The Tannahill Weavers are a band which performs traditional Scottish music. Releasing their first album in 1976, they became notable for being one of the first popular bands to incorporate the sound of the Great Highland Bagpipe in an ensemble setting, and in doing so helped to change the sound of Scottish traditional music. In 2011 the band were inducted into the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame.
The Tannahill Weavers
Scotland is internationally known for its traditional music, which remained vibrant throughout the 20th century and into the 21st when many traditional forms worldwide lost popularity to pop music. Despite emigration and a well-developed connection to music imported from the rest of Europe and the United States, the music of Scotland has kept many of its traditional aspects and influenced many other forms of music.
Five course Gittern or "Quintern" dated 1450, built by luthier Hans Oth
A detail from The Highland Wedding by David Allan, 1780
KT Tunstall has incorporated folk music with rock, earning her international success through the 2000s–2020s
Folk band Runrig sang mostly in Scottish Gaelic and found commercial success in mainland Europe