Me in performance at the 2015 Royal Medieval Faire in Waterloo, Ontario. I’m singing and playing kasiklar (Turkish spoons). #pirate #kasiklar #TurkishSpoons #performer #Musician #UnusualInstruments #MusicalInstruments #TalkLikeAPirateDay

‘When it hits a low C, it takes you to another dimension’: the musicians in love with obscure instruments

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‘When it hits a low C, it takes you to another dimension’: the musicians in love with obscure instruments

Why settle for a recorder when you could wield a contrabass clarinet – or something you invented yourself? Meet the players drawn to the unusual

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this week I learned about the string drum: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2023/07/string-drum.html I love the look of the instrument but am a bit disappointed that the only thing to do with it is to beat it with a stick ... #UnusualInstruments #StringDrum #occitan #provencal #folk #percussion
string drum

This week I stumbled across an unusual instrument I had never heard of before, so I need to obsess a bit about it and pile up a few links he...

Béla Fleck and the Flecktones - New South Africa (Live)

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