Margaret Bennett (writer)

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Margaret Bennett
Margarett Bennett (2006)
Born	(1946-10-27) 27 October 1946 (age 78) Isle of Skye, Scotland
Nationality	Scottish
Occupation(s)	Folklorist, academic, author
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)
Academic work
Institutions	Museum of Man, Quebec Scottish Education Department School of Scottish Studies, University of Edinburgh Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Main interests	Scottish folk culture and cultural identity
Website	margaretbennett.co.uk

Margaret Bennett (born 27 October 1946) is a Scottish writer, folklorist, ethnologist, broadcaster, and singer. Her main interests lies in the field of traditional Scottish folk culture and cultural identity of the Scots in Scotland and abroad. The late Hamish Henderson, internationally distinguished poet and folklorist, said about her: Margaret embodies the spirit of Scotland.^[1]