Charles Macdonald
EXPERIENCE
HIGHLIGHTS
• BBC Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 2015 and 2018 with The Shires
• Shania Twain UK arena support tour with The Shires
• ELO at Wembley Stadium and KCOM Stadium support with The Shires
• The Corrs UK and European White Light Arena Tours support with The Shires
• Tom Jones' summer 2015 tour support with The Shires
• TV and radio including the Graham Norton Show, BBC One Show, BBC Andrew Marr Show, STV Live at 5, Chris Evans Show and Ken Bruce Show
• Recording with producers Ken Nelson, Cam Blackwood, Steve Chrisanthou, Tom Fuller, Toby Smith, Roy Kerr, Tim Bran and One Bit
• Co-write ‘Man Behind The Sun’ (Callum Beattie) breaking the 'Top 40 UK Airplay Chart' whilst on the Radio 2 'A-list'
2019
• UK tour with Ten Tonnes including Scala
• TV and radio promo including Radio X and Soccer A.M with Ten Tonnes
• Recording with Broken Bones Matilda at Rak Studios with Matt Lawrence
2018
• Writing with Ben Earle (The Shires) and Starling
• Performing with Max George supporting Lawson at 02 Shepherds Bush Empire
• UK arena tour supporting Shania Twain including shows at Manchester MEN and London 02 Arena with The Shires
• Festival season including BBC Biggest Weekend Perth and Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park with The Shires
• Barn on the Farm and 110 Above Festival with Ten Tonnes
• UK radio tour and acoustic sessions for YouTube and Shazam with Robinson
• 22 date theatre tour including the Royal Albert Hall with The Shires
• Radio 2 Biggest Weekend Main Stage in Perth with The Shires
• TV promo with The Shires including BBC One Show and ITV Zoe Ball The Weekend
• Recording with Callum Beattie (Producer Steve Chrisanthou) at Distant City Studios
• Songwriting with Callum Beattie and Jim Duguid debut album title track ‘People Like Us’
• Eurosonic (Noorderslag), Berlin and Hamburg headline shows with Callum Beattie
2017
• BBC Hogmanay 2017 performing 'Man Behind The Sun’ with Callum Beattie
• UK tour with Callum Beattie supporting Clean Cut Kid including shows at Nottingham Rescue Rooms and Sheffield The Leadmill
• UK tour with Callum Beattie supporting Fickle Friends including shows at 02 ABC Glasgow and Bristol Thekla
• Co-write on single release of ‘Man Behind The Sun’ by Callum Beattie, BBC Radio 2 ‘Single of the Week’ and ‘A-listed’
• Isle of Wight main stage with The Shires
• Wembley Stadium and KCOM Stadium supporting ELO with The Shires
• Supporting Una Healey with Catherine McGrath
• UK tour with Callum Beattie including King Tuts and Parr Street Studio 2
• TV including CBBC, Late Late Show, STV Live at 5 and ‘ITV Weekend with Aled Jones’ with Callum Beattie
• Private showcases for Spotify, Apple Music and Universal Ireland with Callum Beattie
• Festivals including Glastonbury, Barn On The farm, Great Escape, Dot 2 Dot and Live at Leeds with Callum Beattie
• Acoustic sessions including Sofar Sounds and Bebox with Callum Beattie
• 11 date theatre tour with The Shires including London Palladium, Blackpool Opera Theatre and Edinburgh Usher Hall
• C2C at the Indigo 02 Arena with The Shires
• CMC Rocks Brisbane and headline shows in Sydney and Melbourne
• Performance with Grammy Nominee Tina Guo
• The One Show with The Shires
2016
• Sold-out UK headline tour with The Shires (20 date bus tour including Shepherds Bush Empire and Birmingham Institute)
• Performances with Jazz singer AJ Brown including the Royal Albert Hall
• BBC Radio 2 Chris Evans Show performing ‘Angels’ to Robbie Williams
• Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg with Oliver Sebastianelli
• Acoustic recording at Pool Studios with The Shires and Nina Nesbitt
• Recording for Malarkey
• Demo recording with High Contrast
• Co-write single to feature on debut album of Callum Beattie
• Songwriting with The Shires, Callum Beattie, Max Wolfgang and Manchester band Barron
• Studio work with Callum Beattie, producer Ken Nelson (Coldplay, Paolo Nutini and more)
• Live and mimed TV with The Shires in Germany on ZDF TV
• Festival gigs with The Shires including Glastonbury (headlining the Acoustic Stage) and Portsmouth Summer Show
• Festival gigs with Callum Beattie including Great Escape and Ocean Fest
• MD for gigs with Milly Pye supporting Rationale and Causes
• Germany Arena tour supporting The Corrs with The Shires
• UK Arena tour supporting The Corrs including the 02 Arena London, Dublin 3 Arena and Manchester Arena with
The Shires
2015
• Recording album with The Shires at One Bit Studios
• Recording with Callum Beattie (3beat, Universal) at Elevator Studios
• Sold-out UK headline tour with The Shires (18 date bus tour including Sheperds Bush Empire and Birmingham Institute)
• Apple Music Festival supporting Carrie Underwood
• BBC Radio 2 at Hyde Park with The Shires and Ward Thomas performing to 55,000
• Graham Norton Show, BBC One Show, Andrew Marr Show, Chris Evans Breakfast Show and Radio 2 Ken Bruce with
The Shires
• Sold-out UK headline tour with The Shires (19 date bus tour including Union Chapel and Manchester Academy 2)
• Outdoor arena summer tour supporting Sir Tom Jones with The Shires capacities 5,000 to 13,000
• Festival season including Country to Country in the 02 London main arena, Glastonbury
• Acoustic Stage with Sam Palladio featuring and Isle of Wight Big Top
• Recording video covers at Rak Studios with The Shires
• Support tour with Little Big Town including Shepards Bush Empire, Glasgow ABC and Manchester Ritz
• Recording album with Milly Pye at Angelic Studios with Toby Smith (Jamioquai)
Pre 2014
• Sold-out UK joint headline tour with Ward Thomas (18 date splitter tour including two nights at Bush Hall London)
• Recording ‘The Green Note EP’ with The Shires
• Guitarist for The Shires (Decca) First UK Country band to go Top 10 in the UK
• Major Label showcases (Decca, Sony AVT, Virgin, Warner and more)
• MD and guitarist for up-and-coming artist Milly Pye (Columbia, First feature single released with Marc Kinchen)
• Performance with Dennis Rollins’ band 'Badbone & Co’ (Blur, Jamiroquai)
• Live video recording with Gospel band Ace Notes performing with Nigerian Hip Hop artist L.A.X Starboy (Starboy Records)
• Performing with the MLF Big Band featuring Mike Walker
• Performances with renowned jazz performer Jeremy Sassoon
• Performing as guitarist for singer-songwriter Sophie Morgan including recording with Si Jones (The Verve) and performing at the Royal Albert Hall
• Guitarist for function band Under The Covers performing regularly until present
• Performances with the Royal Northern College of Music Session orchestra including performing at the Royal Courts of Justice with HRH Prince Edward in attendance
• BBC Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 2015 and 2018 with The Shires
• Shania Twain UK arena support tour with The Shires
• ELO at Wembley Stadium and KCOM Stadium support with The Shires
• The Corrs UK and European White Light Arena Tours support with The Shires
• Tom Jones' summer 2015 tour support with The Shires
• TV and radio including the Graham Norton Show, BBC One Show, BBC Andrew Marr Show, STV Live at 5, Chris Evans Show and Ken Bruce Show
• Recording with producers Ken Nelson, Cam Blackwood, Steve Chrisanthou, Tom Fuller, Toby Smith, Roy Kerr, Tim Bran and One Bit
• Co-write ‘Man Behind The Sun’ (Callum Beattie) breaking the 'Top 40 UK Airplay Chart' whilst on the Radio 2 'A-list'
2019
• UK tour with Ten Tonnes including Scala
• TV and radio promo including Radio X and Soccer A.M with Ten Tonnes
• Recording with Broken Bones Matilda at Rak Studios with Matt Lawrence
2018
• Writing with Ben Earle (The Shires) and Starling
• Performing with Max George supporting Lawson at 02 Shepherds Bush Empire
• UK arena tour supporting Shania Twain including shows at Manchester MEN and London 02 Arena with The Shires
• Festival season including BBC Biggest Weekend Perth and Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park with The Shires
• Barn on the Farm and 110 Above Festival with Ten Tonnes
• UK radio tour and acoustic sessions for YouTube and Shazam with Robinson
• 22 date theatre tour including the Royal Albert Hall with The Shires
• Radio 2 Biggest Weekend Main Stage in Perth with The Shires
• TV promo with The Shires including BBC One Show and ITV Zoe Ball The Weekend
• Recording with Callum Beattie (Producer Steve Chrisanthou) at Distant City Studios
• Songwriting with Callum Beattie and Jim Duguid debut album title track ‘People Like Us’
• Eurosonic (Noorderslag), Berlin and Hamburg headline shows with Callum Beattie
2017
• BBC Hogmanay 2017 performing 'Man Behind The Sun’ with Callum Beattie
• UK tour with Callum Beattie supporting Clean Cut Kid including shows at Nottingham Rescue Rooms and Sheffield The Leadmill
• UK tour with Callum Beattie supporting Fickle Friends including shows at 02 ABC Glasgow and Bristol Thekla
• Co-write on single release of ‘Man Behind The Sun’ by Callum Beattie, BBC Radio 2 ‘Single of the Week’ and ‘A-listed’
• Isle of Wight main stage with The Shires
• Wembley Stadium and KCOM Stadium supporting ELO with The Shires
• Supporting Una Healey with Catherine McGrath
• UK tour with Callum Beattie including King Tuts and Parr Street Studio 2
• TV including CBBC, Late Late Show, STV Live at 5 and ‘ITV Weekend with Aled Jones’ with Callum Beattie
• Private showcases for Spotify, Apple Music and Universal Ireland with Callum Beattie
• Festivals including Glastonbury, Barn On The farm, Great Escape, Dot 2 Dot and Live at Leeds with Callum Beattie
• Acoustic sessions including Sofar Sounds and Bebox with Callum Beattie
• 11 date theatre tour with The Shires including London Palladium, Blackpool Opera Theatre and Edinburgh Usher Hall
• C2C at the Indigo 02 Arena with The Shires
• CMC Rocks Brisbane and headline shows in Sydney and Melbourne
• Performance with Grammy Nominee Tina Guo
• The One Show with The Shires
2016
• Sold-out UK headline tour with The Shires (20 date bus tour including Shepherds Bush Empire and Birmingham Institute)
• Performances with Jazz singer AJ Brown including the Royal Albert Hall
• BBC Radio 2 Chris Evans Show performing ‘Angels’ to Robbie Williams
• Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg with Oliver Sebastianelli
• Acoustic recording at Pool Studios with The Shires and Nina Nesbitt
• Recording for Malarkey
• Demo recording with High Contrast
• Co-write single to feature on debut album of Callum Beattie
• Songwriting with The Shires, Callum Beattie, Max Wolfgang and Manchester band Barron
• Studio work with Callum Beattie, producer Ken Nelson (Coldplay, Paolo Nutini and more)
• Live and mimed TV with The Shires in Germany on ZDF TV
• Festival gigs with The Shires including Glastonbury (headlining the Acoustic Stage) and Portsmouth Summer Show
• Festival gigs with Callum Beattie including Great Escape and Ocean Fest
• MD for gigs with Milly Pye supporting Rationale and Causes
• Germany Arena tour supporting The Corrs with The Shires
• UK Arena tour supporting The Corrs including the 02 Arena London, Dublin 3 Arena and Manchester Arena with
The Shires
2015
• Recording album with The Shires at One Bit Studios
• Recording with Callum Beattie (3beat, Universal) at Elevator Studios
• Sold-out UK headline tour with The Shires (18 date bus tour including Sheperds Bush Empire and Birmingham Institute)
• Apple Music Festival supporting Carrie Underwood
• BBC Radio 2 at Hyde Park with The Shires and Ward Thomas performing to 55,000
• Graham Norton Show, BBC One Show, Andrew Marr Show, Chris Evans Breakfast Show and Radio 2 Ken Bruce with
The Shires
• Sold-out UK headline tour with The Shires (19 date bus tour including Union Chapel and Manchester Academy 2)
• Outdoor arena summer tour supporting Sir Tom Jones with The Shires capacities 5,000 to 13,000
• Festival season including Country to Country in the 02 London main arena, Glastonbury
• Acoustic Stage with Sam Palladio featuring and Isle of Wight Big Top
• Recording video covers at Rak Studios with The Shires
• Support tour with Little Big Town including Shepards Bush Empire, Glasgow ABC and Manchester Ritz
• Recording album with Milly Pye at Angelic Studios with Toby Smith (Jamioquai)
Pre 2014
• Sold-out UK joint headline tour with Ward Thomas (18 date splitter tour including two nights at Bush Hall London)
• Recording ‘The Green Note EP’ with The Shires
• Guitarist for The Shires (Decca) First UK Country band to go Top 10 in the UK
• Major Label showcases (Decca, Sony AVT, Virgin, Warner and more)
• MD and guitarist for up-and-coming artist Milly Pye (Columbia, First feature single released with Marc Kinchen)
• Performance with Dennis Rollins’ band 'Badbone & Co’ (Blur, Jamiroquai)
• Live video recording with Gospel band Ace Notes performing with Nigerian Hip Hop artist L.A.X Starboy (Starboy Records)
• Performing with the MLF Big Band featuring Mike Walker
• Performances with renowned jazz performer Jeremy Sassoon
• Performing as guitarist for singer-songwriter Sophie Morgan including recording with Si Jones (The Verve) and performing at the Royal Albert Hall
• Guitarist for function band Under The Covers performing regularly until present
• Performances with the Royal Northern College of Music Session orchestra including performing at the Royal Courts of Justice with HRH Prince Edward in attendance
