A number of instruments played by famous folk artists, along with those of less-known and unknown artists, are housed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. National Museum of ...

The cart rattle was typically used by carollers or as a substitute for church bells during Holy Week. Suka. Photo from the web-site: www.instruments.edu.pl from the collection of The Museum of Folk ...

Instrumental folk music is used to accompany traditional dances such as a céilí in Ireland. Back to top What instruments are used in folk music? There are lots of different instruments used in ...

The modern concert pedal harp is very different to the stringed instrument used to accompany Irish folk music, or the first versions of it found in 2500 BC. It is more powerful and richer in tone, ...

Violins are important instruments in a wide variety of musical genres - they are most prominent in the Western classical tradition and in many varieties of folk music, however they are also frequently ...