page_title: Music of the United Kingdom
section_title: Scottish folk music
hierarchical_section_title: Music of the United Kingdom / Folk music / Scottish folk music
caption_attribution_description: The Tannahill Weavers performing at the 2005 Dublin Irish Festival in Dublin, Ohio, USA.
context_page_description: Throughout its history, the United Kingdom has been a major producer and source of musical creation, drawing its artistic basis from the history of the United Kingdom, from church music, Western culture, and the ancient and traditional folk music and instrumentation of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales.
  In the 20th century, influences from the music of the United States became dominant in popular music. Following this was the explosion of the British Invasion—spearheaded by Liverpool band the Beatles, often regarded as the most influential band of all time—which saw British rock bands themselves become highly influential in the United States and around the world, while subsequent notable movements in British music included the new wave of British heavy metal and Britpop. The United Kingdom has one of the world's largest music industries, with many British musicians having influenced modern music on a global scale.
context_section_description: Scottish folk music includes many kinds of songs, including ballads and laments, sung by a single singer with accompaniment by bagpipes, fiddles or harps. Traditional dances include waltzes, reels, strathspeys and jigs. Alongside the other areas of the United Kingdom, Scotland underwent a roots revival in the 1960s. Cathy-Ann McPhee and Jeannie Robertson were the heroes of this revival, which inspired some revolutions in band formats by groups like The Clutha, The Whistlebinkies, The Boys of the Lough and the Incredible String Band.
caption: Scottish traditional group The Tannahill Weavers
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