Steve McDonald
Encyclopedia
Steve McDonald is a New Zealand
composer, singer, and instrumentalist. He performed in several rock bands, including Human Instinct
, before embarking on a solo career. He has composed musical scores for television shows and documentaries. Beginning in the early 1990s, McDonald has explored his Scottish
heritage through a series of Celtic
recordings.
Music Style: Celtic fusion
Solo Albums: Spinfield (Hearts of Space Records
), Sons of Somerled, Stone of Destiny (album), Winter in Scotland: A Highland Christmas, The Message (Steve McDonald album), Highland Farewell, Legend (Steve McDonald album)
Music Label: Etherean Music
Formerly a member of: Timberjack (band), Dizzy Limits, Human Instinct
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
composer, singer, and instrumentalist. He performed in several rock bands, including Human Instinct
The Human Instinct
The Human Instinct are a New Zealand blues rock band that has been active since the late 1960s. The band currently consists of Maurice Greer , Phil Pritchard , Joel Haines and Tony Baird...
, before embarking on a solo career. He has composed musical scores for television shows and documentaries. Beginning in the early 1990s, McDonald has explored his Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
heritage through a series of Celtic
Celtic music
Celtic music is a term utilised by artists, record companies, music stores and music magazines to describe a broad grouping of musical genres that evolved out of the folk musical traditions of the Celtic people of Western Europe...
recordings.
Music Style: Celtic fusion
Celtic Fusion
Celtic fusion is an umbrella term for modern music which incorporates influences considered "Celtic," or Celtic music which incorporates modern music. It is a syncretic musical tradition which borrows freely from the perceived "Celtic" musical traditions of all the Celtic nations, as well as from...
Solo Albums: Spinfield (Hearts of Space Records
Hearts of Space Records
Hearts of Space Records is an independent record label owned by Valley Entertainment.From the label’s website, “Launched in 1984, this record label was created as an extension of the weekly syndicated radio show Hearts of Space...
), Sons of Somerled, Stone of Destiny (album), Winter in Scotland: A Highland Christmas, The Message (Steve McDonald album), Highland Farewell, Legend (Steve McDonald album)
Music Label: Etherean Music
Formerly a member of: Timberjack (band), Dizzy Limits, Human Instinct
The Human Instinct
The Human Instinct are a New Zealand blues rock band that has been active since the late 1960s. The band currently consists of Maurice Greer , Phil Pritchard , Joel Haines and Tony Baird...