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Harp, Banjo, Bouzouki, or Lute: How to Pick You...
Standing in front of a wall of instruments, or scrolling through an online shop at midnight, most beginners freeze at the same moment. The harp looks beautiful but seems impossible...
Harp, Banjo, Bouzouki, or Lute: How to Pick You...
Standing in front of a wall of instruments, or scrolling through an online shop at midnight, most beginners freeze at the same moment. The harp looks beautiful but seems impossible...
Compact vs Full-Size Folk Instruments: Which On...
Somebody looking at a lyre harp sitting next to a full lever harp for the first time usually asks the same question: does the small one actually work, or is...
Compact vs Full-Size Folk Instruments: Which On...
Somebody looking at a lyre harp sitting next to a full lever harp for the first time usually asks the same question: does the small one actually work, or is...
Choosing an Instrument Based on Personality, No...
Most people pick an instrument the same way: they decide they like a genre, then buy whatever that genre is known for. Love Irish folk, get a fiddle. Love flamenco,...
Choosing an Instrument Based on Personality, No...
Most people pick an instrument the same way: they decide they like a genre, then buy whatever that genre is known for. Love Irish folk, get a fiddle. Love flamenco,...
Mandolin vs Balalaika: What Are the Differences?
At first glance, the mandolin and the balalaika look like distant cousins. Both are small, fretted, plucked string instruments that carry centuries of folk tradition. But pick them up side...
Mandolin vs Balalaika: What Are the Differences?
At first glance, the mandolin and the balalaika look like distant cousins. Both are small, fretted, plucked string instruments that carry centuries of folk tradition. But pick them up side...
Traditional Instruments Under a Budget: Best Pi...
One of the most persistent myths about traditional and folk instruments is that you need to spend heavily to get something worthwhile. The reality is more encouraging. Many of the...
Traditional Instruments Under a Budget: Best Pi...
One of the most persistent myths about traditional and folk instruments is that you need to spend heavily to get something worthwhile. The reality is more encouraging. Many of the...
Stringed Storytellers: The Difference Between L...
Before the guitar dominated stages and living rooms, a family of plucked string instruments carried the melodies of civilisations. Walk into any museum of early music and you'll encounter beautifully...
Stringed Storytellers: The Difference Between L...
Before the guitar dominated stages and living rooms, a family of plucked string instruments carried the melodies of civilisations. Walk into any museum of early music and you'll encounter beautifully...