Rake-and-scrape the hand saw became a constant playing style that is known as traditional Rake and Scrape, and the combination of these instruments used to produce this sound has without any doubt originated in the Bahamas. Quote from Smithsonian Folkways recordings on the origin of Rake and scrape music in the Bahamas states "The rake and scrape band hails back to the 1800s, when the Africans who were brought to the Bahamas looked to make music on whatever was available to them: a carpenter's saw, pork barrels with goat or sheep skin to make a drum, and the accordion which might
Inch, Dumfries and Galloway waterfront. The name "Inch" is of Gaelic origin, and means an island or a meadow. It is found quite commonly in Scottish place names. On 9–10 February 1307 the Battle of Loch Ryan was fought during the Scottish Wars of Independence near Stranraer. This area has been known as, and has been recorded in deeds and charters, as "Inch" and "Insche" from about the 15th century, when it was part of the Sheriffdom of Wigtown. In the 16th and 17th centuries, Wigtownshire was composed of baronies which were controlled and defended by the hereditary barons. For example, in 1608 William