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James Oswald

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

63 releases · 11 albums · active 1975–2024

  • Performance · 124
  • Other credits · 2

Studios: Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow · Temple Records Studio · Église Évangelique Allemande · Troy Savings Bank Music Hall

Frequent collaborators

  • The Broadside Band
  • Ensemble La Cigale
  • Martin Best Consort
  • Edna Arthur
  • Nancy Hadden
  • La Rêveuse
  • Robert Burns (4)
  • Battlefield Band

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