Horse_(musician)
Horse McDonald
Scottish singer-songwriter
Horse McDonald (born Sheena Mary McDonald, 22 November 1958) is a Scottish singer-songwriter.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sheena Mary McDonald |
| Born | (1958-11-22) 22 November 1958 (age 65) Newport on Tay, Fife, Scotland |
| Genres | Indie, soul, pop |
| Occupation(s) | 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 |
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]
McDonald toured in March 2011, playing an acoustic.[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]
Albums
- The Same Sky (Capitol, 1990) – UK Number 44
- God's Home Movie (MCA, 1993) – UK Number 42
- Both Sides (Randan, 2000) (with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra)
- Hindsight ... It's a Wonderful Thing (Randan, 2001)
- Only All of Me (Randan, 2003)
- Coveted (Randan, 2004)
- Red Haired Girl (Kosmic Music, 2007)
- Coming Up For Air (Randan, 2009)
- Home (Randan, 5 August 2013)[8][9]
- Odds & Sods (Randan, 2015)
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||||
Solo:
- Dingwall, John (8 January 2013). "Music star Horse McDonald returns to home town that shunned her for being gay to wed love of life". dailyrecord.
- "News item on the official Horse website". www.randan.org. Archived from the original on 19 March 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- "The L Project". It Does Get Better. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- "It Does Get Better - The L Project (Official LGBT Charity Song)". It Does Get better. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- "Barrowland Ballroom History". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- "Horse McDonald". The Saltire Society. 18 December 2020.
- "Horse McDonald, b.1958. Singer-songwriter". National Galleries of Scotland.
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 259. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- "Official Charts Company: Horse". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- "Horse – German Chart". charts.de. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- "News item on the official Horse Newsletter". Horse Newsletter. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
