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Horse McDonald | |
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![]() Horse McDonald performing at ColognePride 2014 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Sheena Mary McDonald |
Born | Newport on Tay, Fife, Scotland | 22 November 1958
Genres | Indie, soul, pop |
Occupation | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
Years active | 1987–present |
Labels | Capitol, MCA, Randan, Kosmic Music |
Members | Horse McDonald (vocals, guitar) Andrew Samson (drums) / Gemma Filby (keyboards, vocals) Gordon Turner (lead guitar, vocals) Andy Jackson (sound) |
Past members | George Hutchison Steve Cochrane Steve Cooke Steve Vanstis Angela McAlinden Graham Brierton Jennifer Clark (double bass, bass guitar) |
Website | HORSEMcDonald.com |
Horse McDonald (born Sheena Mary McDonald, 22 November 1958) is an iconic Scottish singer-songwriter.
"One of the finest singers in Govan” - Q Magazine
Her voice has been described as 'a finely honed instrument', together with 'breathtaking stagecraft'. Her music is both moving and uplifting, the audience are totally absorbed whenever she performs.
McDonald was born on 22 November 1958 in Newport on Tay, Fife, Scotland.
In the 1980s, she toured with Tina Turner and BB King. [1]
She has been performing with her band since 1990 and has nine studio albums to date.
McDonald toured in March 2011, playing an acoustic set. [2]
McDonald appeared on the 2012 charity single 'It Does Get Better' created by The L Project. The single benefitted LGBT charities and was written in response to the suicide of LGBT teenagers. [3] [4]
She performed a one-off show at the Barrowland, Glasgow 2 March 2013 with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the God's Home Movie album and the release of her ninth studio album, HOME. [5]
In January 2013 she married her long-term partner, Alanna, in Lanark, where she lived as a teenager. [1]
In 2017, she was inducted into the Saltire Society Outstanding Women of Scotland. [6]
Her portrait was painted by Roxana Halls in 2019. It was acquired by the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, where it now hangs. [7]
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |
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UK [10] | GER [11] | |||
1989 | "You Could Be Forgiven" | 76 | — | The Same Sky |
1990 | "The Speed of the Beat of My Heart" | 81 | — | |
"Sweet Thing" | 96 | 58 | ||
"Careful" | 52 | — | ||
1993 | "Shake This Mountain" | 52 | — | God's Home Movie |
"God's Home Movie" | 56 | — | ||
1994 | "Celebrate" | 49 | — | |
1997 | "Careful ('97 Remixes)" | 44 | — | single only |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. |
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