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James Oswald

James Oswald is credited on 52 releases across 11 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1975–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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52

Pressings credited

11

Albums

6

Decades active

In collections

Biography

James Oswald is a Scottish writer and farmer who has written the Inspector McLean and (as J. D. Oswald) The Ballad of Sir Benfro series of novels. He initially self-published his books but later was published by Penguin Books. Since 2018, he has been published by Wildfire, an imprint of the Headline Publishing Group, where he has continued the Inspector McLean series and introduced a new series character Constance Fairchild. His brother is the playwright Peter Oswald. His maternal grandfather was churchman and writer Patrick McLaughlin.

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Credited work

52 releases · 11 albums · active 1975–2024

  • Performance · 106
  • Other credits · 2

Studios: Temple Records Studio · Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow · Troy Savings Bank Music Hall · First Scot Presbyterian Church

Frequent collaborators

  • Battlefield Band
  • Robert Burns (4)
  • Martin Best Consort
  • Edna Arthur
  • The Broadside Band
  • Les Musiciens De Saint-Julien
  • Ensemble La Cigale
  • Nancy Hadden

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