In the 18th and 19th centuries, the music of Canada's Maritime provinces was heavily influenced by Scottish and Irish traditions. Key instruments included the piano, bagpipe, fiddle, mandolin, and fife.
the music of the maritimes were mostly played by scottish and irish people. in the 18/19 century, scottish-style fiddle music was popular. there are different types of this music like traditional music, popular music, and heavy medal. the traditional music started in the mid 20th century. music of the maritimes was and still is used for entertainment. popular music is east coast music. the main places the maritimes music is preformed are P.E.I, new brunswick and nova scotia.
the instruments used in the maritimes are the piano, bagpipe, fiddle, mandolin and the fife. A fife is a small flute used by scottish people. A mandolin is a type of fiddle. A bagpipe is an instrument used mostly by irish people. a fiddle is a type of violin.