Emerging out of hamilton, ontario in the early 2000s, hard rock combo the trews earned a reputation as one of canadas hardestworking bands, notching hundreds of shows a year and breaking through to the mainstream with the 2003 junonominated hit single not ready to go from their goldcertified d. The trews yesterday our very dear friend gord sinclair. Update information for john angus macdonald quick links. He was lord of islay, head of clan donald or macdonald, son of angus mor the elder og means younger macdonald and a grandson of the donald who gave his name to the clan, who was a grandson of somerled. Colin macdonald, dave desroches, gordie johnson, jack syperek, john angus macdonald, patrick ballantyne, sean dalton, tracy bonham. Yesterday our very dear friend gord sinclair put out a new recording of an old the tragically hip song called get back again. The trews latest album civilianaires is available now.
Guitarist john angus macdonald of the trews is on tour with his awardwinning band, scheduled to play torontos massey hall on thursday, december 11, 2014 but playing this rise in the wake tour is different from shows in the past macdonald is a new father. The trews poor ol broken hearted me lyrics lyricsfreak. Jam good, had a few good sets at sydney blues and roots and the other shows also went well. View the profiles of people named john angus macdonald. The trews pictured are founding members vocalist colin macdonald, guitarist john angus macdonald, and bassist jack syperek will be performing a free concert along with current drummer chris gormley and longtime touring keyboardist jeff heisholt at peterborough musicfest. Find the best clips, watch programmes, catch up on the news, and read the latest dr. You dont have to be a physics nerd to know that old chestnut about bodies in motion staying in motion is absolutely true. Canadian rockers the trews are coming back to chathamkent with an acoustic show on saturday, march 5 at the st. Unison benevolent fund is a nonprofit, registered charity that provides counselling and emergency relief services to the canadian music community. Aberdeen jury to consider verdict in priest sex abuse trial. The trews is the eponymously titled fifth studio album by canadian rock band, the trews.
Poor old broken hearted me her mission is, mission is, mission is my misery poor old broken hearted me submit corrections. He married sarah sally donlaughlin macintyre 25 jan 1839 in st marys, indian river, pei, daughter of donald macintyre and mary. The song was a major hit for the trews and they donated all proceeds from the single to the canadian hero fund charity. Roderick macdonald historical records and family trees. We are now just the descendants of john lawrence macdonald and frances irene macdonell and of angus edward macdonald and barbara irene macphee. Donald served in the royal canadian air force rcaf, while all three of his younger brothers served in with the stormont, dundas, and glengarry highlanders. With the exception of a handful of different drummers, the bands core lineup of brothers colin and john angus macdonald vocalsguitar and lead guitarvocals, respectively and bassist jack syperek has remained intact since the beginning. From their formation in 1997 to 2016, the trews were among the top 150 selling canadian artists in canada and among the top 40 selling canadian bands. The trews studio discography 2003 2011 flac kitlope. Publicity canada cadence recordings erin carroll phone 416 637 7767 email erin.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from johnangus macdonald at the discogs marketplace. The trews poor ol broken hearted me lyrics musixmatch. The trews colin macdonald johnangus macdonald jack syperek. Interview with colin macdonald and johnangus macdonald. Colin macdonald jack syperek john angus macdonald sean dalton rose murphy. Angus og macdonald, savior of the bruce, his graveslab no. With the help of the zoom virtual meeting app, the band. Guitarist john angus macdonald, and bassist jack syperek both official hamiltonians for the last five years, with vocalist colin macdonald and drummer chris gormley, have made a few connections in hamilton over the years but seem to be officially based out of.
Angus og was a loyal ally and supporter of robert the bruce. Johnangus is a new father and i was curious to hear how his rock star life had changed after his sons birth. The hamiltonbased rock group the trews has released a new song with a video shot in the isolation of each of the band members homes. Australia has a lot of great domestic acts that dont really crack, its like canada. Produced by big sugars gordie johnson, the album contained the singles every inambition, not ready to. Just look at east coastbred, torontobased rockers the trews who, since the april 2014 release of their universally acclaimed selftitled fifth studio album, have scarcely stopped to take. John a johnny mac angus john 4 maclellan angus john macdonld3, john don angus don john phillip2, donald angus don john phillip1 was born aug 1812 in grand river pei, and died 1910 in grand river, pei. The trews are a canadian hard rock band from antigonish, nova scotia, consisting of vocalist colin macdonald, guitarist johnangus macdonald.
Civilianaires the trews to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. John angus is a new father and i was curious to hear how his rock star life had changed after his sons birth. From their formation in 1997 to 2016, the trews were among the top 150 selling canadian artists in canada and among the top 40 selling canadian bands in canada. Even colin macdonald wasnt completely sold on the idea of issuing a socalled greatest hits album for his band the trews. Both holy warrior and kings man are actually better than the first book of the series. The descendants of donald angusdonjohnphillip maclellan. There is also a 23song dvd of the same name available which captures the second nights performance in its entirety as well as candid interviews with the band. Exclusive interview with johnangus macdonald of the trews. Guitarist, johnangus macdonald discusses the band, producing and. During the final stretch of their most recent canadian tour, we had a chance to catch up with john angus macdonald, guitarist and founding member of the the. If you go down the rabbit hole, its hard not to get a little nostalgic, said guitarist johnangus macdonald, who cofounded the group with his. Gord sinclair releases his debut solo record taxi dancers. The noble and high chief of the innse we gather here to celebrate, not only the permanent attribution of angus ogs burial monument, but to salute his significant, historical role in the famous bannockburn victory, 14.
The song 65 roses was originally presented as an upbeat and rollicking song but the. The trews whats fair is fair you dont have to be a physics nerd to know that old chestnut about bodies in motion staying in motion is absolutely true. He died at invergarry in 1501, and was buried at kilionain. We discuss what its like coming from small town antigonish, nova scotia to playing in one of canadas biggest rock bands, playing with. The band last played in ck when they headlined retrofest 20. Youve spent a lot of time and effort trying to crack australia over the past few years.
The band, having already achieved fame, are now playing the long. Explore releases from johnangus macdonald at discogs. John angus mcdonald veteran stories the memory project. Roderick macdonald 1861 roderick macdonald in scotland, births and baptisms, 15641950 roderick macdonald was born on month day 1861, at birth place, to norman macdonald and jessie mac lean. John macdonald, hector macdonald, ann macdonald, mary macdonald, angus macdonald, alexander macdonald, flora macdonald, archibald macdonald, donald macdonald, lachlan. Read or print original poor ol broken hearted me lyrics 2020 updated. During the jacobite rising of 1745, mcdonald fought as a lieutenant under the command of charles edward stuart in the battle of culloden, after which he was attainted of treason. We released the vault with the greatest hits record, so the vault has all bsides and rarities on it. The men, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were giving evidence for the defence at the high court in aberdeen yesterday during the trial against father john angus macdonald. We are currently in the middle of another acoustic tour.
Roderick macdonald in the telegraph brisbane, qld feb 6 1940. In 2010, the band issued the standalone single highway of heroes, a song written for capt. John angus callaghan macdonald, colin kirk macdonald. Sep 09, 2016 comprised of lead vocalistguitarist colin macdonald, lead guitarist johnangus macdonald, bassist jack syperek and drummer gavin maguire, the canadian rockers have played over 1,000 shows worldwide, on their own as well as supporting the rolling stones, kiss, robert plant, guns n roses, kid rock and bruce springsteen. Find the trews discography, albums and singles on allmusic. But if you love music and youre committed to writing, performing, and playing as a lifelong endeavor, then dive in. It was released without any edits or overdubs and was produced by the bands guitarist john angus macdonald. The trews return to rock peterborough musicfest on july 4. Memories of father angus macdonnell march on the session. Staff the trews are back with a brandnew video for their latest track god speed rebel, created entirely on virtual meeting app zoom. Were also writing new songs for our next release, whatever and whenever that may be. Books by angus macdonald author of ardnish was home.
We thats me, angus macdonald, and my wife, michie fell in love with the building, its potential and its unbelievable view at first sight, but the work that has gone into its renovation has taken a long long time and went into the finest detail. Judging by the boldness of their choices, youd never guess the trews are 10 years, five studio albums and thousands of gigs into their highly celebrated career. The hamilton tigercats take the field tonight for their home opener and the trews will be taking the stage at halftime. John ranaldsoune macdonald, 5th of glengarry 1454 1501. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Nichola goddard, an old schoolmate of the bands who was the first female canadian soldier killed in afghanistan. Happy birthday to our favourite guitarist, johnangus.
The trews colin macdonald john angus macdonald jack syperek. Formed in the nova scotia town of antigonish in 1997, the trews were initially known as one id trouser, a line theyd nicked from a monty python song. Wed wake up at the crack of noon, walk to gimme coffee, get a large. Angus og young angus was a son of angus mor macdonald aonghas mac domhnaill and a descendant of somerled. Angus og macdonald wars of independence scotlands history. The trews are a canadian hard rock band from antigonish, nova scotia, consisting of vocalist colin macdonald, guitarist john angus macdonald, bassist jack syperek, and drummer chris gormley. Nov 12, 20 happy birthday to our favourite guitarist, johnangus macdonald of the trews. View john angus profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Aberdeen priest breaks down tears after being cleared of sex abuse. During the final stretch of their most recent canadian tour, we had a chance to catch up with johnangus macdonald, guitarist and founding member of the the.
I had the very cool opportunity to chat with john angus macdonald, who is the guitarist for one of my favourite canadian rock bands, the trews. This is the home page of the danny john macdonalds family website. Interview with john angus macdonald from the trews safe. The need to avoid regurgitating the old, keeping your creative juices flowing and maintaining your relevance in todays music business is a strong motivator for any band. Norman macdonald was born on december 23 1877, in roskhill, duirinish, isle of skye, scotland, to john macdonald and euphemia effie macdonald. John angus macdonald wants to see you on march 7, 2020 for. You can make a good living playing music, ive been doing it since i was a twenty year old. Sinclair wrote and coproduced all of taxi dancers 10 songs while enlisting players with whom he already had a strong musical rapport. John angus macdonald the trews guitar solo youtube. Its awesome and exhausting and exhilarating and inspiring and its all those things, he says of parenthood. John angus managing director park regis birmingham linkedin. The trews release new song with proceeds to unison. The trews are a canadian hard rock band from antigonish, nova scotia, consisting of vocalist colin macdonald, guitarist johnangus macdonald, bassist jack. It seemed like the perfect time to share a new song but we had to get creative about how we did the video, added john angus in a statement.
Featuring vocalist colin macdonald, guitarist johnangus macdonald, bassist jack syperek, and drummer sean dalton, the antigonish, nova scotiabased quartet, the trews, is fast becoming one of canadas most popular rock bands, as evidenced by the success of their latest release, no time for later, the large collection of awards the band has racked up for their efforts, and the. Featuring vocalist colin macdonald, guitarist john angus macdonald, bassist jack syperek, and drummer sean dalton, the antigonish, nova scotiabased quartet, the trews, is fast becoming one of canadas most popular rock bands, as evidenced by the success of their latest release, no time for later, the large collection of awards the band has racked up for their efforts, and the. So instead of just slapping something together where they simply compiled all the bands top charting radio hits, he and the bands other cofounders, brother and lead guitarist johnangus macdonald and bassist jack syperek, decided to assemble a collection of. It was released in 2005 on epic records, and peaked at number 6 on the canadian albums chart the first single from this album was so shes leaving, and it was followed by yearning, poor ol broken hearted me and i cant say. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover johns connections and jobs at similar companies. Theres no sight shed rather see than poor old broken. Watch it below colin macdonald, lead singer notes, spring is in the air and were in quarantine, heres a new song to help you along these unprecedented days. Find johnangus macdonald credit information on allmusic allmusic. The trews find inspiration from up and coming bands kelowna. The trews are a canadian hard rock band from antigonish, nova scotia, consisting of vocalist colin macdonald, guitarist john angus macdonald, bassist jack syperek, and drummer gavin maguire. John angus mcdonald donald john mcdonald 192000, eldest brother of john angus mcdonald. New trews album born of pretty big shakeup times colonist. When bruce and his surviving men sought refuge in the west in 6 he was given safe haven by angus og of islay. It is, says john angus macdonald, an illustration of the band feeling comfortable turning the volume down thanks to their acoustic touring, and an example of the impact producer gavin brown see metric, the tragically hip, billy talent had on the new disc.
Dec 09, 2014 i had the very cool opportunity to chat with johnangus macdonald, who is the guitarist for one of my favourite canadian rock bands, the trews. Ive never been the kinda man to let a woman change my plan but all of that was history when she sho nuff did this to me her lies they won me over quick she ruled my mind, my heart, my dick i took the line, the hook, the bait and now im sick from what i ate theres no sight shed rather see than poor ol broken hearted me her mission is my misery poor ol broken hearted me the force of her. Comprised of lead vocalistguitarist colin macdonald, lead guitarist john angus macdonald, bassist jack syperek and drummer gavin maguire, the canadian rockers have played over 1,000 shows worldwide, on their own as well as supporting the rolling stones, kiss, robert plant, guns n roses, kid rock and bruce springsteen. Gordie went to take the car seat out to make room for johnangus and he. He married a daughter of donald cameron of lochiel, and had by her alexander, his successor. An interview with johnangus macdonald of the trews. Were always paranoid about landing on the hot dogandfair circuit, just cranking out the hits, says the trews, guitarist john angus macdonald. The trews, mainartist jack kalon syperek, composer, writer colin kirk macdonald, composer, writer john angus macdonald, composer, writer robert max kerman, composer, writer. So instead of just slapping something together where they simply compiled all the bands top charting radio hits, he and the bands other cofounders, brother and lead guitarist john angus macdonald and bassist jack syperek, decided to assemble a collection of. Posted in rmusic by uhorselips48 5 points and 1 comment. God speed rebel god speed rebel will be available on all streaming platforms april 10th with all revenue from the streams and sales being donated directly to unison benevolent fund.
Trews guitarists and brothers colin and johnangus recently talked to guitar site. The trews are a canadian hard rock band from antigonish, nova scotia, consisting of vocalist colin macdonald, guitarist john angus macdonald, bassist jack syperek, and drummer sean dalton. Father john angus macdonald archives press and journal. Join facebook to connect with john angus macdonald and others you may know. An interview with johnangus macdonald of the trews lithium. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Norman macdonald historical records and family trees. Just look at east coastbred, torontobased rockers the trews who, since the april 2014 release of their universally acclaimed selftitled fifth studio album, have scarcely stopped to take a breath. Also known as father angus macdonnells march, march for father angus macdonnell, memories of father angus macdonell, memories of fr. Special guests include curious meowing cat rio determined to join heisholts on the keys and john angus 6year old son elliott, who busts some moves while zooming the light fantastic. Kings man outlaw chronicles angus donald hardcover edn. Ahead of rock on the river, trews guitarist johnangus macdonald joins daly on the phone to talk about his favorite guitarists, leaving a. Two men accused of acting alongside priest in sexual abuse. The trews highway of heros rock in honour of veterans.
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