Folk Instruments

Briefly put, a folk instrument is an instrument that’s used in any type of folk music. Typically, folk music instruments are largely regional, and origins aren’t always known.

Some of the instruments used in the various types of American folk music include the acoustic guitar, the banjo, harmonicas, mandolins, and accordions.

Folk percussion instruments depend on the type of folk music. For example, bluegrass percussion instruments include the washboard, spoons, or even the human body in a practice called hamboning.

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