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| Bagpipe: | The national instrument of Scotland. But have been in use in most parts
of Europe. Today bagpipes are in use in celtic areas and other parts of
Europe like Croatia, Bulgaria, Czech rep, France, Greece, Italy,
Netherlands, Poland, Portuguese, Spain and Sweden.
The size and the sound varies. The Scottish pipes are the loudest and largest, developed for militaristic and marching use. In Galicia (Spain) the bagpipes are called Gaitha. The Irish Uilleann pipe (pronounced illun) is perhaps a more sophisticated instrument and are harder to play. |
| Biniou: | A small Breton (France) bagpipe. Used in a Bagdad, a Breton pipeband. |
| Biniou braz: | A Breton (France) bagpipe. Basically a copy of the Scottish bagpipe. Used in a Bagdad, a Breton pipeband. |
| Bodhrán: | An Irish frame drum, usually made of goatskin. It is played with the back of the hand or with a wooden stick. |
| Bombarde: | A "rusty" and loud Breton (France) bagpipe. Used in a Bagdad, a Breton pipeband. |
| Cimbalom: | Dulcimer in English. |
| Fadno: | A simple Sami oboe, made of a hollow plant stalk, with three to six finger wholes (traditionally four). A fadno can only be used for a short periode, when it dryes out, it is ruined. |
| Hardanger fiddle: | Hardingfele, Norwegian fiddle. |
| Hardingfele: | Norwegian ornamented fiddle, with a shorter neck than flat (ordinary)
fiddle. The head is often shaped as a lion head. The string are thinner,
and Hardingfele also has resonance sub strings, 2-5, four is most common
today.
The Fiddle came to Norway in mid 1700's century, and can be considered as the national instrument of Norway. There is two types of fiddles in Norway, the flatfele (flat fiddle) an ordinary fiddle very similar to the classical violin (with a smaller/lower bridge), and the Hardingfele with a crisper and more resonant tone. The Hardingfele is in use in the western parts of Norway (still, some fjords and regions in south is "flatfele land"), and in some regions in southern and eastern Norway. The origins of the Hardingfele are uncertain, but it's likely that it's inspired by similar flat fiddles, with sub strings, out in europe. |
| Langeleik: | Also called: Langspel and langhorpe (long harp) A Norwegian
long box zither.
In many ways similar to the American dulcimer, German Sceitholt, Dutch Noordske balk, French Epinette des Vosges an Danish humle. But there is one major difference, the Norwegian Langeleik is always plucked, and not played by hammer or stick. Langeleik has one melody string, and 4-7 chord strings. The first langeleik's where made of one hollowed out piece of wood. The history and origins of langeleik are very uncertain. |
| Pibroch: | The Scotish highland bagpipe (in Gaelic piobaireachd). |
| Runebomm: | The "national" intrument of the Sami people is the runebomm, a religous-cultic shaman drum. Used for trance. The runebomm was banned and destroyed by christians, and today there are ownly three known runebomms. |
| Uilleann pipe: | An Irich Bagpipe |
