Donald Shaw

British musician

Donald Shaw (born 1967) is a Scottish musician, composer, producer, and one of the founding members of the group Capercaillie. He has been the artistic director of Celtic Connections since 2006.

Shaw has composed for film and TV. In 2002, he won two Royal Television Society Craft and Design awards for Best Soundtrack and Best Theme for his work on the BBC Alba drama Gruth is Uachdar (Crowdie and Cream). His score for the 2000 film Transition was BAFTA nominated for best soundtrack. In 2004, he composed Harvest, a commission for the opening night of Celtic Connections. He won the Scots Trad Music Composer of the Year award in December 2006 and 2013.

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Works

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  • An Roghainn
  • Calum Ross
  • Crime of Passion
  • Five for Buckfast
  • Hardiman The Fiddler / My Love's Wedding / The Aphrodisiac
  • Luadh an Toraidh (Harvest Waulking)
  • MacLeod’s Farewell
  • McLeod's Farewell
  • Men in the Mountain
  • Ornette’s Trip to Belfast
  • Rose Cottage Reels: The Reverend / The Hare's Paw / Old New Year / Rose Cottage
  • Soldier Boy
  • The Fisherman in the Wardrobe
  • The Miracle of Being
  • The Quimper Waltz / An Damez Kozh
  • The Rollercoaster
  • When You Return
  • Òran