Wp/nth/Music o Northumbria

Heor Northumbrie is tyen ti mean Northummerlan, thi northrenmyest coonty on Inglan, an Coonty Durham. Accordin ti 'World Music: The Rough Guide', "neewheor is thi Inglish livin tradition mair iv evidence nor thi border lans o Northumbrie, thi aanly pairt on Inglan at rivals thi coonties o thi west on Airlan for a rich unbrocken tradition." Thi region is particularly knaan for its tradition o border ballads, thi Northumbrian smaapipes (a kynd o bagpipes unique ti North East Inglan) ad a strang fiddle tradition at wis aariddy weel-established i thi 1690s. Northumbrian music is characterised bi considerable influence frae ither airts (an vice versa), particularly soothren Scotland ither pairts o Nortrhen England, an Airish immigrants an aa.

Local musical forms an styles
Northumbrie shares wi soothren Scotland a lang history o border ballads, sic as 'Thi Ballad o Chevy Chase'. It is knaan for foak dances an aa, sic as thi rapper dancin an thi Durham an Northummerlan style o clog dancing. Northumbrian dance music hes a varra different style an form ti that fund i thi laive on Inglan. It is mair siccan like tiv Airish an especially Scottish dance music, but abeun aa it is uniquely Northumbrian. Mony dances frae thi region hes thi kenspeckle rant step.