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The Scottish music scene is a significant aspect of Scottish
culture, with both traditional and modern influences. The
most famous type of Scottish music is the bagpipes, a wind
instrument consisting of one or more musical pipes which are
fed continuously by a reservoir of air in a bag. The fiddle
and accordion are also traditional Scottish instruments, heavily
featured in Scottish country dance bands. Famous traditional
musicians from recent times include Andy Stewart, the Corries
and the contemporary Dougie MacLean. Modern Scottish pop music
has produced many international bands including the Bay City
Rollers, The Proclaimers, Deacon Blue, Texas, Franz Ferdinand
and Travis, as well as individual artists such as Gerry Rafferty,
and world-famous Gaelic groups such as Runrig and Capercaillie.
These have been joined by Gaelic punk bands such as Oi Polloi
who give an ancient culture a new voice.
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