In the Sunny Long

Nostalgic and sentimental, but with a keen ear for the lithe beauty of some of Scottish trad's song repertoire, Margaret Bennett, native of the Isle of Skye is a throwback to another time. When accordion and fiddle did the two-step and 'Sweet Forget Me Nots' rang from the wireless. Still, this is a lovingly honed collection; one that would be labelled 'Old Timey' if a U. S. label released it. (Unsurprisingly, she lived for 9 years in Newfoundland, a folkie's paradise). Bennett's soprano is startlingly crystalline, close harmonies provided by Gillian Frame and Hamish and Finlay Napier. Beautiful, gentle tiptoeing music. Foot Stomp. 2004.