  Yeah, there were no Scots-irish in the north.:rolleyes: Or in canada.:D  No, there weren't, well at least not any significant populations like in the south. Most of the people with Scots-Irish ancestry in northern parts of America today are descended from hillbillies who moved north to work in the factories. Almost all of the Scots-Irish who immigrated to America settled in the south, particularly the Appalachian and Ozark regions. I think there may have been a few who settled in New England and some other places but they weren't very numerous like in the south and quickly became assimilated to the local culture. But in the mountain regions down south in the Appalachians and Ozarks they were very isolated from the rest of America, and this is what led to all of the unique musical styles they developed from Celtic music, styles like Folk music,Country-Western, and Bluegrass among other lesser known ones. All of this music eventually made it's way out of Appalachia and the Ozarks and found it's way all over the south. The Blacks eventually started hearing it and this is what influenced the Blacks to start playing the Blues in the first place. Where else do you think they got their influence from? Divine intervention? Were they singin' the blues back in Africa? No way Jose. They heard White people playing their hillbilly music, playing the guitar and mandolin and this is what influenced the creation of the Blues. And the Blacks did not influence any of the early Appalachian styles of music like Country and Folk at all if you think that. Because the Scots Irish were very isolated up in the Appalachians and Ozarks, and they were very poor. They didn't own slaves, they never even came into contact with any slaves, and even once the slaves were freed they stayed far away from the hillfolk if they knew what was good for them:D But the music none the less made it's way down out of Appalachia and into mainstream southern culture, Blacks heard it, and started to immitate it, overtime they developed their own unique style known as Blues. That's about all I have to say about that one.