Margaret Bennett Author & Editor

MARGARET BENNETT Margaret Bennett is a folklorist, writer, singer and broadcaster who comes from a family of tradition bearers, Gaelic on her mother's side (from Skye) and Lowland Scots on her father's. From 1984 to 1996 she lectured at The University of Edinburgh's School of Scottish Studies and now teaches part-time at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Based in Perthshire, she is a Trustee of 'Grace Notes Scotland', a Scottish Charity dedicated to handing on tradition. DORIS ROUGVIE Collaborator Doris Rougvie, whose drawings illustrate the book, is a singer, artist and long-time friend of both Nell and Margaret. Originally from Perthshire, she has a life-long interest in local history and folk song.