Facts: - instrument: guitar , vocals - years active: 1997 -- present - landscape: yes - caption: carleton university frosh week 2008 - genre: hard rock , alternative rock - notable instruments: fender telecaster - birth date: may 31 , 1978 - name: colin macdonald - background: solo_singer - image: colin macdonald.jpg - birth place: antigonish , nova scotia , canada - associated acts: the trews - occupation: musician Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of colin macdonald -lrb- musician -rrb- .
colin macdonald -lrb- born may 31 , 1978 in antigonish , nova scotia -rrb- is a canadian musician who is best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the rock group the trews .his brother , john-angus , is also a member of the group , as is his cousin sean dalton .