Martyn Bennett, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Scottish/Canadian musician
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Place of Birth: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
About Martyn Bennett
- Martyn Bennett (17 February 1971 – 30 January 2005) was a Canadian-Scottish musician who was influential in the evolution of modern Celtic fusion, a blending of traditional Celtic and modern music.
- He was a piper, violinist, composer and producer.
- He was an innovator and his compositions crossed musical and cultural divides.
- Sporting dreadlocks at the height of his performing career, his energetic displays led to descriptions such as "the techno piper".
- Diagnosis of serious illness at the age of thirty curtailed his live performances, although he completed a further two albums in the studio.
- He died fifteen months after release of his fifth album Grit.
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