe player.  You can tell she played the tune 'from her heart' which is evident from her performance.

I only hope I live long enough to hear it played by one of our famous regimental pipe bands.

Meantime, hope you enjoy our Ceilidh Band Version.

Fergie.

The Ceilidh Band Line-Up Reads :-

Fergie MacDonald    \
John MacDonald        The Family Ceilidh Band
Morven MacDonald    /
Grant Lyall         - Drums
Addie Harper        - Accordion
Carol Ann Mackay    - Pipes
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