Thanks folks for your comments! One thing that some folks from Scotland try to tell us is that our music and dance style is Irish, not Scottish. Although that shows their lack of knowledge, at the same time it is understandable. In fact the traditional styles here are much closer to what you are likely to hear and see in Ireland than what you would find in modern Scotland outside of the Highlands and Hebrides. Of course we descend from the same Gaels of old and the same traditions were passed down through the generations. Some of the same fiddle tunes are played and although the styles differ the similarities shine through. There were also many Irish settled here during the Great Famine and contributed greatly into what was a similar culture. Winston "Scottie" Fitzgerald, Bill Lamey and some other Irish names are found among our all time fiddling greats. Acadian French also adopted the music and today many of our best bear French surnames. Even the native Indians absorbed the music and today many of them are magnificent players; notwithstanding that they maintain a proud culture of their own!