[DiogenesLamp]

Another thing they brought with them from Scotland was their ability to make whiskey. :-) A lot of the mountain moonshiners have Scottish ancestry.

I've read that the songs, the musical instruments, and the manner of speaking all show indications of being derived from Scots/Irish people.

[Tennessee Conservative]

That’s all true. Even my grandfather called mountain people highlanders and people that lived in the valleys lowlanders or flatlanders.