Martyn Bennett: Aye – review

(Long Tale Recordings/Cadiz)Seven years on from his death from cancer at the tragically young age of 33, Martyn Bennett is still a major influence on the thriving Scottish music scene; bands as diverse as Peatbog Faeries, Treacherous Orchestra or Salsa Celtica might never have emerged if it hadn't been for Bennett showing how respect for tradition can mix with furious experimentation. Here, after all, was a piper and fiddler who was also a fan of rave culture, and mixed folk styles with beats ...

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