Gary West Book Launch: Brave New Music - The Martyn Bennett Story
Schedule
Wed, 12 Feb, 2025 at 06:00 pm
UTC-08:00Location
1124 Cleveland Ave, Mount Vernon, WA, United States, Washington 98273 | Mount Vernon, WA
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Brave New Music - The Martyn Bennett StoryJoin us for an evening with Gary West at the North American launch of his newest publication, The Martyn Bennett Biography 'Brave New Music'. Gary will speak about the book, share some of his insights, and answer questions. The book will be available for purchase at the event.
Martyn Bennett was an artist ahead of his time. Piper, violinist, composer, producer, DJ – his radical blend of tradition and technology created an audacious new sound that was uniquely his own.
Steeped in the folk cultures of Scotland, yet inspired too by deep-rooted traditions from far beyond, his music ignored boundaries and celebrated cultural difference wherever he found it. Although classically trained, he was drawn to the gritty excitement of the urban dance club scene, and his fusion of folk, classical, jazz and hard-edged electronica was championed by the likes of Peter Gabriel and the folklorist Hamish Henderson who labelled it ‘brave new music’.
This biography traces his story through personal struggles and artistic triumphs, and offers an assessment of his place in the pantheon of major Scottish artists. It is a story of resilience as well as innovation: twice diagnosed with unrelated cancers, his professional career lasted little more than a decade, and he fought serious illness for half of it. He died in January 2005, aged 33. Yet his art continues to inspire: where he led, others have followed, and his music still wins awards and fills concert halls at major international festivals two decades after his death.
This event is free to attend. Please RSVP on our website:
https://www.celticarts.org/event/martyn-bennett-story
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