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Revision as of 13:27, 26 November 2017

Not to be confused with MacDonald Brothers.

The MacDonald Brothers
The MacDonald Brothers performing live at an Audi event, 2008
The MacDonald Brothers performing live at an Audi event, 2008
Background information
OriginPrestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland
GenresPop, rock, pop rock
Years active2006–present
LabelsSyco Music, Sony Music Entertainment Evosound, The Music Kitchen
MembersBrian MacDonald
Craig MacDonald
WebsiteOfficial website

The MacDonald Brothers are a Scottish pop folk duo from Prestwick, South Ayrshire in Scotland, consisting of brothers Brian and Craig MacDonald. They first rose to prominence in the third UK series of television talent show The X Factor in 2006,[1] and have since gone on to release four studio albums.

The brothers are currently signed to Evosound, Hong Kong under their new name "The Macs" but remain living in Scotland. As well as singing, both Craig and Brian play a range of instruments including the violin, accordion, guitar and piano.[2]

Music career

The X Factor (2006–2007)

Main article: The X Factor (UK series 3)

The MacDonald Brothers are Brian (born 28 November 1986) and Craig (born 16 December 1985). They auditioned for The X Factor in 2006 in Glasgow, Scotland singing "Don't Worry Baby" originally by The Beach Boys,[3] and the judges comments were positive, with Sharon Osbourne saying "You made that song not sound Californian, you made it sound Scottish ..." and Louis Walsh added "Which Was Good!". The band received three positive votes from the judges Simon Cowell, Osbourne and Walsh. Throughout the show, the boys were mentored and coached by Walsh.

The brothers finished in fourth place, with Leona Lewis being the eventual winner. The Macdonald Brothers signed a recording contract with Syco Records, along with Sony Music Entertainment. Following this they signed with Scottish Independent label "The Music Kitchen" who released their debut album.

The MacDonald Brothers (2007–2008)

After The X Factor, the band recorded their debut album, The MacDonald Brothers, which was released on 2 April 2007, produced by Stuart John Wood of Scottish super group The Bay City Rollers. The album entered the UK Album Charts at No. 18.[4] The album also charted at No. 1 on the Scottish Albums Chart outselling the likes of "Kings of Leon" and "The Proclaimers" on their week of release in Scotland. The album consisted mainly of covers including "Real Gone Kid", "Shang-A-Lang", "When You Say Nothing at All" and "Bye Bye Baby" and "500 Miles".

This album was later released by BIG-JOKE records in conjunction with Sony BMG Australia for the Australasian market in 2009.

The World Outside and With Love (2008–2009)

Their second album, The World Outside was released on 15 October 2007 and included a few of the Macs own songs as well as a track "Runaway (Do You Love Me)" written and given to them by Sir Elton John.. The album peaked at No. 41 on the UK chart.[5] It entered the Scottish album charts at No. 2, just being pipped to the post by the "Stereophonics" on the week of release.

The Great Big Scottish Songbook was released on 26 May 2008 by EMI and featured a few of The MacDonald Bros tracks as well as some of Scotland's most well known artists including KT Tunstall, The Proclaimers, Simple Minds and Runrig.

"Runaway (Do You Love Me)" was released as a download single, which was written by Elton John. Their third studio album, With Love was released on 18 February 2008,[6] as a limited edition album for mothers day. It featured many love songs including "Wonderful Tonight" and "Unchained Melody." The limited copies of the album sold out within the first two weeks. The same year, they released their fourth studio album entitled Young Celts was released on 13 October 2008 which saw the Macs return to their Scottish roots featuring tracks such as "Loch Lomond" and "Flower of Scotland," as well as some well known covers such as "So Young," by the Corrs. "You Can Always Come Home Son" was released as a download single. The album, distributed only in Scotland peaked at No. 8.

Recent activity (2010–present)

The MacDonald Bros recorded a Christmas album in the summer of 2010 which featured nineteen songs which included Christmas songs such as Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree Last Christmas and Merry Christmas Everyone. Originally it was recorded to go on sale exclusively during their "X-MAS" tour Through November and December 2010, however the album was eventually released through digital download format only.

Concert Tours

X Factor Live 2007

In 2007, "The MacDonald Bros" appeared in some of the UK's largest arenas along with other X Factor contestants on The X Factor Live tour. They closed the first half of the show with their most popular performances from the show, "Shang A Lang," "Cant Take My Eyes Off You," and "500 Miles."

Westlife Tours (2007–2011)

Immediately after X FACTOR arena tour the Macs were delighted to be asked to support Irish superstars Westlife on their "Love" tour of the UK picking up the Scottish dates in Glasgow's SECC and Aberdeen Exhibition Centre. In 2008 the MacDonald Bros toured the length and breath of the UK in support of Westlife which saw them hit every major area in the UK. In 2010 the Macs were invited to support Irish superstars Westlife for their Scottish dates in Glasgow SECC and in 2011 the brothers supported Westlife at Cawdor Castle, Inverness alongside girband "Wonderland."

Band Members

  • Brian MacDonald – Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Accordion
  • Craig MacDonald – Vocals, Violin

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album Peak chart positions
SCO
[7] 		UK
2007 The MacDonald Brothers
  • Released: 2 April 2007
  • Genre:Pop, rock
  • Label: The Music Kitchen
  • Format: CD, digital download
 1 18
2007 The World Outside
  • Released: 15 October 2007
  • Genre:Pop, rock
  • Label: The Music Kitchen
  • Format: CD, digital download
 2 41
2008 With Love
  • Released: 18 February 2008
  • Genre:Pop, rock, folk
  • Label: The Music Kitchen
  • Format: CD, digital download
 22 –
2008 Young Celts
  • Released: 13 October 2008
  • Genre:Pop, rock, folk
  • Label: The Music Kitchen
  • Format: CD, digital download
 8 112

Singles

  • "You Can Always Come Home Son" (2009)
  • "Runaway (Do You Love Me)" (2008)

Trivia

On 19 March 2008, the Unofficial MacDonald Brothers Fan Club was formed by Lyndsey Boyle of Norwich, England.

References

  1. ^ The X Factor – The MacDonald Brothers
  2. ^ Tour Dates
  3. ^ “”. "The Macdonald Brothers – Audition". YouTube. Retrieved 27 June 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Macdonald Bros – Macdonald Bros". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  5. ^ "Macdonald Bros – The World Outside". Chart Stats. 27 October 2007. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  6. ^ "music: With Love (2008)". hmv.com. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  7. ^ http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20081019/40/
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