The MacDonald Family Singers is a homeschooling family—made up of nine members, the children range in age from eleven to twenty-six
and started with just a vocal program. As the children grew, instruments and more musical styles were added. They bring 15-20 instruments
to their concerts, including a keyboard, brass, and various stringed instruments. Their repertoire includes original Scripture melodies, a cappella hymns,
traditional, gospel bluegrass, and sacred classical. They sing at churches, nursing and retirement homes, community events, camps,
senior centers, and other various venues. With the purchase of a bus in 2003, the MacDonald family has had the opportunity to
make several cross-country singing tours per year. Their albums, Honey In The Rock and Power In The Blood are available here for
free download. The MacDonalds count it a privilege to share the Gospel message of Jesus Christ where ever they go.
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Victor & Laurie
The parents, bus driver, manager, sound engineer, piano and dobro player, trombonist, arranger, composer
are all rolled into these two amazing people! Laurie met Victor’s parents back in 1981, Dr. William
and Madeline MacDonald, during the last year of her studies with Dr. Paul Rutman at The Hartt School of Music, and that’s
when it all began! Victor had already finished his Biblical Studies at Gordon College a year before. Both being very
active in their church and school music departments while growing up, it became a joy to serve the Lord together with their family.
Carol & Seth
Seth Hollis married Carol and made her Mrs. Hollis August 20, 2011! They have been enjoying life as newlyweds in Massachusetts and are looking forward to traveling with the family in 2011 and beyond. Seth adds a rich baritone voice and mellow clarinet to the group. He has a sweet, kind heart and loves to make people laugh. He enjoys riding his motorcycle, playing Ultimate Frisbee, basketball, football, and randomly jumping over various objects. Carol sings soprano/lead and is the group's emcee. She also is chief clothing coordinator & plays the role of family photographer. A blog of her photographs can be found here: caroljoy.blogspot.com
Vincent
He’s the first real bass we ever had!! He’s the go-to guy for all your bus repairs…that’s Vincent. When he’s not plucking the banjo
or strumming a guitar or learning the French horn you can find him out in the garden, hunting, working at a fabrication shop or just
visiting with friends. Taking turns with Peter or dad we can drive the bus through the night to the next destination with his help.
Peter
When Peter’s not picking on the mandolin or guitar, you might find him with his brothers processing firewood or scouring craigslist
for a good deal. He’s bought several “good deals” including a few motorcycles. He’s becoming quite good at fixing them. :)
Nathan
A roadie extraordinaire and bass player! He loves to work hard. He’s a valuable piece of our group keeping the beat steady
and blending his voice to make our unique mix. Nathan is our grease monkey; he’s not afraid to get his hands a little dirty.
Matthew
Matthew — every family needs a tech support guy and Matthew is it; he created our website and keeps our computers’ healthy and happy.
He plays a sweet mandolin behind the straight face. :)
Daniel
Daniel our blue eyed blond adds his unique voice in solos and group songs. When home or on the road he’s very helpful and always a
good choice for a work partner. He makes exceptional manicotti and loves trying out recipes.
Hannah
Hannah has a deep sweet voice adding her alto and lead to many songs. She loves to play cello and piano. On the road or not Hannah enjoys horses and dreams of having one someday. She also enjoys other farm animals such as chickens. :)
