Folk Instruments

Folk & Blues Instruments At Excellent Prices

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for High & Low Whistles, Bodhrans, Bones & Spoons, Harmonicas,
Guitars, Ukuleles, Harps, Autoharps, Citterns, Mandolas, Mandolins and more!

SEE ALSO OUR World Instruments AND World Drums PAGES FOR MORE WORLD MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS!
(Please note that we only carry a small selection of folk instruments at the festivals we attend
where we primarily display our world instruments range, although prior orders can be brought along for collection!)

HIGH & LOW whistles:

Tin Whistles available both from Ireland or the UK:

Walton's Irish whistles are available in brass in keys 'C' at £5.95 and 'D' at £5.50.
A nickel 'D' is also available at £6.95.

Clarke's whistles from the UK are also available - we always stock the 'original penny whistle' range in black with wooden mouthpieces, available boxed in either 'C' or 'D' (£11.95 each);
Clarke's 'sweetone' whistles are also available in 'D' in a choice of colours - blue, green, black or red (£5.50 each).

Brass Generation tin whistles made in the UK are also available ('B flat' at £6.95; 'C' at £6.50; 'D' and 'E flat' at £5.95; 'F' and 'G' at £5.50).

Nickel whistles are also available in both 'Waltons' & 'Generation' whistles, please Contact Us for availability and pricing.

We also supply a range of SHAW whistles:
High 'D', 'E flat' or 'E' (£19.95); High 'C' (£22.95); 'B flat' or 'B' (£49.00); 'A' (£55.00); 'G' (£75.00); 'F' (£85.00)
plus a beautiful LOW WHISTLE in low 'D' at £90.00.

Other varying makes of whistle in varying keys also available are:
Chieftain (High 'D', 'A', 'B flat' & 'C' at £99.00; Low 'F', 'G' & 'D' at £135.00 plus tuneable whistles also available);
Dixon; Howard; Harper; Kerry all available to special order.
(Please note that for the top end whistles a deposit will be required).

We are also able to offer Tamlinn wooden whistles made in Germany from maple wood, complete with canvas bag:
'E flat' at £45.00; 'D' at £55.00; 'C' at £59.00
Pear wood versions also available at extra cost - Contact Us.

Finally, a range of traditional side-blown flutes are also available.

Please Contact Us for further information.

Whistle Tuition Books:

Feadog Irish whistle tuition packs in 'D' (with whistle & instruction sheet at £6.50, with whistle & book at £12.95 or with whistle, book & CD at £16.95).

'Tin Whistle Book number one: learning to play like a whistler' complete with tuition CD by Andreas Joseph (£12.95).
Low whistle book with CD also available at £18.95.

Other tuition books, songbooks & DVD packs available to special order - please Contact Us

RECORDERS:

'Woodnote' black & ivory plastic recorders complete with bag, made in China
(Soprano in 'C' at £3.95 with case; Treble in 'F' at £16.95; Tenor in 'C' at £42.95).

UK made plastic Descant recorder with bag (£8.50).

'Adler' student soprano recorder in two parts with maple finish (venus model), with bag, made in Germany (£18.95).

'Meinel' soprano recorder in two parts with brown maple finish, with bag, made in Germany (£18.95);
'Meinel' soprano recorder in three parts with natural maplewood finish, with bag, made in Germany (£38.95);
'Meinel' alto recorder in three parts with natural pearwood finish, with bag, made in Germany (£88.95);
'Meinel' stenor recorder in three parts with natural maplewood finish, with bag, made in Germany (£145.00).

BODHRANS:

Good quality plain skinned Bodhrans from Pakistan complete with wooden tipper:
16" (£35.00); and 18" (£40.00)
plain tuneable bodhrans are also available (14" at £49.00; 16" at £55.00; 18" at £75.00).

Plain tuneable bodhrans from both Ireland & Orkney are also available - please Contact Us.

18" decorated Bodhrans made by Walton's of Dublin:
silk screen printed with varying beautiful Celtic designs, complete with wooden tipper (£59.00);
(plain versions also available from Waltons: 16" at £49.00 & 18" at £55.00).

Spare bodhran tippers are also available at £4.50 each.

NOW AVAILABLE: HAND-MADE 'BELGARTH' BODHRANS FROM ORKNEY...
Contact Us for more information!

Bodhran Cases:

Protective bodhran CASES complete with useful pocket, carry handles & adjustable shoulder strap:
deluxe black padded 16" bag at £19.95 and deluxe padded 18" bag at £24.95.

Bodhran Tuition Books:

'Absolute beginners Bodhran Tutor' with CD by Conor Long (£8.50)
'Bodhran Basics' complete with CD by Steafan Hannigan (£9.95)
'The Bodhran Book' by Steafan Hannigan (£11.95)
'The Irish Drum: An Bodhrán' by Peter Houlahan (£11.95)
Other tuition books, songbooks & DVD packs available to special order - please Contact Us.

HARMONICAS:

JOHNSON GR4303A

We stock a range of harmonicas in varying keys:
mini 4-hole harmonicas on a chain in the key of 'C' made in China (£2.50 each);
10 hole boxed 'Jambone' Harmonicas in the keys of 'A', 'C', 'D' & 'G' made in China (£4.95 each);
48 hole 'Jambone' Harmonica in the key of 'C' made in China (£6.50 each);
double sided 'Jambone' harmonicas in red or blue - 24 holes each side, available in 'C' & 'G' or 'G' & 'D' made in China (£9.95 each);
12 hole chromatic 'Jambone' Harmonica in the key of 'C' with slider for the half notes, made in China (£45.00).

Also available: 'Waltons' complete beginners Harmonica Pack (with book, harmonica & CD at £18.95).

Harmonica Tuition Book:

Waltons 'Learn to play Blues Harmonica' illustrated book with CD by Don Baker (£11.95)

The Blues Harmonica book&CD pk Illustrated method book by Don Baker, with 60 minute CD

BONES & SPOONS:

Wooden Spoons, rosewood

A range of wooden 'bones' are available from Pakistan:
rosewood or wenge at £7.50 per pair;
ebony at £12.95 per pair.

A range of wooden 'spoons' are likewise available:
rosewood spoons from Pakistan at £9.95;
light wooden spoons from Bali at £8.95.

Cajóns:

Excellent quality fantastic sounding wooden box drums
prices starting at £159.00 for pictured 'De Gregorio' fandango model Cajón (as played by Scott!).
Tuition DVD also available at £24.95. Contact Us for full info!
**NEW!** Budget version from China also now available (pictured) complete with gig bag at £89.00;
padded cajon bags also available!

UKULELES:

Basic 'Blue Moon' ukulele in a choice of colours - blue, green, red, pink or yellow, made in China (£19.95 each).

'Blue Moon' Soprano ukulele with spruce top and matt finish, made in China (£24.95);
'Blue Moon' ukulele's with solid spruce top, sapele body & rosewood fingerboard, made in Romania (soprano at £45.00; tenor at £55.00; baritone at £65.00).

Mahogany ukulele's with solid body, made in Romania (soprano at £49.00; tenor at £55.00; baritone at £69.00).

Concert ukulele's are also available to special order - please Contact Us.

Ukulele Cases:

Black canvas Protective ukulele cases with carry handles and pockets (£4.95)

Ukulele Tuition Book:

'You Can Play The Ukulele' by Don Ball (£8.50)

BANJOS:

A range of banjos coming soon,
including 5-string banjos, tenor banjos and guitar banjos!
in the meanwhile, please Contact Us

A range of straps and cases are also available - please Contact Us

GUITARS:

A range of excellent quality 'Blueridge' Guitars
full details coming soon - in the meanwhile, please Contact Us for full pricing, styles and availability.

A range of guitar cases are also available - please Contact Us.

Guitar straps start at £2.50 each for a webbing strap (available in black, blue, green, red or purple).
A variety of leather and suede straps are also available - Contact Us.

Guitar tuners are also available - please Contact Us.

HARPS:

'Glenluce' 22 string deluxe clarsach harp with rosewood body and laminated soundboard made in Pakistan (pictured) - fully levered with levers from the USA (£375.00, with padded case).

'Glenluce' 22 string fully levered clarsach harp with carved design made in Pakistan (£295.00, with case);
'Glenluce' 29 string clarsach harp with 24 levers and carved design made in Pakistan (£425.00, with case).

'Stoney End' 16 string small walnut unlevered lap harp made in the USA (£299.95, with case);
22 and 29 string 'stoney End' harps are also available to special order - please Contact Us.

Digital Chromatic Tuners are also available, made by Intelli (£16.95 each).

Harp Tuition Books:

Small harp self-tutor book by Alison Kinnaird complete with accompanying CD (£19.95);
'Begin the Harp' by Nancy Calthorpe (published by Waltons, £9.95).

AUTOHARPS:

21 bar deluxe 'Ashbury' autoharp made in China (£249.95);
21 bar 'Ashbury' electro autoharp with solid spruce top, pick up and tone & volume controls (£349.95).

MANDOLAS, CITTERNS, BOZOUKIS & MANDOLINS:

'Blue Moon' tenor mandola with solid spruce top and natural matt finish, made in China (£79.00, with case).
Ashbury and Fylde mandolas are available to special order - please Contact Us.

'Blue Moon' Cittern made in China (£179.00, with case).

'Blue Moon' Bouzouki made in China (£150.00, with case);
'Blue Moon' short scale Bouzouki - solid spruce (top) & maple with carved fretwork around soundhole, made in Romania (£165.00).
Ashbury and Fylde Bouzoukis are available to special order - please Contact Us.

'Blue Moon' Mandolin - spruce (top) & walnut with matt finish, made in China (£69.00, with case);
'Blue Moon' arch top Mandolin with dark finish, made in China (£79.00);
'Blue Moon' electro Mandolin with dark finish, made in China (£89.00).

OTHER STRINGED INSTRUMENTS:

Beautiful, keyed, stringed Cymbalas (a small zither) from Romania
complete with tuning key & song sheets (£30.95).

'Blue Moon' Appalachian Dulcimer - solid spruce top, hourglass shape, made in Romania (£100.00 - optional padded case £24.50);
'Stoney End' Dulcimer - walnut body & solid spruce top, made in the USA (£269.00).

TAMBOURINES:

round, skinned wooden tambourines with single jingles from Pakistan (8" at £7.50 or 6" at £5.50);
round, skinned wooden tambourines with double jingles from Pakistan (10" at £9.95).

crescent moon shaped plastic tambourines in various colours with double jingles (£9.95 each).

**NEW!** Gypsy Tambourines from Mexico (mini at £5.95, medium at £7.50).

(see also World Instruments page!)

MORE INSTRUMENTS AND IMAGES TO FOLLOW SOON!

Many other instruments are also available to special order, including:

fiddles (including 'Blue Moon', 'Ashbury' and 'Valentino');
melodeons (including 'Scarlatti, 'Castagnari', 'Beltura' and 'Excelsior');
concertinas (including 'Scarlatti', 'Sherwood' and 'Stagi');
piano accordians (including 'Scarlatti', 'Delicia' and 'Serenellini');
flutes (including 'Sweetheart' fife & piccolo, 'Glenluce', 'Woodnote' and 'Dixon');
lutes, sitars, cajons, and more!

Contact Us for full details...

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