Fergie MacDonald

MacDonald is considered to be the man who popularised the West Highland style of traditional Scottish dance music, and has been referred to as the "Ceilidh King".

He was well known through the tales told by fellow Scottish accordionist Phil Cunningham as part of his stage act.

He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2021 New Year Honours for services to Scottish traditional music.

[3] In May 2022 he became the oldest person to headline Inverness's Eden Court Theatre when he took part in a special concert to celebrate his MBE.

MacDonald was inducted into the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame, and was a clay pigeon shooter who won 14 caps for Scotland.