Donegal faces the sea, the North Atlantic, so you will find it's music to be connected to life and work on the waters.  It is renowned as a fiddle stronghold, and boasts iconic fiddlers such as Tommy Peoples, John Joe Doherty and the O'Maonaigh family.

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That sea connection has a meant that Donegal music and musicians have long connected to the music of Scotland. This is due to the prominence of fishing routes along the Wild Atlantic Way and the local fishermen who used them. The Scottish highland style is distinctly evident through their broad repertoire of Highlands, Flings, Hornpipes and Mazurkas.

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