What are the traditional Scottish music instruments?

Careful when using the word “traditional” with the Celts. They anger easily:) In Irish and Scottish session music (pub music) you'll find fiddle, various types of small pipes, guitar, various boxes (types of accordions), and various flutes. In the... read more

However, there are some very definite differences – most notably this is seen in the types of musical instruments used in Scottish music. For a start, traditional Scottish musicians tend to make much more use of the highland pipes in their songs. read more

In Irish and Scottish session music (pub music) you’ll find fiddle, various types of small pipes, guitar, various boxes (types of accordions), and various flutes. In the modern Scottish Pipe Band, you find the Great Highland Bagpipes (the big, awesome, loud ones), Scottish Pipe Band Snare Drums, Scottish Pipe Band Tenor Drums, and Scottish Pipe Band Bass Drums. read more