Calum MacDonald (musician)

Calum MacDonald
Born
Calum MacDonald

(1953-11-12) 12 November 1953
OriginIsle of Skye, Scotland
GenresCeltic rock
Occupations
  • Teacher
  • Musician
Instruments
Years active1973–present
Labels
Formerly of

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. MacDonald was the band's primary songwriter with his older brother Rory MacDonald from 1973 to 2018. Generally, Rory wrote the melodies and Calum the lyrics.