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Rory MacDonald | |
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| Birth name | Roderick Macdonald |
| Born | 27 July 1949 Dornoch, Scotland |
| Origin | Isle of Skye, Scotland |
| Genres | Celtic rock |
| Occupation(s) | Graphic designer musician |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar acoustic guitar vocals accordion |
| Years active | 1965–1968 1973–present |
| Labels | Neptune Records Lismor Records Chrysalis Records Ridge Records |
Roderick (Rory) MacDonald (Scottish Gaelic: Ruaraidh Dòmhnallach /ruərɪ dɔ̃ːnəlˠəx/; born 27 July 1949) is a Scottish songwriter and musician. He was bassist, and a primary song writer, for Celtic rock band Runrig, alongside his younger brother, Calum Macdonald. Generally, Rory wrote the melodies, and Calum the lyrics. After former lead singer Donnie Munro left the band in 1997, Rory took lead vocal duties on songs in the band's catalogue written in the Scottish Gaelic language, as the band's new lead singer, Bruce Guthro, was not a Gaelic speaker.
MacDonald previously attended the Glasgow School of Art and had a promising career as a graphic designer until Runrig went 'professional'. Later putting these skills into practice, he designed the sleeve notes for Runrig's Recovery and Heartland albums.