Biography
Marc Ellington (born in Stoneham, Massachusetts, on 16 December 1945; died 17 February 2021) was an American-born folk-singer and multi-instrumentalist remembered for developing close ties with Scotland – he played bagpipes on recordings, and dedicated one track to the National Trust for Scotland. In later years he performed in local Scottish clubs and to help promote tourism in Scotland.
While only releasing a few albums himself, the first being in 1969, Ellington is particularly remembered for appearing as a guest musician with Fairport Convention and Matthews' Southern Comfort. Ellington also contributed to several recordings by Richard Thompson and sang on Linda Thompson's 1996 album "Dreams Fly Away".
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For some time subsequently, Ellington worked in film video and record production, as well as composing music for television and film.
In October 1984, Ellington was appointed as one of the Deputy Lieutenants of the Scottish county of Aberdeenshire (such an appointment does not terminate with the changing of the Lord-Lieutenant; Deputy Lieutenants usually retire at age 75).
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