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Scottish folk music (also Scottish traditional music) is a genre of folk music that uses forms that are identified as part of the Scottish musical tradition. There is evidence that there was a flourishing culture of popular music in Scotland during the late Middle Ages, but the only song with a melody to survive from this period is the "Pleugh ...
Scotland is internationally known for its traditional music, often known as Scottish folk music, [1] which remained vibrant throughout the 20th century and into the 21st when many traditional forms worldwide lost popularity to pop music. Traditional Scottish music comprises a variety of different styles such as ballads, reels, jigs and airs. [2]
It also includes non-traditional "folk music" by modern pop artists. ... Pages in category "Scottish folk songs" The following 93 pages are in this category, out of ...
My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean", or simply "My Bonnie", is a traditional Scottish folk song and children’s song that is popular in Western culture. It is listed in Roud Folk Song Index as No. 1422. [1] The song has been recorded by numerous artists since the beginning of the 20th century, and many parody versions also exist.
"The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond" (or "Loch Lomond") is a traditional Scottish folk song (Roud No. 9598). [1] [2] Its origins are thought to date to the Jacobite rising of 1745. Loch Lomond is the largest Scottish loch. In Scots, "bonnie" means "fair" or "beautiful". [3]
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A.L. Lloyd on The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume IV (1956) Alfred Deller on Western Wind and Other English Folk Songs (1958) [5] Joan Baez on Joan Baez (1960) A.L. Lloyd and Alf Edwards on English and Scottish Popular Ballads (Topic 1964, 1996) [4] Bert Jansch on Jack Orion (1966) Donovan on H.M.S. Donovan (1971) Figgy Duff on ...
Waulking songs (Scottish Gaelic: Òrain Luaidh) are Scottish folk songs, traditionally sung in the Gaelic language by women while fulling (waulking) cloth. This practice involved a group of women, who traditionally prepared cloth, rhythmically beating newly woven tweed or tartan cloth against a table or similar surface to lightly felt it and ...