A paper on 'Scots-Irish' music maintained that - “The evangelical revival which swept Ulster-Scots communities in 1859 caused many to turn away from dance music, which was seen as associated with alcohol and immorality, but it introduced a new reportoire of hymns and gospel songs in the Ulster-Scots language, which is currently being explored by the Co. Down band ‘The Low Country Boys’.

Whilst these developments were occurring within Scots-Irish communities in Ireland, the music that the Scots-Irish emigrants had taken to the southern states of the USA was also changing in different ways, producing ‘old-time’ hillbilly and gospel musics, and later Bluegrass, and combining with other European and Afro-American traditions to produce Western Swing, Country, Rhythm n’ Blues, and Rock n’ Roll.”:

The ‘LOW COUNTRY BOYS’
Are a combination of Scots-Irish and Hillbilly gospel, "...the Low Country Boys from Co Down, ..... Here we have four part harmonies, banjo and mandolin, old-time gospel, hillbilly style - just wonderful!.." by Colin Agnew:

These guys have pretty well cornered the market for this brand of Gospel Music here in Ulster. There are, however one or two groups playing great Appalachian Music in Ulster, particularly in the Belfast & north Co. Down areas.

If anyone reading this has details of other Gospel or indeed any Appalachian groups who perform regularly in Ulster, I would very much appreciate if you would send me their details so that I could promote them here.

You should also check out the songs of Mark Carmichael