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{{Use British English|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Calum MacDonald
| image =
| caption =
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| birth_name = Calum MacDonald
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1953|11|12}}
| birth_place = [[Lochmaddy]], [[North Uist]], Scotland
| death_date =
| origin = [[Isle of Skye]], Scotland
| instrument = Percussion, drumkit, backing vocals, [[accordion]]
| genre = [[Celtic rock]]
| occupation = Teacher, musician
| years_active = 1965–68; 1973–present
| label = Neptune Records<br/>Lismor Records<br/>[[Chrysalis Records]]<br/>Ridge Records
| associated_acts = [[The Skyvers]]<br/>[[Runrig]]
| website =
}}

'''Calum MacDonald''' ([[Scottish Gaelic]]: '''Calum Dòmhnallach''' /kalˠəm dɔ̃ːnəlˠəx/; born 12 November 1953) is a musician who was a founder member of, and percussionist in, the Scottish [[Celtic rock]] band [[Runrig]], as well as their primary songwriter with his older brother, [[Rory Macdonald (musician)|Rory MacDonald]] from 1973 to 2018. Generally, Rory wrote the melodies, and Calum the lyrics.

==Early life==
MacDonald was born in [[Lochmaddy]], North Uist<ref name=MacKay>{{cite book |last1=MacKay |first1=Peter |last2=MacDonald |first2=Jo |title=100 Dàn as Fheàrr Leinn: 100 Favourite Gaelic Poems |date=11 November 2020 |publisher=Luath Press Ltd |isbn=978-1-910022-24-5 |page=570 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fBMIEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT570 |language=gd}}</ref> before moving to [[Portree]], on the [[Isle of Skye]], for secondary school.<ref name=Gazetteer>{{cite web |title=Calum Macdonald from The Gazetteer for Scotland |url=https://www.scottish-places.info/people/famousfirst3968.html |website=www.scottish-places.info |access-date=23 September 2023 |language=en-gb}}</ref> It was in Skye that MacDonald and his brother [[Rory Macdonald (musician)|Rory]] formed [[Runrig]] along with [[Blair Douglas]] and subsequently [[Donnie Munro]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The life and times of Runrig – in 90 minutes |url=https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/the-life-and-times-of-runrig-in-90-minutes-3432594 |website=Scotsman |access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref>

He attended [[Jordanhill College]] and worked as a P.E. teacher at [[Lasswade High School]] and other schools in Lothian until 1983 when he became a professional musician.<ref name=MacKay />

==Later life==
During the 1980s, MacDonald's Christian faith deepened and this influence began to be felt in his lyrical content, in both Gaelic and English. He was based in Edinburgh for the 1980s and early 1990s before relocating his young family to [[Contin]] in the [[Scottish Highlands|Highlands]]. MacDonald has contributed main vocals to a handful of Runrig tunes, including ''Dust'' and ''Faileas air an Airigh''.

His son, [[Donald MacDonald (shinty player)|Donald MacDonald]] - affectionately known as Seeds - is also a songwriter and performer and has his own band [[Donald MacDonald & the Islands]].

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.runrig.co.uk/ The Official Runrig website]

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[[Category:People from Uist]]
[[Category:20th-century Scottish male singers]]
[[Category:Scottish percussionists]]
[[Category:Scottish male songwriters]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1953 births]]
[[Category:Runrig members]]
[[Category:People educated at Portree High School]]
[[Category:British male songwriters]]

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