tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13344062.post6353637481202536038..comments2024-02-18T17:35:25.382+00:00Comments on Bloggin fae the 'Burn: <i>Ulster-Scots thoughts</i>: Ulster-Scots Music? The Fiddle - "The Devil's Box"Mark Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12820251983224121718noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13344062.post-54446725222107981872018-11-04T17:54:06.274+00:002018-11-04T17:54:06.274+00:00Much has been made of Scotch-Irish (or Ulster Scot...Much has been made of Scotch-Irish (or Ulster Scots) influence on Appalachian music. Although it is true that a lot of migration from Ulster went about 1720-30 to New Castle, Delaware, and Philadelphia, and that after settling in that vicinity, a lot of them went down to places in Virginia and North Carolina, by 1770, the heaviest concentration of Ulster emigrants was no doubt in western Pennsylvania, around Pittsburgh. And it kept coming, into the 19th century, with most settlement going to eastern Ohio and the West Virginia Panhandle. That area probably has today the heaviest Scotch-Irish population. And much of Samuel Bayard's collection of fiddle tunes (in two books) comes from that area. So, if the influence is there, Bayard's books ----- not modern "bluegrass" or Appalachian music---- is the place to go. Paul Gifford (whose mother's McKee ancestors left Scotland due to religious persecution, were involved in the "sea" (maybe involved in boats between Scotland and Ireland), then went to Pennsylvania in the 1760s).pgiffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12268513668885816698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13344062.post-42893385908924000502009-05-10T20:39:00.000+01:002009-05-10T20:39:00.000+01:00Peter,
Thanks for your comment - I've been to that...Peter,<br />Thanks for your comment - I've been to that part of western South Carolina, and felt very much at home. Is there much Scotch-Irish awareness in Washington State? I've never been there, but lots of people have recommended Seattle and Vancouver!<br /><br />Glad you enjoy the blog - it always amazes me just who's reading it!Mark Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12820251983224121718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13344062.post-13896188935796018712009-05-09T21:53:00.000+01:002009-05-09T21:53:00.000+01:00Hi there. I just discovered your blog and am enjo...Hi there. I just discovered your blog and am enjoying it. My Greatgrandfather David Marshall left Limavady in 1871 and I have been exploring where he came from. I think I have part of an answer to your question on your blog today. The Scots-Irish occupied the Western part of the coastal states during early immigrations. http://cusch.wordpress.com/2009/05/06/heritagefest/. <br /> Keep up the good work:<br /> Peter in SeattleEquity in Infrastructurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11233162563221515708noreply@blogger.com