In 1999 he moved to Mull, where he met Dundonian musical Martin Low who helped him with his next work. Rykodisc had now become part of Palm Pictures. In 2000 he released the album "Hardland" on his own Cuillin label. He appeared at the Cambridge Folk Festival in 2000, giving an electrifying performance. A reviewer wrote in "Mojo" that "Scots music has never sounded like this before. No music has ever sounded like this before. Half the audience fled in fear of their lives." Bennett sold a thousand CDs after the set.