This just should not be. Since I'm in "obsessed with traditional instruments" mode, I was on YouTube looking for nyckelharpa players. I found this one Swedish fellow who is apparently very famous. So far so good. Then I found him singing "O Holy Night" in Swedish, accompanied by traditional instruments. Okay, could be nice but....

It isn't! ( Read more... )

http://www.recorderhomepage.net/crumhorn.html

Krumhorn pieces! They're actually classified as being in the woodwind family.

I've been on a "medieval musical instruments" kick for a while now. Lutes, hurdy gurdys (which glossolalia plays), obscure bagpipes and of course harps. This one, though, just scares the bejoobity out of me:

http://web.telia.com/~u15211290/moraharpa.html

http://www.jaliscoharp.com

Free online mariachi harp lessons.