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The Scots-Irish and Country Music

We hear about the movement of the Scots-Irish down from the Appalachian Mountains, into the Trans-Appalachian West. A large proportion of people in the 鈥楽un Belt鈥� use a Scots-Irish influenced dialect, including many Country singers. (Broadcast: 13/10/1986)

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The Story of EnglishThe Guid Scots Tongue

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