Wp/nth/Music o Northumbria

I this context Northumbria is tyen te mean Northumberland, the northrenmyest coonty on England, an Coonty Durham. Accordin te 'World Music: The Rough Guide', "newhere is the English livin tradition mair iv evidence nor i the border lands o Northumbria, the yen pairt on England at rivals the coonties o the west on Airland for hevin sic a rich unbrocken tradition." The region is weel-knawn for the ballad ballad tradition on't, the Northumbrian smaapipes (a mack o bagpipe at is unique te North East England) an a strang fiddle tradition at wes aariddy weel-established i the 1690s. Northumbrian music is characterised bi considerable influence frev other airts, particularly frae soothren Scotland, other pairts o Northren England, an frev Airish immigrants an aa.

Local musical forms an styles
Northumbria shares wi soothren Scotland a lang history o border ballads, sic as 'The Ballad o Chevy Chase'. It is knawn for foak dances an aa, sic as the rapper dancin an the Durham an Northumberland style o clog dancing. Northumbrian dance music hes a varra different style an form te that fund i the laive on England. It is mair siccan like tiv Airish an especially Scottish dance music, but abuin aa it is unique te Northumbria. Mony dances frae the region hes the kenspeckle rant step.