Scots-Irish

[SlackerDrummer]

Sorry if I'm being a bit slow here, I'm just trying to learn! But I do t think anyone has pointed out the distinct differences in culture between Scots-Americans and Scotch-Irish-Americans.
Is there any differences? Or are Scotch-Irish now basically Scots in America?

I would venture to guess that the large majority of Scotch-Irish (now largely intermarried with a variety of other ethnic-Americans) are not those attending Highland Games, etc. They are, at this point, just Americans. There may be some who embrace the Scottish-American scene, some who embrace the Irish-American scene, but I'd be willing to bet they are the exceptions to the rule. No one in my extended family, even among those interested in genealogy, is interested in either culture. I stopped playing punk rock and started playing in a pipe band about age 30 and since then my immediate family has become interested in the Scottish-American cultural scene, but that's as far as it goes (family lore aside). They have all (the Scotch-Irish lines) been Presbyterians, however, since they came to the colonies.