Traditional Arts

Traditional arts are music, song, dance, storytelling, custom and folklore. The Scottish Borders has a rich cultural heritage and strong living cultural traditions.

Celebrating the Scottish Borders traditional arts, we have a wealth of information on music, songs, ballads, storytelling and poetry, dance, crafts, custom and folklore.

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All Traditional Arts (1 to 10 of 160)

	Allan Hyslop features on Borders Young Fiddles CD
	Andrew Harvey is a fiddler who toured with a Hawick dance team in the 1920's
	Ann Naismith devised a dance for the Principals of the Braw Lads' Gathering in Galashiels
	Beltane Time This is a traditional tune for a song. The song Beltane Time tells how the town of Peebles was made a Royal Burgh. The Beltane festival was celebrated in the Borders by lighting bonfires on the tops of hills.
	Bill Sharp Created the Bill Sharp Accordion Orchestra
	Black Linn, The © John Nichol from Jorum anthology
	Bob Hobkirk Fiddler and shepherd, born near Langholm
	Bob Hobkirk - Bird in the Bush soundbite 01:53secs
	Bob Hobkirk - Lochaber No More Soundbite 01:34secs
	Bob Hobkirk Discussion Soundbite 01:27secs