I thought it would be appropriate to write about the traditional string instruments witnessed at the event. I was already quite familiar with the gayageum (12 string instrument) and the haegeum (2 ...

Bitch, devil’s fiddle, some traditional Polish folk instruments may have brow-raising names ... In Old Poland the haunting sound of this string instrument frequently accompanied the voices of vagabond ...

The art of lutherie, or the making of stringed instruments, is a beautiful blend of craftsmanship and musicality. This ...

Enslaved Africans seeking to reconnect with their lost cultural traditions brought African concepts to instruments in the ...

The bass is used in a range of other genres, such as jazz, 1950s-style blues and rock and roll, rockabilly, traditional country music, bluegrass, tango and many types of folk music. History The double ...

It was like hearing a foreign language," she said. Clark confesses she was then more interested in the Japanese traditional string instrument the koto. "Compared to the koto, which has a very ...