Greg McDonald is a British singer-songwriter who announced the forthcoming release of his debut solo album in 2008. He was the frontman of The Dawn Parade, a Bury St Edmunds based British indie band. Bury St Edmunds is a town in the county of Suffolk, England and formerly the County town of West Suffolk. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located In Popular music, independent music, often abbreviated as indie, is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels and an autonomous
McDonald's songs have won awards from Rolling Stone and The International Songwriting Competition, and he has been championed by DJs Tom Robinson, Mark Radcliffe, Steve Lamacq and John Peel, for whom he recorded two Peel Sessions. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Tom Robinson (born June 1, 1950, in Cambridge) is an English singer/ Songwriter and broadcaster probably best-known Mark Radcliffe (born 29 June 1958) is an English broadcaster who has worked in various roles for the BBC since the 1980s and remains Steve Lamacq (born 16 October 1965) sometimes known by his Nicknames Lammo (given to him by John Peel) or " The Cat John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004 known professionally as John Peel, was an English Disc jockey, radio John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004 known professionally as John Peel, was an English Disc jockey, radio
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Biography
Greg McDonald grew up in a Suffolk village close to Bury St Edmunds, where he and school friend Nick Morley formed The Dawn Parade. Also featuring Barney Wade (bass) and Ben Jennings (drums), The Dawn Parade signed to Cambridge-based indie label Repeat Records, toured extensively, and recorded two Peel Session. The city of Cambridge (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England Repeat Records is an Independent record label, Fanzine and Music promoter based in Cambridge, UK. John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004 known professionally as John Peel, was an English Disc jockey, radio In 2003 a new line-up of McDonald on guitar and vocals, Jeremy Jones (lead guitar), Mark Sewell (drums,vocals), and Steve McLoughlin (bass) recorded debut album "The Dawn Parade", released on Repeat Records. In August 2006 the band split, McDonald saying "I wouldn't have missed it for the world and I didn't. "
In late 2007 Greg McDonald's first solo outings marked a darker tone and new acoustic direction as he returned to playing live as a solo performer and with singers Catherine McDonald and Emily Jukes and musicians Jeremy Jones, Sam Inglis and Seymour Patrick.
In January 2008 McDonald announced the forthcoming release of his debut solo album.
Discography
Singles / EPs
- Good Luck Olivia (2001)
- Electric Fence Your Gentleness EP (2002)
- Caffeine Row (January 2003)
- The Underground (November 2004)
Albums
- The Dawn Parade (2006)