Celtic Cove - Vintage Music - Tour of Instruments

There is nothing more enjoyable to play
than a finely crafted, vintage instrument.

Vintage Music

**INTRODUCTION**
VINTAGE MUSIC

MUSIC	What is a traditional or vintage instrument?
INSTRUMENTS	Which instuments are used?
PLAYERS	Who plays this type of music?
MAKERS	Are they still made today?
DEALERS	Where can I buy a vintage instrument?

STYLES

OVERVIEW	Which style is the right one?
CELTIC	The roots run deep.
OLD TIME & MOUNTAIN	Is there a difference?
MINSTREL	Once the most common popular entertainment in America
BLUEGRASS	How narrow is the definition?
FOLK & TRADITIONAL	Are these synonymous?
RELIGIOUS	Where does its music spring from?
CLASSICAL	Is it all that it is touted to be?

EDUCATIONAL

WOOD	Why is wood so irreplaceable? Let's use a flute as an example.
LEARNING STYLES	Learning by ear. Reading music. Which is best?
TOOLS	Children's Section: Test your knowledge of tradtiional handtools
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**INSTRUMENTS**
CELTIC - PURIST VERSION

CEILI	Dance your way to Celtic music
WHISTLES	Worth every penny
FLUTE	The most human-like of instruments
FIDDLE	Devil's tool?
BONES	Percussion on a budget
TAMBORINE	The disappearing rhythm "toy"?
BODHRAN	New resurgence
PIPES	Description
HARP	Steel or gut strings, it still sings

CELTIC NEW COMERS

TENOR BANJO	A dance band in one instrument!
MANDOLIN	The prince of stringed instruments
CITTERN	Citterns, mandolas, octave-mandolins, & bouzoukis
GUITAR	Description
SQUEEZEBOX	Concertinas and accordians
CELLO	The stealth instrument of Celtic music?

AMERICAN FOLK

BANJO	That 5th string thing
FOLK GUITAR	Before steel strings and narrow 14-fret necks...
DULCIMERS	Hammered or mountain dulcimers?
CARVED MANDOLINS	When violin construction techniques are applied

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