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Scottish Songs
The songs of Scotland have been derived from a variety of sources, including:-
- Robert Burns - whose influence has been very pronounced
- the border ballads - Sir Walter Scott has been highly influential in this regard
- the bothy ballads - especially from the North East of Scotland
- the fishing communities - especially up and down the East Coast of Scotland
- the street songs from our main cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen
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Who are the Scots?
Neil Gow (1727 - 1807) Was the son of a Perthshire Weaver who was a very accomplished fiddler and composer. Gow is regarded as the father of the Strathspey and Reel music of Scotland.
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