Biography

Donna Murray was born on the 15th of July 1983, daughter of Calum Iain Nèill, 'Kim' from Tong, Lewis, and Chrissie MacDougall, Criosaidh Dhòmhnaill Dhonnchaidh, from Malaclete, North Uist.

She went to Tong Primary School, then received the first two years of her secondary education in Back School before completing her secondary education at the Nicolson Institute in Stornoway. After leaving school she graduated with Honours in Commerce and Management in 2005 at the University of Glasgow. After that she received her certificate for primary teaching at Jordanhill College and did her training and her probationary year in schools around Glasgow. Donna returned home to Lewis in 2007 and has been working at Back Primary School since then.

She won the Traditional Gold Medal at the Royal National Mòd in Stornoway in 2001. She does not do much solo singing now, only occasionally at ceilidhs, but she is a member of Tong Gaelic Choir.