Wp/nth/Music o Northumbria

I this context Northumbrie is tyen ti mean Northumberlan, the northrenmyest coonty on Inglan, an Coonty Durham. Accordin ti 'World Music: The Rough Guide', "neewheor is the Inglish livin tradition mair iv evidence nor i the border lans o Northumbrie, the aanly pairt on Inglan at rivals the coonties o the west on Airlan for hevin a rich unbrocken tradition." The region is weel-knaan for the traditional o border ballads ont, the Northumbrian smaapipes (a kynd o bagpipes at's unique ti North East Inglan) an a strang fiddle tradition at wes aariddy weel-establisht i the 1690s. Northumbrian music is characterised bi considerable influence frev ither airts, particularly frae soothren Scotland, ither pairts o Nortrhen England, an frev Airish immigrants an aa.

Local musical forms an styles
Northumbrie shares wi soothren Scotland a lang history o border ballads, sic as 'The Ballad o Chevy Chase'. It is knaan for foak dances an aa, sic as the rapper dancin an the Durham an Northummerlan style o clog dancing. Northumbrian dance music hes a varra different style an form ti that fund i the 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 the region hes the kenspeckle rant step.