The links below introduce some less common Instruments that you might only encounter in the traditional folk music and dance scene.
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| Bodhrans & bones | Black Sails – Bodhrán & Bones [5 mins]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtR7uC3GhY0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiumS4U-_Ps Young talent and patient sisters: The Maguires [7 mins] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpZAhMEjrxw
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| Feet (Foot percussion) | Québécois Foot Percussion by Le Vent du Nord [4 mins] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRKUgY4H9o8 * “Stock Footage” Combined Band at Contrastock VII https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFqlUwflEfY
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| Hurdy-gurdies | How to Play a Hurdy-Gurdy [3 mins]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h4yJcauhFo * Introducing the Hurdy-Gurdy [3 mins] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyBYRlB6VW4 Le Vent du Nord in concert 2017 – Hurdy-Gurdy, foot percussion & jaws harp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB5EfYZ2JQE
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| Musical saws | * The Kransky Sisters – Pretty Woman [3 mins]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyrL7fa6K5I https://www.musicalsaws.com/aboutus/
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| Uilleann Pipes | * Uilleann Pipes [10 mins]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MxFsk4sYM4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7pDiO52xSs FourWinds – The Pipes of Dublin – includes pipes & bodhran [5 mins] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uqcoeLR7TA
FullSet – Tree Reels – includes pipes & bodhran [4 mins] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpg9Jznq3RU
And for good measure, see FullSet’s bodhran player transform into a very impressive step dancer at the 2 mins 11 secs mark here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tMT2RkQ1HU |
