Talk:Mouth Music (band)

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The idea that "the English" tried to ban musical instruments in Scotland is historically spurious. And not really relevant.

OK, there was the period of Hanoverian suppression after the Jacobite rebellions - which did indeed include suppression of pipes in some places (though not the fiddle AFAIK). And was not done just by "the English" but by the Scottish ruling class with some English and quite a lot of Germans

And there was a long-running suspicion of dancing and revelry in general from some parts of the Kirk.

And there was (and is) opposition to musical instruments and non-Biblical words used in worship from some parts of the Kirk (though not always the same parts) which has led to the development of unique Psalm-singing.

And there was until very recently a deliberate attempt in education to suppress Gaelic language and some aspects of traditional Highland culture in favour of the Scots/English language and cultural forms. But that was done by Scots to Scots in a mostly well-meaning (and partly successful) attempt to de-marginalise themselves and join in the English-speaking economic mainstream. It wasn't "The English" who did it, it was the teachers and lawyers and local governments.

And for that matter there was the tradition that instrumental music was done by men rather than women. So of course women sang with each other rather than played the fiddle or the harp or the pipes. Because they never much played the fiddle or the harp or the pipes anyway.

And anyway you don't have your hands free while you are working - and in those days women seemed always to be working. —Preceding unsigned comment added by KenBrown (talk • contribs) 13:14, 29 January 2009 (UTC)


 * All fair points (and in case you were wondering, I didn't include that point as an attack on the English, being half-English myself).


 * I should have referenced the connotations of the name. As connotations (and misinterpretations) are part of culture and art, it might be worth reinstating the point at a later date (with references included) and also including the point that the Scottish nationalist political connotations of "mouth music" are based on opinion/tradition/possible prejudice rather than strict historical fact. If I end up doing this, I will be more careful. - 13:41, 30 January 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dann Chinn (talk • contribs)

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