Donald Angus Beaton

Donald Angus Beaton
Birth name Donald Angus Beaton
Born 1912 (1912)
Origin Mabou, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada[1]
Died 1981 (1982) (aged 68-69)
Occupation(s) blacksmith, fiddler, composer

Donald Angus Beaton (1912–1981) was a blacksmith and a fiddler. He was the son of Angus R. Beaton (Aonghas Raonuill) and Annie Belle Campbell.[1]

He composed for the violin and his work may be heard on the Rounder LP 7011 The Beatons Of Mabou - Marches, Jigs, Strathspeys & Reels of the Highland Scot '.[2] The Smithsonian Folkways Recordings SFW40507 Cape Breton Fiddle and Piano Music, The Beaton Family of Mabou feature his compositions played by his family.[3]

His son is the popular Cape Breton fiddler Kinnon Beaton. Andrea Beaton, Kinnon's daughter and Donald Angus' granddaughter is also an outstanding fiddler.

References

  1. 1 2 MacGillivary, Allister (1981). The Cape Breton Fiddler. p. 80. ISBN 0-920336-12-4.
  2. ↑ Rounder Lps
  3. ↑ Folkways


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