Irish Instruments

Question 1

Fiddle

Answer 1

Same instrument as the violin
Oldest trsd instrument
From the 7th century

Question 2

Uilleann pipes

Answer 2

resembles bagpipe
Played by squeezing by with elbow

Question 3

Wooden flute

Answer 3

Like concert flute
Made of wood

Question 4

Tin whistle

Answer 4

Wind instrument
Made of metal/tin
Played in D and Gminor

Question 5

Button accordion

Answer 5

Ther are rowns if buttons that are pressed as the layer squeezes it to produce sound
Mainland Europe. 19th century

Question 6

Harp

Answer 6

Oldest trsd Irish instrument
Irsh emblem

Question 7

Banjo

Answer 7

4 strings, makes tinny sound
Became a piece of trad music in the 20th century

Question 8

Bodhrán

Answer 8

Main percussion
Made of animal skin stretched across the top