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With the recent publication of his new book, Brave New Music, Gary explores the life and music of the piper, classical violinist, composer and DJ, the late Martyn Bennett, and also pays tribute to the late Bill Livingstone who sadly passed away this week.Playlist78th Fraser Highlanders with Competition Medley, World Pipe Band Championships 1987Martyn Bennett with Swallowtale, from Martyn BennettMartyn Bennett with Mary Kelly's, Glesga Tabla and Belle's Fancy from the Grand Concert of Scottish PipingCity of Edinburgh Music School with MacKay's MemoirsKathryn Tickell with Our Kate and The Welcome Home from The Best of Kathryn TickellLinksBuy your signed copy of Brave New Music: the Martyn Bennett Story hereSupport the show

Rachel Reeves' big speech on growth. We ask where was Scotland in the raft of major projects? Hard on the heels of this came the shock, not to anyone who'd been paying attention, news that the CEO of GB Energy, Juergen Maier, could not only give no date for the £300 reduction in consumer bills promised by Labour at the General Election but also that the one thousand Scottish jobs would take around 20 years to materialise. Sticking with Labour is there another U-turn on policy in the pipeline despite the Court of Session ruling by Lord Ericht putting a stop on oil and gas production in the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields? Will Starmer side with Rachel Reeves, the GMB and Scottish Labour, and give the go ahead to drill? Or will Ed Milliband stand up to those voices and refuse to issue new licences?We, in the light of listener Simon Brooke's excellent contribution, re-examine the validity of the claims made by the  industry on so called sustainable aviation fuel?Donald Trump has called time out on his plans to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico. What's the reality behind the bluster? What's in store for the UK and the EU?Lesley looks at the historical precedence for US expansionism and just why Trump might be so keen on taking over Greenland.Suella Braverman trotted off to the USA to display her MAGA credentials at Trump's inauguration. She hung around to go "full Trump" in her speech to the Heritage Foundation . Is she signalling a potential jump to Reform, or is this an ongoing  part of a campaign to oust Kemi Badenoch as Tory leader by shifting even further to the right? All of this within the context of Reform's rise in the polls.PlusLast in Iceland series that explains why Icelanders pay £60 pcm for heat, hot water & electricityhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXBEDk_o_hI&t=610sWhy does Trump want Greenland explainer videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYfSlQaIEXkBrave New Music book about Martyn Bennett https://luath.co.uk/products/brave-new-music?variant=54829697007992 ★ Support this podcast ★

It's welcome back to the podcast after our Christmas and New Year break.We kick off by reflecting on how we both spent Hogmanay in our different ways, Lesley's island sojourn sounds affy braw.Much criticism has been levelled at BBC Scotland in particular for its pallid Hogmanay programming and Lesley takes the opportunity to compare the "official" media offerings with the work of the late Martyn Bennett and the Grit Orchestra. Suffice to say the authorised ones don't stand the comparison well.....It seems now is the time for a complete rethink on BBC and STV Hogmanay fare.We also discuss the cancellation of the official Edinburgh celebrations. Is it time for the capital to have a complete rethink ?Martyn Bennett's music and Danny MacAskill's cycling on the Cuillin - 81 million views!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ_IQS3VKjAGrit Orchestra gig - just two seats left!!https://tickets.glasgowlife.org.uk/34209/34210Lesley talks about her new, self filmed, series of short videos she's filming on her travels around Scotland.Lesley also reflects on the recent funeral of 'John the Bird' Chester on Eigg.https://x.com/LesleyRiddoch/status/1876598275693859210Anas Sarwar in his most recent speech talked about reducing the number of quangos but was somewhat less than comprehensive in how he would do this and even less specific on what a Labour administration would cut other than reducing the number of Health Boards.However is there a kernel of truth in Sarwar's statement?  Has the growth of quangos led to the creation, as Robin McAlpine said, of " A feudal system of nested fiefdoms each insulated from the transparency and accountability nominally radiating from the one above"?We also discuss Sarwar's appearance on Good Morning Scotland where Laura Maxwell grilled him on his stances on the 2 Child Benefit Cap, Winter Fuel Allowance, and the WASPI women. We also discuss Neil Mackay's recent Herald article analysing the growth in support for Scottish independence as UK Labour tanks in the polls.Is the SNP in a fit state to profit from this? Is it radical enough to get independence over the line?Listener Leslie Wilson got in touch after our chat on swimmer Duncan Scott to highlight the  television coverage-lack of- of Bruce Mouat's champion curling rink. We discuss. ★ Support this podcast ★

Transportation, to Europe or to England's colonies, was the fate for thousands of Irish soldiers, clergy, and civilians. Join the Mailing List! Join the Patreon House of Lords for ad-free episodes! Sarah Barber, ‘Settlement, Transplantation and Expulsion: A Comparative Study of the Placement of Peoples', in British Interventions in Early Modern Ireland, ed. by Ciaran Brady and Jane Ohlmeyer (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005). Heidi J. Coburn, 'Cromwellian Transplantations of the Irish to the Colonies', in Martyn Bennett, Raymond Gillespie, and Scott Spurlock (eds), Cromwell and Ireland: New Perspectives (Liverpool, 2020) John Cunningham, ‘Politics, 1641-1660', Cambridge History of Ireland Elaine Murphy, Micheál Ó Siochrú, Jason Peacey, John Morril, eds. The Letters, Writings, and Speeches of Oliver Crmwell: Volume II, 2022. David Edwards, ‘Political Change and Social Transformation, 1603-1641', Cambridge History of Ireland Micheál Ó Siochrú, (ed.) Kingdoms in Crisis: Ireland in the 1640s, 2000 Micheál Ó Siochrú, Confederate Ireland, 1642-1649, 1999 Micheál Ó Siochrú, God's Executioner: Oliver Cromwell and the Conquest of Ireland. Micheál Ó Siochrú, 'Atrocity, Codes of Conduct and the Irish in the British Civil Wars 1641-1653', Past & Present , 195 (May, 2007), pp. 55-86 Micheál Ó Siochrú and David Brown, 'The Down Survey and the Cromwellian Land Settlement', in Jane Ohlmeyer (ed), The Cambridge History of Ireland: Volume II. Pádraig Lenihan, Consolidating Conquest: Ireland 1603-1727 (England: Pearson, 2008). Pádraig Lenihan, Confederate Catholics at War, 1641-49, 2001 Pádraig Lenihan, 'Siege Massacres in Ireland: Drogheda in Context', in Martyn Bennett, Raymond Gillespie, and Scott Spurlock (eds), Cromwell and Ireland: New Perspectives Patrick J. Corish, ‘The Cromwellian Regime, 1650–60', in A New History of Ireland: Early Modern Ireland 1534-1691, ed. by T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, and F. J. Byrne (Oxford University Press, 2009) Carla Gardina Pestana, 'Atlantic Mobilities and the Defiance of the Early Quakers', Journal of Early Modern History, 2023. James Scott Wheeler, 'Ormond and Cromwell: The Struggle for Ireland', in Martyn Bennett, Raymond Gillespie, and Scott Spurlock (eds), Cromwell and Ireland: New Perspectives Martyn Bennett, ‘God's Wall of Brass: Cromwell's Generals in Ireland, 1649-1650' in Martyn Bennett, Raymond Gillespie, and Scott Spurlock (eds), Cromwell and Ireland: New Perspectives Derek Hirst, ‘Security and Reform in England's Other Nations, 1649-1658', in Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution. Jenny Shaw, Everyday Life in the Early English Caribbean: Irish, Africans, and the Construction of Difference (Athens, United States: University of Georgia Press, 2013) R. Scott Spurlock, ‘Cromwell and Catholics: Towards a Reassessment of Lay Catholic Experience in Interregnum Ireland', in Constructing the Past: Writing Irish History, 1600-1800, ed. by Mark Williams and Stephen Paul Forrest, Irish Historical Monographs (Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2010). Jennifer Wells, ‘Proceedings at the High Court of Justice at Dublin and Cork 1652-1654, part 2', Archivium Hibernicum, 67, 76-274. Go to AirwaveMedia.com to find other great history shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Irish land is awarded to English Adventurers and Cromwellian soldiers, and Protestant dominance is secured. Join the Mailing List! Join the Patreon House of Lords for ad-free episodes! Sarah Barber, ‘Settlement, Transplantation and Expulsion: A Comparative Study of the Placement of Peoples', in British Interventions in Early Modern Ireland, ed. by Ciaran Brady and Jane Ohlmeyer (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005). Heidi J. Coburn, 'Cromwellian Transplantations of the Irish to the Colonies', in Martyn Bennett, Raymond Gillespie, and Scott Spurlock (eds), Cromwell and Ireland: New Perspectives (Liverpool, 2020) John Cunningham, ‘Politics, 1641-1660', Cambridge History of Ireland Elaine Murphy, Micheál Ó Siochrú, Jason Peacey, John Morril, eds. The Letters, Writings, and Speeches of Oliver Crmwell: Volume II, 2022. David Edwards, ‘Political Change and Social Transformation, 1603-1641', Cambridge History of Ireland Micheál Ó Siochrú, (ed.) Kingdoms in Crisis: Ireland in the 1640s, 2000 Micheál Ó Siochrú, Confederate Ireland, 1642-1649, 1999 Micheál Ó Siochrú, God's Executioner: Oliver Cromwell and the Conquest of Ireland. Micheál Ó Siochrú, 'Atrocity, Codes of Conduct and the Irish in the British Civil Wars 1641-1653', Past & Present , 195 (May, 2007), pp. 55-86 Micheál Ó Siochrú and David Brown, 'The Down Survey and the Cromwellian Land Settlement', in Jane Ohlmeyer (ed), The Cambridge History of Ireland: Volume II. Pádraig Lenihan, Consolidating Conquest: Ireland 1603-1727 (England: Pearson, 2008). Pádraig Lenihan, Confederate Catholics at War, 1641-49, 2001 Pádraig Lenihan, 'Siege Massacres in Ireland: Drogheda in Context', in Martyn Bennett, Raymond Gillespie, and Scott Spurlock (eds), Cromwell and Ireland: New Perspectives Patrick J. Corish, ‘The Cromwellian Regime, 1650–60', in A New History of Ireland: Early Modern Ireland 1534-1691, ed. by T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, and F. J. Byrne (Oxford University Press, 2009) James Scott Wheeler, 'Ormond and Cromwell: The Struggle for Ireland', in Martyn Bennett, Raymond Gillespie, and Scott Spurlock (eds), Cromwell and Ireland: New Perspectives Martyn Bennett, ‘God's Wall of Brass: Cromwell's Generals in Ireland, 1649-1650' in Martyn Bennett, Raymond Gillespie, and Scott Spurlock (eds), Cromwell and Ireland: New Perspectives Derek Hirst, ‘Security and Reform in England's Other Nations, 1649-1658', in Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution. Jenny Shaw, Everyday Life in the Early English Caribbean: Irish, Africans, and the Construction of Difference (Athens, United States: University of Georgia Press, 2013) R. Scott Spurlock, ‘Cromwell and Catholics: Towards a Reassessment of Lay Catholic Experience in Interregnum Ireland', in Constructing the Past: Writing Irish History, 1600-1800, ed. by Mark Williams and Stephen Paul Forrest, Irish Historical Monographs (Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2010). Jennifer Wells, ‘Proceedings at the High Court of Justice at Dublin and Cork 1652-1654, part 2', Archivium Hibernicum, 67, 76-274. Go to AirwaveMedia.com to find other great history shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Commonwealth, hungry for land, confiscates massive amounts of property from Irish Catholics. Most are ordered to move elsewhere in Ireland, to the Province of Connacht or County Clare. To refuse risked death. Join the Mailing List! Join the Patreon House of Lords for ad-free episodes! Sarah Barber, ‘Settlement, Transplantation and Expulsion: A Comparative Study of the Placement of Peoples', in British Interventions in Early Modern Ireland, ed. by Ciaran Brady and Jane Ohlmeyer (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005). Heidi J. Coburn, 'Cromwellian Transplantations of the Irish to the Colonies', in Martyn Bennett, Raymond Gillespie, and Scott Spurlock (eds), Cromwell and Ireland: New Perspectives (Liverpool, 2020) John Cunningham, ‘Politics, 1641-1660', Cambridge History of Ireland Elaine Murphy, Micheál Ó Siochrú, Jason Peacey, John Morril, eds. The Letters, Writings, and Speeches of Oliver Crmwell: Volume II, 2022. David Edwards, ‘Political Change and Social Transformation, 1603-1641', Cambridge History of Ireland Micheál Ó Siochrú, (ed.) Kingdoms in Crisis: Ireland in the 1640s, 2000 Micheál Ó Siochrú, Confederate Ireland, 1642-1649, 1999 Micheál Ó Siochrú, God's Executioner: Oliver Cromwell and the Conquest of Ireland. Micheál Ó Siochrú, 'Atrocity, Codes of Conduct and the Irish in the British Civil Wars 1641-1653', Past & Present , 195 (May, 2007), pp. 55-86 Pádraig Lenihan, Consolidating Conquest: Ireland 1603-1727 (England: Pearson, 2008). Pádraig Lenihan, Confederate Catholics at War, 1641-49, 2001 Pádraig Lenihan, 'Siege Massacres in Ireland: Drogheda in Context', in Martyn Bennett, Raymond Gillespie, and Scott Spurlock (eds), Cromwell and Ireland: New Perspectives James Scott Wheeler, 'Ormond and Cromwell: The Struggle for Ireland', in Martyn Bennett, Raymond Gillespie, and Scott Spurlock (eds), Cromwell and Ireland: New Perspectives Martyn Bennett, ‘God's Wall of Brass: Cromwell's Generals in Ireland, 1649-1650' in Martyn Bennett, Raymond Gillespie, and Scott Spurlock (eds), Cromwell and Ireland: New Perspectives Derek Hirst, ‘Security and Reform in England's Other Nations, 1649-1658', in Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution. Jenny Shaw, Everyday Life in the Early English Caribbean: Irish, Africans, and the Construction of Difference (Athens, United States: University of Georgia Press, 2013) R. Scott Spurlock, ‘Cromwell and Catholics: Towards a Reassessment of Lay Catholic Experience in Interregnum Ireland', in Constructing the Past: Writing Irish History, 1600-1800, ed. by Mark Williams and Stephen Paul Forrest, Irish Historical Monographs (Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2010). Jennifer Wells, ‘Proceedings at the High Court of Justice at Dublin and Cork 1652-1654, part 2', Archivium Hibernicum, 67, 76-274. Go to AirwaveMedia.com to find other great history shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After the defeat of the Royalist coalition, the last military resistance to the Commonwealth in Ireland are irregular Tories - isolated, cut off from the chain of command, thousands of veteran Irish fights live off the land, establish bases in bogs and hills, and hit the English occupation forces wherever they can. The Commonwealth goes to extreme lengths to crush them. Join the Mailing List! Join the Patreon House of Lords for ad-free episodes! Sarah Barber, ‘Settlement, Transplantation and Expulsion: A Comparative Study of the Placement of Peoples', in British Interventions in Early Modern Ireland, ed. by Ciaran Brady and Jane Ohlmeyer (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005). John Cunningham, ‘Politics, 1641-1660', Cambridge History of Ireland Elaine Murphy, Micheál Ó Siochrú, Jason Peacey, John Morril, eds. The Letters, Writings, and Speeches of Oliver Crmwell: Volume II, 2022. David Edwards, ‘Political Change and Social Transformation, 1603-1641', Cambridge History of Ireland Micheál Ó Siochrú, (ed.) Kingdoms in Crisis: Ireland in the 1640s, 2000 Micheál Ó Siochrú, Confederate Ireland, 1642-1649, 1999 Micheál Ó Siochrú, God's Executioner: Oliver Cromwell and the Conquest of Ireland. Micheál Ó Siochrú, 'Atrocity, Codes of Conduct and the Irish in the British Civil Wars 1641-1653', Past & Present , 195 (May, 2007), pp. 55-86 Pádraig Lenihan, Consolidating Conquest: Ireland 1603-1727 (England: Pearson, 2008). Pádraig Lenihan, Confederate Catholics at War, 1641-49, 2001 Pádraig Lenihan, 'Siege Massacres in Ireland: Drogheda in Context', in Martyn Bennett, Raymond Gillespie, and Scott Spurlock (eds), Cromwell and Ireland: New Perspectives Wheeler, James Scott, 'Ormond and Cromwell: The Struggle for Ireland', in Martyn Bennett, Raymond Gillespie, and Scott Spurlock (eds), Cromwell and Ireland: New Perspectives Martyn Bennett, ‘God's Wall of Brass: Cromwell's Generals in Ireland, 1649-1650' in Martyn Bennett, Raymond Gillespie, and Scott Spurlock (eds), Cromwell and Ireland: New Perspectives Derek Hirst, ‘Security and Reform in England's Other Nations, 1649-1658', in Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution. R. Scott Spurlock, ‘Cromwell and Catholics: Towards a Reassessment of Lay Catholic Experience in Interregnum Ireland', in Constructing the Past: Writing Irish History, 1600-1800, ed. by Mark Williams and Stephen Paul Forrest, Irish Historical Monographs (Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2010). Wells, Jennifer, ‘Proceedings at the High Court of Justice at Dublin and Cork 1652-1654, part 2', Archivium Hibernicum, 67, 76-274. Go to AirwaveMedia.com to find other great history shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We dig deep to unearth some contemporary Celtic treasures from Martyn Bennett, The Murphs, and from The Imagined Village, Paul Weller from The Jam joined by Eliza and Martin Carthy, and there are plenty more sparkles where those came from. Join Patricia Fraser for another hour of Celt In A Twist. Logical Fleadh - Banish Misfortune INST Martyn Bennett - Blackbird Melisande - Au Chant De L'Alouette CANCON Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy - The Case Of The Mysterious Squabby-Quash INST CANCON Willie Nile - The Day The Earth Stood Still Dropkick Murphys - The Auld Triangle Gangar - Sukkeri Er Sott Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage - Ryardine Paul Weller/Martin & Eliza Carthy - John Barleycorn Yoko Pwno - Long Bath Gordon Duncan - Lorient Mornings INST Derina Harvey Band - Portland Town CANCON Lunasa - Midnight In Aviles INST 57:48

Ormond's coalition collapses, as Henry Ireton takes over from Cromwell. Check out the podcast website or join the mailing list! Check out Pax Britannica Merch! Facebook | Twitter | Patreon | Donate For this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful: John Cunningham, ‘Politics, 1641-1660', Cambridge History of Ireland Elaine Murphy, Micheál Ó Siochrú, Jason Peacey, John Morril, eds. The Letters, Writings, and Speeches of Oliver Crmwell: Volume II, 2022. Antonia Fraser, Cromwell: Our Chief of Men David Edwards, ‘Political Change and Social Transformation, 1603-1641', Cambridge History of Ireland Ian Gentles, The English Revolution and the Wars in the Three Kingdoms, 1638-1652 John Jeremiah Cronin and Padraig Lenihan, ‘Wars of Religion, 1641-1691', Cambridge History of Ireland Patrick Little, Lord Broghill and the Cromwellian Union with Ireland and Scotland, 2004 Nick Lipscombe, The English Civil War: An Atlas and Concise History of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, 1639-51 Micheál Ó Siochrú, (ed.) Kingdoms in Crisis: Ireland in the 1640s, 2000 Micheál Ó Siochrú, Confederate Ireland, 1642-1649, 1999 Micheál Ó Siochrú, God's Executioner: Oliver Cromwell and the Conquest of Ireland Pádraig Lenihan, Confederate Catholics at War, 1641-49, 2001 Pádraig Lenihan, 'Siege Massacres in Ireland: Drogheda in Context', in Martyn Bennett, Raymond Gillespie, and Scott Spurlock (eds), Cromwell and Ireland: New Perspectives Wheeler, James Scott, 'Ormond and Cromwell: The Struggle for Ireland', in Martyn Bennett, Raymond Gillespie, and Scott Spurlock (eds), Cromwell and Ireland: New Perspectives Martyn Bennett, ‘God's Wall of Brass: Cromwell's Generals in Ireland, 1649-1650' in Martyn Bennett, Raymond Gillespie, and Scott Spurlock (eds), Cromwell and Ireland: New Perspectives Derek Hirst, ‘Security and Reform in England's Other Nations, 1649-1658', in Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cromwell's campaign in Ireland comes to an end, with a high cost for the New Model Army at Clonmel. Check out the podcast website or join the mailing list! Check out Pax Britannica Merch! Facebook | Twitter | Patreon | Donate For this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful: John Cunningham, ‘Politics, 1641-1660', Cambridge History of Ireland Elaine Murphy, Micheál Ó Siochrú, Jason Peacey, John Morril, eds. The Letters, Writings, and Speeches of Oliver Crmwell: Volume II, 2022. Antonia Fraser, Cromwell: Our Chief of Men David Edwards, ‘Political Change and Social Transformation, 1603-1641', Cambridge History of Ireland Ian Gentles, The English Revolution and the Wars in the Three Kingdoms, 1638-1652 John Jeremiah Cronin and Padraig Lenihan, ‘Wars of Religion, 1641-1691', Cambridge History of Ireland Patrick Little, Lord Broghill and the Cromwellian Union with Ireland and Scotland, 2004 Nick Lipscombe, The English Civil War: An Atlas and Concise History of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, 1639-51 Micheál Ó Siochrú, (ed.) Kingdoms in Crisis: Ireland in the 1640s, 2000 Micheál Ó Siochrú, Confederate Ireland, 1642-1649, 1999 Micheál Ó Siochrú, God's Executioner: Oliver Cromwell and the Conquest of Ireland Pádraig Lenihan, Confederate Catholics at War, 1641-49, 2001 Pádraig Lenihan, 'Siege Massacres in Ireland: Drogheda in Context', in Martyn Bennett, Raymond Gillespie, and Scott Spurlock (eds), Cromwell and Ireland: New Perspectives Wheeler, James Scott, 'Ormond and Cromwell: The Struggle for Ireland', in Martyn Bennett, Raymond Gillespie, and Scott Spurlock (eds), Cromwell and Ireland: New Perspectives Martyn Bennett, ‘God's Wall of Brass: Cromwell's Generals in Ireland, 1649-1650' in Martyn Bennett, Raymond Gillespie, and Scott Spurlock (eds), Cromwell and Ireland: New Perspectives Derek Hirst, ‘Security and Reform in England's Other Nations, 1649-1658', in Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After sacking Drogheda and securing the path into Ulster, Cromwell marches south towards the port town of Wexford. History doesn't repeat, but it does rhyme. Check out the podcast website or join the mailing list! Check out Pax Britannica Merch! Facebook | Twitter | Patreon | Donate For this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful: John Cunningham, ‘Politics, 1641-1660', Cambridge History of Ireland Elaine Murphy, Micheál Ó Siochrú, Jason Peacey, John Morril, eds. The Letters, Writings, and Speeches of Oliver Crmwell: Volume II, 2022. Antonia Fraser, Cromwell: Our Chief of Men David Edwards, ‘Political Change and Social Transformation, 1603-1641', Cambridge History of Ireland Ian Gentles, The English Revolution and the Wars in the Three Kingdoms, 1638-1652 John Jeremiah Cronin and Padraig Lenihan, ‘Wars of Religion, 1641-1691', Cambridge History of Ireland Patrick Little, Lord Broghill and the Cromwellian Union with Ireland and Scotland, 2004 Nick Lipscombe, The English Civil War: An Atlas and Concise History of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, 1639-51 Micheál Ó Siochrú, (ed.) Kingdoms in Crisis: Ireland in the 1640s, 2000 Micheál Ó Siochrú, Confederate Ireland, 1642-1649, 1999 Micheál Ó Siochrú, God's Executioner: Oliver Cromwell and the Conquest of Ireland Pádraig Lenihan, Confederate Catholics at War, 1641-49, 2001 Pádraig Lenihan, 'Siege Massacres in Ireland: Drogheda in Context', in Martyn Bennett, Raymond Gillespie, and Scott Spurlock (eds), Cromwell and Ireland: New Perspectives Wheeler, James Scott, 'Ormond and Cromwell: The Struggle for Ireland', in Martyn Bennett, Raymond Gillespie, and Scott Spurlock (eds), Cromwell and Ireland: New Perspectives Martyn Bennett, ‘God's Wall of Brass: Cromwell's Generals in Ireland, 1649-1650' in Martyn Bennett, Raymond Gillespie, and Scott Spurlock (eds), Cromwell and Ireland: New Perspectives Derek Hirst, ‘Security and Reform in England's Other Nations, 1649-1658', in Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the way cleared by the Battle of Rathmines, Oliver Cromwell marches on Drogheda. The Royalist Governor Arthur Aston refuses to surrender, and Cromwell's guns break the walls. The New Model Army floods inside, and Cromwell forbids any mercy. Check out the podcast website or join the mailing list! Check out Pax Britannica Merch! Facebook | Twitter | Patreon | Donate For this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful: John Cunningham, ‘Politics, 1641-1660', Cambridge History of Ireland Antonia Fraser, Cromwell: Our Chief of Men David Edwards, ‘Political Change and Social Transformation, 1603-1641', Cambridge History of Ireland Ian Gentles, The English Revolution and the Wars in the Three Kingdoms, 1638-1652 John Jeremiah Cronin and Padraig Lenihan, ‘Wars of Religion, 1641-1691', Cambridge History of Ireland Patrick Little, Lord Broghill and the Cromwellian Union with Ireland and Scotland, 2004 Nick Lipscombe, The English Civil War: An Atlas and Concise History of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, 1639-51 Micheál Ó Siochrú, (ed.) Kingdoms in Crisis: Ireland in the 1640s, 2000 Micheál Ó Siochrú, Confederate Ireland, 1642-1649, 1999 Micheál Ó Siochrú, God's Executioner: Oliver Cromwell and the Conquest of Ireland Pádraig Lenihan, Confederate Catholics at War, 1641-49, 2001 Pádraig Lenihan, 'Siege Massacres in Ireland: Drogheda in Context', in Martyn Bennett, Raymond Gillespie, and Scott Spurlock (eds), Cromwell and Ireland: New Perspectives Wheeler, James Scott, 'Ormond and Cromwell: The Struggle for Ireland', in Martyn Bennett, Raymond Gillespie, and Scott Spurlock (eds), Cromwell and Ireland: New Perspectives Martyn Bennett, ‘God's Wall of Brass: Cromwell's Generals in Ireland, 1649-1650' in Martyn Bennett, Raymond Gillespie, and Scott Spurlock (eds), Cromwell and Ireland: New Perspectives Derek Hirst, ‘Security and Reform in England's Other Nations, 1649-1658', in Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The newly-forged coalition of Irish Royalists, built from every faction of the Irish war, braces for the English invasion. By the summer of 1649, the island of Ireland is under their control, with the exceptions of Derry and Dublin. Major General Michael Jones defends the capital as the Marquis of Ormond moves to take it. Check out the podcast website or join the mailing list! Check out Pax Britannica Merch! Facebook | Twitter | Patreon | Donate For this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful: John Cunningham, ‘Politics, 1641-1660', Cambridge History of Ireland David Edwards, ‘Political Change and Social Transformation, 1603-1641', Cambridge History of Ireland Ian Gentles, The English Revolution and the Wars in the Three Kingdoms, 1638-1652 John Jeremiah Cronin and Padraig Lenihan, ‘Wars of Religion, 1641-1691', Cambridge History of Ireland Patrick Little, Lord Broghill and the Cromwellian Union with Ireland and Scotland, 2004 Nick Lipscombe, The English Civil War: An Atlas and Concise History of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, 1639-51 Micheál Ó Siochrú, (ed.) Kingdoms in Crisis: Ireland in the 1640s, 2000 Micheál Ó Siochrú, Confederate Ireland, 1642-1649, 1999 Micheál Ó Siochrú, God's Executioner: Oliver Cromwell and the Conquest of Ireland Pádraig Lenihan, Confederate Catholics at War, 1641-49, 2001 Wheeler, James Scott, 'Ormond and Cromwell: The Struggle for Ireland', in Martyn Bennett, Raymond Gillespie, and Scott Spurlock (eds), Cromwell and Ireland: New Perspectives Martyn Bennett, ‘God's Wall of Brass: Cromwell's Generals in Ireland, 1649-1650' in Martyn Bennett, Raymond Gillespie, and Scott Spurlock (eds), Cromwell and Ireland: New Perspectives Derek Hirst, ‘Security and Reform in England's Other Nations, 1649-1658', in Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Gary from his unscheduled stopover in an airport hotel in Washington DC for the latest instalment of EYP! He had been teaching on the Cairdeas smallpipes course in Vermont, and you can tune in here to hear all about it. With session music, brand new albums and tunes from past instructors, plus plenty of chat - they don't half enjoy their piping in Vermont!TracksDan Houghton with Bochd Liath nan Gobhar, Lieutentant MacGuire, Freya's Diplomacy (D Houghton) and The Old Woman's Dance (Donald MacLeod) from Borderpipe Personality Disorder https://www.pipingtool-scot.com/Hamish Moore with Molly Rankine's from Stepping on the Bridge (extract)Sheila Stewart with the Moving On Song (Ewan MacColl) from The Stewarts of Blair(you may recognise this in its later form as part of Martyn Bennett's album, Grit)Anna Murray with Tir nan Og from Scottish Folk at its BestTriton with Dancing on the Bridge, The Brown-Haired Lass, The Sharpe Sea (T Cummings) from Rule of Threehttps://timothycummings.com/Triton with Derriere chez Nous  from Rule of ThreeTriton with  Ronds de Saint-Vincent from Rule of ThreeIain MacInnes with  The Celtic Society's Quickstep (William Mackay), Captain Grant, Murray's Welcome, The 72nd Highlanders' Farewell to Aberdeen (N Matheson) from Trysthttps://www.greentrax.com/Support the show

A tribute to Simon Emmerson, founding member of the Afro Celt Sound System. We also remember the great Martyn Bennett. Plus, new music from Logical Fleadh, Flogging Molly, Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy. Logical Fleadh - Over The Moor To Maggie INST Flogging Molly - A Song Of Liberty Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy  - Galicia (ft.Josemi Carmona)CANCON Grinning Barretts - Black Velvet Band CANCON Salsa Celtica - He Mandhu (Aurel) Afro Celt Sound System - Persistence Of Memory Martyn Bennett - Ale House Hoven Droven - Brekken INST The Scratch - Session Song Selsolater - Whiskeywand The Mahones - Holloway Jack CANCON Spiro - Welcome Joy, Welcome Sorrow INST The Electrics - The Curious Dance Of Humphy Backit INST Trio Svin - Ride A Piggy Train Boot - Wild Honey INST 59:38

January 30, 1649 / 1661. London, 1649. King Charles I lays his head on a chopping block. The axe falls and, soon with it, the monarchy. What follows is Parliament's grueling effort to set up a functioning republic – one of the first in history. It will be led by Oliver Cromwell, a brilliant military leader who becomes the country's most powerful man. But on January 30, 1661 – exactly twelve years after the death of Charles I – royalist forces will use the same method to take their revenge: a beheading. Who was Oliver Cromwell, the man who led Britain's brief experiment in life without a king? And how did it all go wrong?Special thanks to our guests, Martyn Bennett, professor of early modern history at Nottingham Trent University and author of several books including Cromwell at War: The Lord General and His Military Revolution; and Peter Gaunt, professor of history at the University of Chester and author/editor of books including two Cromwell biographies, both entitled Oliver Cromwell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kate Molleson visits Glyndebourne Festival Opera to hear about its new production of Ethel Smyth's ‘The Wreckers' – the first major staging of this tale of a hostile coastal community in many, many years, heard, as the composer intended, with its original French libretto. This new edition of the opera was researched and typeset by Martyn Bennett, Head of Music Library and Resources at Glyndebourne, using source material from the original score, with missing fragments orchestrated by Tom Poster, and additional help from the British Library. ‘Briefly: A Delicious Life' is a new novel by the writer Nell Stevens, a ghost story based around Fryderyk Chopin and his partner – the French novelist – George Sand, set in a monastery retreat in Mallorca. Kate meets the author to discover more about this tale of love, creativity and sexuality. The folk singer Angeline Morrison, writer and broadcaster Kevin Le Gendre and folk singer and academic Fay Hield all join Kate to discuss the overlooked black history in English folk music. And Tom Service meets conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, recovering from major surgery, still working, and in the UK recently to continue his long association with London Symphony Orchestra.

Hi guys, Thanks for coming back again to the Foot Stompin' Podcast. Not so many new releases this week so some classic and not so old tracks for you! These podcasts are made possible by our patreons and if you would like to join us please visit www.patreon.com/handsupfortrad The Orcadians of Hudson Bay Track - Fort Hope https://grahamrorie.bandcamp.com/releases Amplify by The Nevis Ensemble Track - I Future, Past, Present (written by Claire Hastings and Aleen Sweeney) https://nevisensemble.org/amplify/ Beating Harps by Sileas Track - Beating Harps https://open.spotify.com/artist/4nwdUlTWkGWb4dRQWnouGd Orkney Monster by The Chair Track - Beachcomers https://thechair.bandcamp.com/album/orkney-monster Gu Deas by Màiri MacMillan Track - An t-Og Uasal https://mairimacmillan.com Room Enough For All by Battlefield Band Track - Bagpipe Music http://www.battlefieldband.co.uk Pressed for Time by the Finlay MacDonald Band Track - Pressed for Time http://www.battlefieldband.co.uk The Lost Words: Spell Songs Track - The Lost Words Blessing https://www.thelostwords.org/spell-songs/ Somewhere by Eva Cassidy Track - My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose http://evacassidy.org Torus by James Lindsay Track - Skekkler https://jameslindsaymusic.bandcamp.com Underneath The Falling Snow by Abigail Pryde and Cathal Murphy https://www.facebook.com/Abigail-Pryde-100843858024682/ Hardland by Martyn Bennett and Martin Low Track - Play http://www.martynbennett.com

Today we talk about the time Christmas was cancelled with Martyn Bennett, Professor of Early Modern History at Nottingham Trent University.

Foot Stompin' Podcast is back with the 208th edition with yet more great Scottish trad music! If you enjoy these podcasts please support our Patreon www.patreon.com/handsupfortrad My Notes Vol. 1 by Ali Levack Track - Adah’s Way http://alilevack.bandcamp.com Huam by Salthouse Track - All Shall Be Still http://salthouse.bandcamp.com All Dressed in Hello by Fiddlers’ Bid Track - Skeklers http://www.fiddlersbid.com My Singing Bird by Gerry Raftery and the Humblebums Vana by Ross Ainslie Track - Rapa Nui https://rossainslie.bandcamp.com Hardland by Martyn Bennett and Martin Low Track - Rasta Plan http://martynbennett.com Songs of Robert Burns by Robyn Stapleton Track - Westlin’ Winds http://robynstapleton.com Ewen Henderson Plays Scots Fiddle Track - Strathspeys and Reels https://ewen-henderson.bandcamp.com/releases Songs of Govan Old by Norrie MacIver and the Glasgow Baron Track - The Clyde https://www.norriemaciver.co.uk Breathe by Laura Beth Salter Track - Teacher / The Bankside Girl https://laurabethsalter.bandcamp.com/album/breathe Vincular by Ron Jappy Track - Tactical Penguin http://ronjappy.bandcamp.com

Welcome to the 200th edition of the Foot Stompin' Podcast! It's taken me a while to get here but it feels good. I wish I could remember the first one! As usual we have some great music today including Martyn Bennett, Heisk, Lauren MacColl, Jim Malcom and much more! If you enjoy these podcasts please support our Patreon at www.patreon.com/handsupfortrad Hardland by Martyn Bennett Track - Handshaker http://www.martynbennett.com When Guinevere Went Under by Emily Trigg Track - Scotland https://www.emilytriggs.com/album Andina by Heisk https://heisk.bandcamp.com Lanskein by Lauren MacColl Track - Iorram Iomraimh https://laurenmaccoll.bandcamp.com Live in Perth by Jim Malcolm Track - Lads o the Fair https://www.jimmalcolm.com/music/ A Glint O’ Scottish Fiddle by Patsy Reid Track - Father Eugene's Welcome To Cape North, Yester House, Miss Drummond Of Perth, The Oyster Wives' Rant, Rise Ye Lazy Fellow, The Highlandman Kissed His Mother https://www.patsyreid.com Midnight and Closedown by Lau Track - Toy Tigers https://www.lau-music.co.uk Bass à Alba by Jordan Hepburn Track - Auld Lang Syne https://jordanhepburn.com/ Scotland by Woodenbox https://woodenboxband.bandcamp.com/track/scotland Shhh I’m On The Phone by Innes Watson Track - African Waltz https://inneswatson.bandcamp.com TÌR - Highland Life & Lore by Brian Ó hEadhra & Fiona MacKenzie Track - Chan Ann Ach Thu / Mo Chraobh Ubhla Dhubh http://www.oheadhra-mackenzie.com Face to Face by Twelfth Day Track - Fact of Live https://twelfthday.bandcamp.com

In this episode, we return to Oliver Cromwell to discuss what we weren't able to in Episode 17: Cromwell's politics, and his tenure as Lord Protector. Taking us through his complex life and political career is Martyn Bennett, Professor at Nottingham Trent University, and author of the book Cromwell at War. With him, we take a look at what makes Cromwell so complicated: from his beliefs of religious freedom clashing with his actions in Ireland, to his desire for a democracy in spite of his absolute power over the country, and much more. Martyn's book: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/cromwell-at-war-9781786722478/ Music: Sergei Rachmaninoff - String Quartet No. 2 as recorded by Steve's Bedroom Band and Steve Jones licensed under Creative Commons 4.0.

In this episode, we have invited a distinguished selection of suppliers to share their thoughts with us on the COVID-19 crisis. We find out how their supply chains have been affected by the pandemic and get their predictions for the likely shift in availability of product ranges for interior designers and their clients one year on from today. Between them, they cover a broad range of product types from specialist interior finishes and hand-woven textiles to international lighting, timber flooring and bespoke furniture. We hear from Fameed Khalique of Fameed Khalique, Chiara Prestigiacomo from Porada, Mark Abbott of Abbott and Boyd, Lisa Mabey from Malissa Lighting, Simon Myatt of Havwoods, Margo Selby from Margo Selby, Robert Knapp of Robert Langford, Miranda Kirwan from Tom Faulkner and Martyn Bennett of Stereo Interiors. We are a Wildwood production.

In this episode, we have invited a distinguished selection of suppliers to share their thoughts with us on the COVID-19 crisis. We find out how their supply chains have been affected by the pandemic and get their predictions for the likely shift in availability of product ranges for interior designers and their clients one year on from today. Between them, they cover a broad range of product types from specialist interior finishes and hand-woven textiles to international lighting, timber flooring and bespoke furniture. We hear from Fameed Khalique of Fameed Khalique, Chiara Prestigiacomo from Porada, Mark Abbott of Abbott and Boyd, Lisa Mabey from Malissa Lighting, Simon Myatt of Havwoods, Margo Selby from Margo Selby, Robert Knapp of Robert Langford, Miranda Kirwan from Tom Faulkner and Martyn Bennett of Stereo Interiors. We are a Wildwood production.

At some point, some journalist somewhere decided that “celtic fusion” was a genre, and subsequently placed the music of Martyn Bennett in it. What does it mean? Well, your guess is as good as ours. We can safely say though that Bennett’s fifth and final album ‘Grit’ is definitely a genre fusion of sorts. We’ve dedicated a fair amount of time to discussing Scottish artists and albums on this podcast, but we’ve yet to touch on traditional Scottish music. Martyn Bennett is very much from a folk/trad background, but his approach is way more modern and genre bending than most artists. ‘Grit’ is a fascinating album by a fascinating man. Musically, it perhaps sounds a little dated today, but it still has some massive tunes on it. This week Weaver and Chris get into the artist, the album, the context around it and even go on some interesting excursions about the Scottish traditional/folk scene as a whole. As ever, you decide if it makes it into our discography. Vote via Facebook.

Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy explores the city of Edinburgh. Having already delved into Sheffield through the eyes of Human League’s Travelogue album, Liverpool and The Teardrop Explodes’ Kilimanjaro, and Manchester with New Order’s Power, Corruption and Lies, we’re now heading further north to the capital city of Scotland; a city of science and engineering, home of one of the biggest events in the cultural calendar, and a city with an incredibly varied history stretching back thousands of years…Edinburgh. We’re looking at an album that links the old with the new, the traditional with the electronic, and it’s Martyn Bennett’s Bothy Culture. Read more here: http://classicalbumsundays.com/sounds-of-a-city-martyn-bennett-bothy-culture/

PODCAST: 16 Jul 2017     01 The Ghost Of Hobo Bill – Charlie Roth – Oh My Stars 02 Rufford Park Poachers – Martin Simpson – Trails & Tribulations 03 Erin – Martyn Bennett – Martyn Bennett 04 The Fair Maiden – Madigan – Uncorked 05 We Are Everywhere (A Tramplin') – Commoners Choir – Commoners Choir 06 Be Low From London – Commoners Choir – Commoners Choir 07 The Manchester Rambler – Ewan MacColl – Black & White: The Definitive Ewan MacColl Collection 08 Lover’s Ghost – Niamh Parsons – Loosely Connected 09 She Moved Through The Fair – Cara Dillon – The Hill Of Thieves 10 The Bay Of Biscay – Karan Casey & John Doyle –  Exiles Return   11 Grey Gallito – Salsa Celtica With Eliza Carthy – Wayward Daughter [Disc 1] 12 The Company Says – David Stoddard – Get Off My Lawn 13 Manchester Street – Mancunia – Turn Towards The Sun 14 Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning – Tony Furtado & Dirk Powell – Tony Furtado & Dirk Powell 15 The Parson And The Pig – Mick Ryan – The Passing Hour 16 Pastures Of Plenty – JSD Band – Pastures Of Plenty  17 Journey’s End – Jim Mageean and Pat Sheridan – Hard Aground

PODCAST: 19 Jun 2016  01 Bratach Bana - Mouth Music - Mouth Music 02 Chi Mi’n Gemhrdh - Runrig - Stepping Down The Glory Road 03 The Mingulay Boat Song - The McCalmans - Scottish Songs 04 Donald Macgillavry  /O’Neill's Cavalry March - Silly Wizard - Live Again 05 My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose - Karen Matheson - My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose 06 Helen O’ Kirkconnel - Iron Horse - The Wind Shall Blow For Evermore 07 Tramps and Hawkers - The Corries - The Bonny Blue 08 The Shipyard Apprentice - Ray Fisher - Bonnie Birdie 09 Coulters Candy - Hamish Imlach - Cod Liver Oil and The Orange Juice 10 Johnny Lad - Alex Campbell - Alex Campbell Sings Folk 11 Aye Fond Kiss - Five Hand Reel - For A’that 12 Will Ye Go To Flanders - Karine Polwart - Fairest Flooer 13 Dark Eyed Molly - Archie Fisher - The Man With A Rhyme 14 Destitution Road - Alistair Hulett - Dance of the Underclass 15 Cuillin (Part 2) -  Martyn Bennett - Martyn Bennett 16 Caledonia - Dougie MacLean - Till Tomorrow 17 Childhood's End - Dick Gaughan - Clan Alba 18 As I Roved Out - JSD Band - For the Record 19 Hector The Hero - Fred Morrison - Celtic Gold

21/01/15 http://folkenlared.blogspot.com Una hora de música folk que empieza comparando un tema de GRIT de Martyn Bennett con la versión que se hizo de él en el concierto homenaje que se realizó en Glasgow hace menos de una semana Martyn Bennett - Chanter Nae Regrets (Greg Lawson) - Chanter Keltik Elektrik - The Ale is Dear Rod Patterson - The Gray Twins Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham - Boo Baby's Lullaby Donal McCague - Reels: The Old Steam Train / The Floating Crowbar / Gorman's Corrina Hewat - One Song Kornog - Ridées a Six Temps Corquiéu - Sahara Michael McGoldrick - Gan Ainm / Lavery's 1 & 2 / September Reel

Hi there, Here's our April podcast! Featuring the one and only late Martyn Bennett with his release Aye. We follow this with The Burn's Unit and follow that with the debut release from Glasgow Band - Rura called Break it Up. Next up we have The Duplets and then Campbell's of Greepe. We finish off with the fantastic Bobby MacLeod from Tobermory. Visit www.footstompin.com for all your Scottish music and culture needs.

Todos los temas que aparecen en este podcast están colocados en segunda posición en sus respectivos CDs. Es decir, son todos el tema 2 del cd en el que aparecen. El podcast de esta semana viene a ilustrar esta entrada de Folkenlared.com. 1. Russell's House - The Muppet Show Set, del cd Russell's House (1999) Atcof Records 2. Dougie MacLean - Stolen, del cd Riof (1997) Dunkeld Records 3. Beoga - Antics, del cd The Incident (2009) Compass Records 4. Kate Rusby - I Courted a Sailor, del cd Little Lights (2001) Pure Records 5. Tamalin - Skipping Over the Bogs, del cd Rhythm & Rhyme (1997) Grapevine 6. Martyn Bennett - Erin, del cd Martyn Bennett (1996) Eclectic Records 7. Lori Watson - Maggie, del cd Three (2006) Isle Music 8. Donal Lunny - Denis Doody's / Tolka Polka, del cd Donal Lunny (1987) Gael-Linn 9. Igor Medio, Lisardo Prieto - La Villa, del cd Dual (2005) Tierra Discos 10. Hamon Martin Quintet - Le Cavalier S'entete, del cd Du Silence et Du Temps (2010) Coop Breizh 11. Slide - Cronin's, del cd Harmonic Motion (2002) SIU La música de ambiente que se escucha en algunos momentos proviene toda del cd Opus Blues de Catriona MacDonald & Ian Lowthian (1993) Acoustic Radio. Ninguno de los cds del podcast de hoy llegó a nuestras manos en forma de promo, aunque admitimos que algunos fueron adquiridos en su día de segunda mano (qué hubiera sido de mi año en Londres sin las tiendas de cds de segunda mano) o prestados por amigos. Hay que ayudar a la industria... o mejor, a los músicos. Compren los cds en los conciertos directamente del grupo :-)

Here's our May 27th 2010 Foot Stompin' Free Scottish Music Podcast.  Featuring new release Birds & Beasts (Music by Martyn Bennett and Fraser Fifield) by Mr McFall's Chamber, and then Christine Primrose's classic Aite Mo Ghaoil (Place of My Heart). Next up is Tune In by Nuala Kennedy and then we go mainstream with Mark Knopfler's Get Lucky. We leave the mainstream after this and play some Gaelic airs from Robert Wallace. We finish up the show with Dan Tyminski singing Man Of Constant Sorrow on Transatlantic Sessions Volume 4. Visit www.footstompin.com for all your Scottish music and culture needs.

Here's our May 2010 Foot Stompin' Free Scottish Music Podcast.  Featuring the exciting new release Diversions from Daimh, a beautiful Gaelic collection of songs from Runrig, another new release - Tyro - from Rua MacMillan, The Better o' a Sang from the late Jim Reid. Midwinter Live from Boys of  the Lough and to finish the show we have the late great Martyn Bennett from his Hardland album. Visit www.footstompin.com for all your Scottish music and culture needs.

Here's our Mid March 2009 Foot Stompin' Free Scottish Music Podcast. We're featuring contemporary renditions of Scottish music in this podcast. We start off with the great Martyn Bennett from his Grit CD, then follow on with the new Lau CD Arc Light. We then then visit Martin Green Machine's world and follow with Paul Mounsay's Nahoo 3. We finish the podcast up with the classic Celtic Connection Suite by Simon Thoumire. Visit footstompin.com for all you Scottish music and culture needs.

For the 2007 to 2008 season we featured 12 tours: Brebach, Optical Identity, Shooglenifty and Tanya Tagaq Gillis, Roddy Hart and Leeroy Stagger, Fraser Fifield Band with Nedyalko Nedyalkov Quartet, Eska Mtungwazi Band, Reinventing The Reel, Aye, An Affirmation of Martyn Bennett, Club Tromolo, Burnsong and Differences in Demolitions.

Mr McFall's Chamber is a flexible ensemble of mostly classical players for whom the lure of other musical styles has proved irresistible. They are well known for their eclectic mix of musical genres, programming classical and contemporary composers alongside rock, tango, klezmer and jazz. This effortless blurring of music's pigeonholes makes for an ideal partnership with gifted composer and multi-instrumentalist Fraser Fifield, who successfully combines traditional music with Scottish folk and jazz. Joining the musicians are percussionists Tom Bancroft and James Mackintosh. Together they perform a programme celebrating the legacy of the late lamented Martyn Bennett, who was one of Scotland's most feted young musicians for his bold musical synthesis of traditional tunes, dance music and classical sensibility. The programme highlights Bennett's profound understanding of the Scottish folk tradition, featuring well known Bennett works e.g Cuillin Music alongside Piece for String Quartet, Percussion and Scottish Small Pipes in C, an early work thought to have been lost until a copy turned up in the Arts Council's files. The Scottish flavour is further enhanced with music by Fraser Fifield and a reworking of Eddie Maguire's Nocturnes. A Latin – American component in the typical McFall's style completes the programme including music by Alvares and Piazzolla.

features Jamie Smith, Steve Byrne, Martyn Bennett, Jemma Cummings, Anna Wendy Stevenson, Cliar.