Instruments Part 2
Instruments Part 2
Concertina – English, Duet and Anglo
The English concertina was invented in the 1820s. It has a set of bellows with buttons on either side that play the same notes on the push or pull of the bellows.
The Anglo concertina was invented in the 1830s. It has a set of bellows, with buttons on either side that play different notes on the push or pull of the bellows.
The Duet concertina plays the same note on the push or pull like the English concertina, but has lower notes on the left hand and higher notes on the right hand side for a more piano-like arrangement.
Bagpipes
There is evidence that bagpipes were played across England from the 13th century.
Northumbrian Pipes: developed in the North East towards the end of the 18th century. These are quiet, bellows blown pipes.
Lowland and Border Pipes: Played in the North of England and the Lowlands of Scotland from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries. Border Pipes are currently undergoing a renaissance.
And many others, including Lincolnshire bagpipes, Leicestershire Small pipes, Double Pipes from Cornish and England.
Percussion
PercussionMany different instruments are used to add and enhance rhythm within folk music. Some of these instruments include spoons, bones, drums, triangle, tambourine.
Other popular instruments include:
- Recorder
- Flute
- Banjo
- Whistles
- Mandolin
- Guitar
- Dulcimer
- Harp
- Harmonica
- Jews/Jaws harp
