▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁Se am us ▁En nis ▁and ▁Peter ▁Kennedy . ▁ ▁In ▁Scotland , ▁The ▁Cor ries , ▁Sil ly ▁W izard , ▁Cap erca ill ie , ▁Run rig , ▁Jack ie ▁Le ven , ▁Jul ie ▁F ow lis , ▁Kar ine ▁Pol wart , ▁Al as da ir ▁Roberts , ▁Dick ▁G aug han , ▁Wolf stone , ▁Boys ▁of ▁the ▁L ough , ▁and ▁The ▁Sil enc ers ▁have ▁kept ▁Scottish ▁folk ▁v ibr ant ▁and ▁fresh ▁by ▁mixing ▁traditional ▁Scottish ▁and ▁G ael ic ▁folk ▁songs ▁with ▁more ▁contemporary ▁gen res . ▁These ▁artists ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁commer cially ▁successful ▁in ▁contin ental ▁Europe ▁and ▁North ▁America . ▁There ▁is ▁an ▁emer ging ▁wealth ▁of ▁talent ▁in ▁the ▁Scottish ▁traditional ▁music ▁scene , ▁with ▁bands ▁such ▁as ▁M àn ran , ▁Sk ip inn ish , ▁Bar lu ath ▁and ▁Bre ab ach ▁and ▁solo ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁P ats y ▁Re id , ▁Rob yn ▁St ap leton ▁and ▁M isch a ▁Mac Ph erson ▁gain ing ▁many ▁success es ▁in ▁recent ▁years . ▁ ▁Central ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Europe ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁era ▁national ▁folk ▁dan cing ▁in ▁the ▁Eastern ▁B loc ▁was ▁act ively ▁promoted ▁by ▁the ▁state . ▁Dance ▁tr oup es ▁from ▁Russia ▁and ▁Poland ▁tou red ▁non - comm un ist ▁Europe ▁from ▁about ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁The ▁Red ▁Army ▁Ch oir ▁recorded ▁many ▁albums . ▁Eastern ▁Europe ▁is ▁also