The Scots-Irish musical legacy in the USA

"Hillbilly" is a compliment.

I grew up in the Appalachian Mountain area. We called this hillbilly music. My mom loved it. She never knew she was Scott-Irish. Im proud to know they were my ancestors.

Ricky Skaggs tells a story of playing an event with an Irish band, and one of the guys noticed a strumming technique he was using and asked where he learned it. Ricky said an old mountain man from Eastern Kentucky taught it to him, and the Irish guy said that's how they play in Donegal, he'd never seen it ouside of there. Ricky said it just made the connection real to him in a way it hadn't been before.

How I miss that Northern Irish accent, my Grandfather was born in Belfast, generations before him his great-great uncles went to America and ended up in Utah and Texas, my Grandad came to Canada, he brought his love of music and that lovely Irish accent with him.

I am an Australian of Scots-Irish descent. since a very young age I have always loved the pipes & drums, they stir something deep down in my soul, I know anyone reading this of the same decendency will understand what I mean, but I have never understood where my strong affinity to Bluegrass, Old Timely & Hill Billy music, this has explained a lot. Thank you.

I love this series. It is the story of my family. My family were Quakers and came over from Ireland in the mid to late 1700's. They landed in PA and then over the years migrated south. My father was from AL. The family tree, if it's correct, goes back to the 900's in Scotland when a King came from Norway and claimed the throne of Scotland. My DNA is Scottish, Irish, English, Germany (English and German are my mother's side), Norway,. When I was in the Navy I spent two and half years in Scotland. I didn't know it then, but where I was living I could see the town Greenock, that my future wife's family came from. They immigrated to the US in the late 1800's.

Born in and still live in Ballymena N.Ireland. Would love to visit the Appalachian region where my forefathers moved to.

Plenty of Scotch/Irish here in Arkansas especially in the Ozark and Ouachita Mountains. We have the same rich bluegrass hillbilly culture as Appalachia,many came from there.

I am from Scotch and Irish decent and very proud of it

I’m from the west of Scotland. And listening to the lady’s introduction. It was like listening to my Great Granny (or "Maw" as we all called her affectionately,) speaking. The Influence of the Scots language is still so strong in Ulster Scots. I love to hear it.💪🏻 I worry about it being diluted due to the internet though. If that makes any sense. I hope & pray not though..

I have watched this over and over again...I cannot describe how proud and happy this makes me.

Great special! I'm Scottish blood myself (grandparents from Helensburgh) and our bond between the old country and here is unbreakable, My wife is Irish (Dublin descent) and on our honeymoon we went to Ireland and Scotland. It was Heaven. We came home.

Born and raised in Appalachia and very proud of my English and Welsh roots. And this video about scotch influence is extremely interesting. Thanks for this

I’m half Scottish ( dna) a little Irish ☘️ the rest English. My ancestors took this path. My family ended up in Mississippi/Alabama. They raised me in the north so I have been exposed to their lifestyle. Surprisingly, their are also a lot of Scottish in Michigan. They listened to a lot of bluegrass

I am Scotts-Irish and damned proud of it

Ive recently became fascinated with the appalachian ppl. Me being an afro american I have roots in the deep south because that's practically where all of us are from, I don't know much about the appalachian south though, I'd like to visit one day I'm fascinated by their culture and we actually some similarities.

I love the Scots Irish music...I am England,Ireland ,and scottish.sir Walter Scot is in family on my father's side...I wrote to an Irishman for six years.he died from car accident. I read poetry to the public at Springfield I'll.one year.lincolns tomb..it was beautiful out that morning...over on the hillside was a funeral going on.bagpipes were being played.it was beautiful

she sounds just like pasty cline what a beautiful strong voice she has !!she did sweet dreams the best cover I've ever heard! God bless 🔱👑

The book ‘Born Fighting’ by Jim Webb is an excellent history of the the Scots back to William Wallace and the Scots Irish from their time in Ulster and up to the present in US history. This book is awesome

Proudly Scots-Irish on my mother’s side, and my father’s ancestors married into frontier Scots-Irish families within a century of coming to America. My heritage was forged in the British Isles, and its become this wonderful American musical tradition.