Wp/nth/Music o Northumbria

I this context 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 i 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 weel-knaan for its tradition o border ballads, thi Northumbrian smaałpipes (a kynd o bagpipes unique ti North East Inglan) an a strang fiddle tradition at wis aałriddy weel-establisht i thi 1690s. Northumbrian music is characterised bi considerable influence frev ither airts, particularly frae soothren Scotland, ither pairts o Nortrhen England, an Airish immigrants an aał.

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 aał, 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 aał it is uniquely Northumbrian. Mony dances frae thi region hes thi kenspeckle rant step.