Donald Angus Beaton

Donald Angus Beaton (1912–1981) was a Canadian blacksmith and a Cape Breton-style fiddler.

Early life
Beaton was the son of Angus R. Beaton (Aonghas Raonuill) and Annie Belle Campbell.

Career
Beaton performed traditional fiddle tunes, as well as more than 50 of his own compositions. He was well known as a dance fiddler.

He often played and recorded with family members. The albums The Beatons Of Mabou - Marches, Jigs, Strathspeys & Reels of the Highland Scot and Cape Breton Fiddle and Piano Music, The Beaton Family of Mabou feature his compositions played by his family. He also published a book of his tunes.

Discography

 * The Beatons Of Mabou - Marches, Jigs, Strathspeys & Reels of the Highland Scot . Rounder LP 7011 The Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
 * Cape Breton Fiddle and Piano Music, The Beaton Family of Mabou Smithsonian Folkways 40507
 * Live at the House

Publications

 * Donald Angus Beaton's Cape Breton Scottish Violin Music. Cranford Publishers. Englishtown, Nova Scotia. 1987.

Personal life
His son is the Cape Breton fiddler Kinnon Beaton. Andrea Beaton, Kinnon's daughter is also a fiddler.