20 QUESTIONS SCOTT MACDONALD

 

1.. WHERE WERE YOU BORN, WHERE DID YOU GROW UP?

EAGLESHAM VILLAGE 10 MILES OUTSIDE GLASGOW

2. WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST MUSICAL MEMORY?

COWAL HIGHLAND GAMES

3. WHAT WAS THE FIRST RECORD YOU OWNED?

A DAY AT THE RACES : QUEEN

4. WHEN AND WHERE WAS YOUR FIRST PERFORMANCE?

THE SCHOOL

5. WHO IS THE SINGLE BIGGEST MUSICAL INFLUENCE ON YOUR WORK?

NEIL YOUNG

6. WHAT IS THE MOST MEMORABLE CONCERT YOU'VE ATTENDED?

THE CLASH AT THE APOLLO GLASGOW

7. WHAT IS THE WORST JOB YOU'VE EVER HAD?

PRINT SALESMAN

8. WHAT IS THE BEST JOB YOU'VE EVER HAD?

SINGING AND PLAYING GUITAR

9. WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE ARTIST (ALL MEDIA)?

NEIL YOUNG

10. WHAT IS YOUR ALL-TIME FAVOURITE BOOK

ESPIDAIRE STREET - IAIN BANKS

11. WHICH IS YOUR FAVOURITE INSTRUMENT?

GUITAR

12. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE SONG YOU'VE WRITTEN?

TROUBLED MIND

13. WHAT IS THE FAVOURITE SONG SOMEONE ELSE HAS WRITTEN?

FREEBIRD

14. HAVE YOU EVER COLLABORATED IN SONGWRITING?

YES

15. CAN SONGWRITING BE TAUGHT OR IS IT A GOD-GIVEN TALENT

CAN BE TAUGHT

16. WHAT SINGLE THING HAS HELPED YOU MOST IN YOUR CAREER?

MY FATHER DYING GAVE ME THE GO FOR IT ATTITUDE

17. WHAT SINGLE THING HAS HINDERED YOUR CAREER?

SELF DOUBT

18. WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE DRINK?

BEER

19. WHO'S YOUR FAVOURITE POLITICIAN

TONY BENN

20. ( THE ADVERT) IN LESS THAN 100 WORDS DESCRIBE YOUR LATEST DISC.

A well produced album of ten songs reflecting life in the scottish highlands a mixture of earthy keyboard sounds and acoustic driven rythmns combined with light and optomistic lyrics giving this album the definate feel-good factor. If you like the harmonica playing of neil young and the clear flowing tunes of john denver then you will love this the perfect driving alt/country album.

 

ARTIST FACTS

http://www.scott-macdonald.com

where travellers go
2004
burn baby burn e.p.
 
new heart
 

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DAVID CHILDERS

1.. WHERE WERE YOU BORN, WHERE DID YOU GROW UP?

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and our two kids, Robert (my drummer now), and Meghan (my sweetheart and a
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1. WHERE WERE YOU BORN, WHERE DID YOU GROW UP?

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