Ace harmonica player Donald Black is firmly established as “the instrument’s foremost exponent in Scottish traditional music”
....( Norman Chalmers, Scotland on Sunday, 02-03-08 )

Having received his first harmonica from a kindly aunt at the tender age of four, Donald is totally self-taught, and, with his own unique style and mastery, has almost single-handedly been responsible for the humble mouth organ having been given a new respect and acceptance - forcing professionals and reviewers to sit up and take it seriously as a significant part of the Scottish music scene.

Being a native of Benderloch, Argyll, Scotland, Donald’s roots are firmly steeped in the West of Scotland Highland Bagpipe and Gaelic tradition - but his repertoire extends well beyond this to embrace the idioms of Ireland, the Shetland Isles, Cape Breton/Nova Scotia and mainstream Scotland.

Donald Black’s live performances have delighted audiences from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, UK-wide, through Europe – and from Moscow to Kansas City. His playing of thoroughly challenging jigs, hornpipes, marches, strathspeys and reels, and emotionally charged slow airs and laments can only be described as spellbinding.

He has, over the years, received wide acclaim for his recordings, his latest being his “Keil Road ” album on the Skye-based Macmeanmna label.

Recently, Donald collaborated with the world-famous German harmonica manufacturer Hohner to produce the “Highlander” tremolo harmonica.