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LATEST NEWS

Donnie is to play at the Hogmanay party in Aberdeen and will also play the Caird Hall in Dundee on January 7th.

Donnie is releasing a charity single "Will You Walk On By?" with Holly Tomas on 29 November. It is in aid of the Handicapped Children's Prilgrimage Trust which is supported by Mrs Frances Shand-Kydd, the mother of Diana Princess of Wales.

NEWS ARCHIVE

Donnie recently had tests for the disease Meningitis after suffering severe headaches. After a few days of tests in Raigmore Hospital in Inverness he was given the all-clear. It is thought that his condition was the result of a viral infection.

Donnie is promoting the album via visits in the music store HMV in Scotland. He is also visiting John Menzies in Dumfries, Scotland on the 28 of August at 1PM.

Good news folks - I have a release date of the album for you all! It will be called "On the West Side" and will be released on Chris Harley's own record label Vital Spark. It is available in the UK on the 23rd of August. Now, don't all rush down to HMV at once....!

According to Donnie himself, his solo album will be released in either August or September. He recorded it in Chris Harley's studio in Skye and will be touring later on in the year to promote it. To keep tabs on what's happening with it, I recommend that you visit the Chris Rainbow (Chris Harley's nom de plume) site.

Donnie's new album looks to be released in July. According to unofficial sources, the release was postponed several times due to his political campaign. However, he wants to wait until the dust has settled with regards to his defeat in the Scottish Parliament elections. 

Donnie was seen at the Portree gig during the latest tour by Runrig and enjoyed the show very much. Bruce Guthro, the new lead singer in the band "takes his hat off" to Donnie at some point in the concerts for so many successful years with the band.

  Donnie lost in his battle to win a seat in the new Scottish Parliament in the election on May 6th. He stood for his home constituency of Ross, Skye and Inverness West in spite of being offered an easier seat to win in Glasgow. In the Scotsman's Scottish Election website, the following was quoted: "However it was felt his campaign suffered because of the Government's fuel tax escalator which put the already high petrol prices in the Highlands even higher, Labour's student tuition fees and the fact that drivers are still paying to cross the bridge to Skye....(Donnie said later)"We have to recognise that the seat has been a Lib Dem seat for the past 17 years. But we made inroads at the general election and we hoped to make further inroads here."

Here are the results in full:

Ross, Skye, Inverness West:

John Munro LIBDem 11.652 Donnie Munro Labour 10.113 Jim Mather SNP 7.997 John Scott CON 3.351 Douglas Briggs Ind. 2.302

Donnie is to participate in the Skye and Lochalsh branch of the Federation of Small Businesses' Question time on The Scottish Parliament. This is scheduled for 14th April at the Cuillin Hills hotel in Portree, Isle of Skye. He is representing Labour in the Scottish Parliament for his local constituency.

Donnie was rumoured to be in the crowd at one of Runrig's Glasgow Royal Concert Hall this weekend (2/3 April). Apparently Bruce Guthro hollered "Hello Donnie!" to the crowd then said he meant Donnie Coutts, part of the stage crew but from what I'm told, the good fans that were there are pretty sure Donnie was in the house. I hope he had a good time and I hope Alex Salmond, leader of the SNP did too :-)

Donnie has warmly congratulated Runrig and new singer Bruce Guthro. Writing in his column in the Glasgow Times, he said 'It's good to see Runrig back on the road with an excellent new album... Bruce Guthro, their new French-Canadian singer, who is an excellent singer-songwriter in his own right, brings a distinct new quality to Calum and Rory Macdonald's songs... He really excels on the track Travellers - the outstanding song on the album and I believe one of the best songs they have ever written... Despite the long wait for the album, the fans will consider it well worth waiting for... I look forward to seeing Bruce and the band live on the tour and I wish them all success for the future.'

Donnie's first solo album is to be released in the spring of 1999, possibly April and is believed to be produced by Chris Harley who worked on some of Runrig's best material.

Donnie has been selected to act as spokesman for Gaelic issues for Labour in the run-up to the elections for the Scottish Parliament on May 6 1999.

Donnie is hard at work in Sabhal Mor Ostaig College in Skye doing some lecturing and is also helping to develop plans for a University in the Highlands and Islands in his role as Director of Development. It has recently been announced that Donnie had been appointed as the first Rector of the University of the Highlands and Islands.

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