Vocals, Guitar, Show-Host
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Buddy MacDonald's career as a singer/songwriter and entertainer began more than twenty-five years ago. Born and brought up on the Northern Shores of Cape Breton Island, he was exposed at an early age to the songs and singing of the great Celtic singers of his native island. Much of his song writing is still influenced by the style he was so familiar with as a young boy.

Over the years he has entertained audiences throughout Canada, USA, Scotland, and the Scandinavian countries and has shared the stage with many of Eastern Canada's top Celtic artists, as a guitarist and vocalist.

For the past nine years he has hosted the Celtic Colours International Festival’s late night Festival Club and has hosted and performed at Celtic Colours shows with Scotland's Dougie MacLean and Ireland’s Tommy Makem. Buddy’s songs have been featured in The Cape Breton Summertime Revue and the Toronto production of Needfire, and have been recorded by John Ferguson, John Allan Cameron, Dave Gunning, McGinty, and Tom Leadbeater.

Whether appearing in a small country hall, pub, festival or concert Buddy's love of singing, song writing and entertaining comes across to bridge the gap between audience and performer. And, as Anna Massie will attest, he is also a very fine instructor of Cape Bretonese.

Buddy's songs, along with his own recordings, have been performed and recorded by artists throughout the country. His material has been recorded by such artists as John Allan Cameron, McGinty, Dave Gunning, theatrical casts of the Summertime Revue, cast of the Toronto production "Needfire", which played for months to sold out crowds in Toronto, Canada. Buddy continues to tour and chase audiences to wherever they will sit down and listen. Whether in a small country hall, pub, festival or concert theatre, his love of writing, singing and entertaining comes across to bridge the gap between performer and listener. You will find yourself singing along, clapping along and feeling very glad you came.

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