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Aedan MacDonnell is a professional musician and has been a popular attraction in the Scottish community here in Southern California for years. Aedan’s ancestors emigrated from Scotland in the 1600’s, but it was Celtic music that rekindled her Scottish roots. Aedan both plays and teaches music, including the harp and the piano.
At the heart of the St. Andrew’s Society of Los Angeles is the intersection of Scotland and Southern California. And Aedan’s career is emblematic of that connection, having played her harp in Outlander (a television show set in the Scottish Highlands) and also having taught Mayim Bialik to play the harp for the television show The Big Bang Theory. Aedan also plays in an all-female Celtic band, Ban Cara, and with various other groups.
When she is not teaching, playing music – or writing and producing a Samhain (Celtic Halloween) show each year – Aedan enjoys spending time in nature, hiking and camping in the mountains. Closer to home, she loves gardening, and hopes to top her personal record from last year of a 2 ½ foot long zucchini.
Aedan looks forward to reconnecting with old friends as in-person Society events resume, so be sure to keep an eye (and an ear) out for her!
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