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This playlist shows all of the composers work who took part in The Martyn Bennett Prize Finalists Concert at The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, on Sat 14 September 2013 The Queen's Hall and the Traditional Music Forum, with support from Creative Scotland, present The Martyn Bennett Prize for traditional music composition which seeks to raise the profile and reward the vital role that composition plays in Scotland's traditional music. Named in honour of the acclaimed composer/multi instrumentalist Martyn Bennett, the competition was open to all Scottish-based musicians to create a new 5 - 10 minute long composition that shows its roots in traditional music. Find out full information at http://themartynbennettprize.com The band features Mairearad Green (accordion, border pipes, highland pipes), Donald Hay (percussion) Rua MacMillan (fiddle), Anna Massie (guitar, fiddle, mandolin, tenor banjo), Hamish Napier (piano, whistle, flute) and Iain Sandilands (percussion). http://www.thequeenshall.net http://www.traditionalmusicforum.org Video production by http://www.innerear.co.uk