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Gadulka in the workshop

Gadulka: The Bulgarian Fiddle

Bulgarian folk musicians have their own unique bowed instrument, the gadulka. Pear-shaped and unmistakeably a descendant of the medieval rebec, itself based on bowed instruments of the oriental countries, particularly...

Gadulka: The Bulgarian Fiddle

Bulgarian folk musicians have their own unique bowed instrument, the gadulka. Pear-shaped and unmistakeably a descendant of the medieval rebec, itself based on bowed instruments of the oriental countries, particularly...

A pipe and tabor player (Source: Wikipedia)

The Pipe And Tabor: One Handed English Flute

... But to return to the musical instruments of the Morris dancers - the Pipe and Tabor. I am told that the little drum on which the piper accompanies his...

The Pipe And Tabor: One Handed English Flute

... But to return to the musical instruments of the Morris dancers - the Pipe and Tabor. I am told that the little drum on which the piper accompanies his...

Bulgarian Folk Instruments: Gaidas, Gadulkas, Kavals

Bulgarian Folk Instruments: Gaidas, Gadulkas, K...

Bulgarian Folk Instruments by Hector Bezanis   The Gaida (bagpipe) is one of the most characteristic folk instruments of Bulgaria. It is said that a traditional wedding is incomplete without...

Bulgarian Folk Instruments: Gaidas, Gadulkas, K...

Bulgarian Folk Instruments by Hector Bezanis   The Gaida (bagpipe) is one of the most characteristic folk instruments of Bulgaria. It is said that a traditional wedding is incomplete without...

Balaban, Mey, and Duduk comparison image

The Duduk & Mey: History, Info and Set-Up

The Mey and Duduk are two closely related instruments of the double reed family. Perhaps best known in America are the duduk performances on the soundtrack to "The Last Temptation...

The Duduk & Mey: History, Info and Set-Up

The Mey and Duduk are two closely related instruments of the double reed family. Perhaps best known in America are the duduk performances on the soundtrack to "The Last Temptation...

Kemane

Central Asian Stringed Instruments

The tar and kemanche (kemane in this case, due to Uzbeki dialect) is from Central Asia that are very well made and have excellent sound. These instruments, although not from...

Central Asian Stringed Instruments

The tar and kemanche (kemane in this case, due to Uzbeki dialect) is from Central Asia that are very well made and have excellent sound. These instruments, although not from...

Hawaiian Music: Ukes, Steel Guitars and More

Hawaiian Music: Ukes, Steel Guitars and More

My wife and I visited the Hawaii in 1981, and were both struck by the beauty of the islands and the people. There was only one thing I found disappointing-...

Hawaiian Music: Ukes, Steel Guitars and More

My wife and I visited the Hawaii in 1981, and were both struck by the beauty of the islands and the people. There was only one thing I found disappointing-...