Martyn Bennett - Smallpipe set , Magic Flute & Mary Kelly's set

Martyn Bennett 1971-2005
Martyn playing his tunes from the Greentrax CD - A Grand Concert of Scottish Piping,

Tunes - The Magic Flute (Air), Mary Kelly's, Glesca' Tabla, Belle's Fancy

[@Hyddelihyd]

When I asked him in 2002 by e-mail for sheet music, he answered that there weren't any. He also wrote, "...but the best way to learn it is to sing it! That is the honest truth - if you can't sing it then it won't transfer to the fingers - try it".

[@ChrisMcMullan]

16 years of age and was playing like that...this guy was something else, such a loss R.I.P

[@Andrewmacpipes]

This is a recording from a CD on greentrax, called A Grand Concert of Piping. These two tracks were all that Martyn played on. Martyns own CD's were Martyn Bennett, Bothy Culture, Hardland, Glen Lyon & Grit. His composition MacKay's memoirs which was commisioned for the opening of the Scottish Parliment building was recorded by Edinburgh City Music School. I beleive Scottish Power Pipe Band may be releasing a version of it as well. Martyn recorded a wide variety of music, true genious sadly lost

[@pulchralutetia]

Martyn you were damn brilliant - what a terrible loss to all!

[@NattyShed]

this guy changed everything! punk n reggae ting n tha, know he's still at it!...control! forwards and thanks!

[@nbr1631]

I had never heard of Martyn Bennet until I came across him, on You-Tube. What a maestro! The deep tone of the pipes sounds right. Someone told me that centuries ago they had a deeper tone because the cane for the reeds came from Inverewe, Good enough for the job, but it did not dry out and so produced a deeper tone . True or false, anyone?

[@KingMilesTagoyet]

Thanks for posting this. I met Martyn once, briefly. A delightful man. Sadly missed. Bless him wherever he may be. What a brilliant piper.

[@Paulitomo]

That was badass - thanks for putting that up!

[@Andrewmacpipes]

@bravygravy Just checked the sleeve notes and you are right, concert was from 10th Nov 1995, don't know why I thought it was much earlier than that

[@nossssor170]

This is brilliant! I've only heard his Bothy Culture stuff, this man is a legend! Sadly missed indeed! I hope him and Gordon Duncan are having a jam! Did he release any of this stuff?

[@Andrewmacpipes]

@fannybaw7 Martyn played a set of Hamish Moore smallpipes

[@Noobiosity]

anyone knows where I can get the sheet music for the magic flute?? I love that tune =)

[@Marcblur]

@fannybaw7 He's sliding up from B and playing the half hole to get C nat.

[@bravygravy]

Hate to be pedantic with such stunning music and a tragic loss but the timeline doesn't look right. The concert these tracks came from was in 1995. At 16 Martyn would have been entrenched in studying classical violin.