EVENT – Musical Memories of Martyn Bennett

DATE – Friday 21st April 2023

VENUE – Talla nan Ros, Kingussie

TIME – 7pm – 10pm

TICKETS – £7.50 available from Caberfeidh Horizons Bookshop/HUB (any remaining tickets will be on sale on the door)

Martyn learned the pipes as a schoolboy in Kingussie and went on to become a legendary figure in World Music. He was one of Scotland’s most prodigiously gifted and beloved of musicians until his untimely death at the age of 33.

Martyn’s mother, singer, folklorist and author Margaret Bennett shares a collection of memories, photograph, film clips and previously unreleased recordings. A rare chance to hear and see other facets of Martyn’s character and musicianship, including a Paganini duet played by Martyn and the inimitable Hester Dickson.

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