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 ...

Wales has a rich musical heritage, and although many of its traditional instruments are not commonly heard, there are still ...

The contemporary Polish folk group Warsaw Village Band has made some great music using this instrument, the strings of which one plays by rotating a built-in wheel with a crank. Cart Rattle from the ...

A new film starring Timothée Chalamet tracks Dylan's evolution from an acoustic folk singer ... legendary instrument that forever changed the look of rock 'n' roll David Levine Musical ...

Most folk music includes singing and musical instruments. It is music created by ordinary people within a culture, that's been played or sung to one another, for a very long time. People would ...

The oboe is commonly used in concert bands, orchestras, chamber music, film music, in some genres of folk music, and as a solo instrument, and is occasionally heard in jazz, rock music, pop music, and ...

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The 1980s witnessed a revival of acoustic sounds, which became integral to the folk music resurgence. Musicians turned to acoustic instruments, favoring their warm, authentic tones over electronic ...

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 ...