Margaret Bennett (writer)

ISBN 0-86241-197-1 - ISBN 978-0-86241-197-8, ISBN 0-920911-38-2 - ISBN 978-0-920911-38-9

Oatmeal and the Catechism: Scottish Gaelic Settlers in Quebec (Mcgill-Queen's Studies in Ethnic History). McGill Queens University Press, Birlinn, 1999, 2002, 2004. ISBN   0-7735-1810-X – ISBN   978-0-7735-1810-0, ISBN   0-85976-574-1, ISBN   978-0-85976-574-9, ISBN   0-85976-461-3 - ISBN   978-0-85976-461-2, ISBN   0-7735-1810-X – ISBN   978-0-7735-1810-0, ISBN   0-7735-2775-3

Scottish Customs from the Cradle to the Grave. Polygon, Birlinn Ltd, 1993, 1998, 2004. ISBN   978-1-84158-293-1, ISBN   978-0-7486-6118-3.

Then another thing-Remembered in Perthshire: reminiscences, rhymes, games, songs and stories. (With Doris Rougvie) Perth & Kinross Council Educations Services, 2000. ISBN   0-905452-31-3 - ISBN   978-0-905452-31-9

Recollections of an Argyllshire Drover: And Other Selected Papers Eric Cregeen (ed. Margaret Bennett). John Donald Publishers Ltd, 2004. ISBN   0-85976-575-X – ISBN   978-0-85976-575-6

'See when You look Back…' Clydeside Reminiscences of the Home Front, 1939–45. The Mitchell Library, 2005. ISBN   0-906169-58-5

'It's Not the Time You Have...': Notes and Memories of Music-Making with Martyn Bennett. Grace Note Publications, 2006. ISBN   0-9552326-1-9 - ISBN   978-0-9552326-1-9

Discography

• Love and Loss – Remembering Martyn in Scotland's Music, 2007
• Take the road to Aberfeldy, 2007
• Glen Lyon, 2002
• In the sunny long ago…, 2000 (all arrangements and production by Margaret and Martyn Bennett)

Prizes, Honours and Homages (main)

• Michaelis-Jena Ratcliff Folklore Prize (1991, for her book The Last Stronghold)
• The Scotch Malt Whisky Society Award (1994)
• The Donald Fergusson International Essay Prize (1995) for her study of Gaelic Song in Eastern Canada
• Master Music Maker Award (1998)
• The Clio Award for Quebec, Canadian Historical Association/Société historique du Canada (1999, for her book Oatmeal and the Catechism)
• Exceptional Celtic Woman Award from Celtic Women International, (2003)
• Honorary Life Membership of the Traditional Music and Song Association of Scotland (2007)
• Honorary Degree Doctor of Music (DMus) ^[5] from The University of St Andrews in recognition of her major contribution to folklore and ethnology, and her outstanding career in broadcasting, singing and writing (2023)

References

1. "Margaret Bennett HRSA". The Royal Scottish Academy. Edinburgh, Scotland: RSA. Archived from the original on 8 July 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
2. "Dr. Margaret Bennett - Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame". Hands up for Trad. 15 October 2014. Archived from the original on 26 April 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
3. Frank R. Shaw (2005). "A Chat with Margaret Bennett". Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
4. Liam Caiside (2006). "An Interview with Margaret Bennett". Archived from the original on 1 January 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
5. "Honorary graduates". www.st-andrews.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2023.

External links

• Personal page Archived 22 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
• Biography Archived 26 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine at the American Folklife Center
• Margaret Bennett discography at MusicBrainz

Margaret Bennett HRSA [1]
Bennett in 2006
Born	(1946-10-27) 27 October 1946 (age 78) Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Occupation(s)	Folklorist, academic, author, singer
Children	Martyn Bennett
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Strathclyde Memorial University of Newfoundland University of Edinburgh
Thesis	Hebridean Traditions of the Eastern Townships of Quebec: A Study in Cultural Identity (1994)

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