Scottish instrumental and vocal music is an essential part of Scottish culture and is associated with dancing and storytelling. Much of Scottish traditional music remains unchanged to this day.
The three main instruments associated with Scotland are:
bagpipes
clarsach
fiddle
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(l to r) Bagpipes, clarsach, fiddle
Other instruments have become more popular in Scottish music over the years, including:
accordion
whistles
bodhrán
flute
a variety of other percussionMusical instruments played by hitting with the hand or a beater, such as drums, cymbals and xylophones, or by shaking, such as rattles instruments
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(clockwise from top left) Accordian, bodhran, flute, whistle