Talk:Martyn Bennett

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A fact from Martyn Bennett appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 15 July 2016 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Scottish composer Martyn Bennett, who was influential in the evolution of modern Celtic fusion, was sometimes called the "techno piper"?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2016/July. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Martyn Bennett.

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Latest comment: 16 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion

Saddened by the death of Martyn Bennett. He was one of our greatest musicians ever and truly deserved more recognition from the Scottish public. He will be missed.

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I've added three albums so far, will add the rest later. The section about Grit could be moved to the actual album page now it exists. R.I.P. Martyn.

--Hemingrubbish 20:45, 20 June 2007 (UTC)Reply

A few thoughts toward things that might further this page...

A list of other albums/recordings he appeared on (eg Grand Concert Of Scottish Piping 1996)
My understanding is that he got married & had a kid just before his demise, maybe a brief addition on this
Maybe some info on his apparent band with his (wife, significant-other type lady-person)
A list of the instruments he played

ManOnPipes 15:51, 5 September 2007 (UTC)Reply

Ooh, just peeking around online, here's some great information from what should be a very reliable source -- http://www.footstompin.com/artists/martyn_bennett. Makes me think that adding a section about awards won could be good as well. ManOnPipes 02:52, 7 September 2007 (UTC)Reply

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Latest comment: 10 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

There's some good biographical information in his obituary in The Scotsman:

http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/martyn-bennett-1-673528 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.167.220.188 (talk) 17:32, 26 October 2013 (UTC)Reply

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