Scottish tenor, who sang traditional Scottish and Irish songs. He was born and brought up in the Springburn area of Glasgow.

Born 19th October 1908 in Glasgow. Died 25th September 1991, aged 82. His funeral was held in St Andrew's Cathedral, the church where he was ordained.

An interesting editorial of Sydney MacEwan can be found in The Gramophone Vol. VIII No. 213 of February 1941 by Compton MacKenzie (see reference). This review covers many of MacEwan's recordings.