Martyn Bennett

**Deasan** · 28th June 07, 05:10 PM

Check out the great music of the much lamented Martyn Bennett (1971-2005). He was a super musician!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09vbngMkCdo

http://martynbennett.com/

**pdcorlis** · 28th June 07, 09:25 PM

Thanks for the link - how sad his passing...

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 29th June 07, 04:06 AM

I have met Martyn's mother, Margaret Bennet, a folklorist and wonderful traditional Gaelic singer herself.
http://www.margaretbennett.co.uk/

I was not aware that her son had passed. How tragic.
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**turpin** · 29th June 07, 06:17 AM

The man could play a pipe.

**Deasan** · 30th June 07, 10:40 AM

Martyn was great. Listen to the album he made with his mum for some lovely old songs and terrific arrangments. It is called Glenlyon: A Song Cycle.

Here is the site of one of my fav. bagpipe-makers. There is lots of great lore and links here too. This is Julian Goodacre in Peebles.

http://www.goodbagpipes.co.uk/

Here are the Goodacre brothers jamming together on early pipes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrf4aHUEmlo

S' e moran spors a th' ann gu dearbh!