Day 230 - Folk Music Instruments

8/18/2010

These are the latest additions to my folk music collection:

the stringed instrument on the top is from Albania;

Becca brought the top flute from Romania;

the long center flute is made of birch bark and is from my recent trip to Norway;

and the bottom flute came from Greece.

The Romanian flute is played sort of like a Kazoo but with fingering

and the Norwegian one doesn't have any finger holes, you change the sound by overblowing and using your finger on the end.

Day 201 - Kokopelli Beanie Baby

7/19/2010
This little Beanie Baby of Kokopelli sits on my piano with some of the rest of my instrument collection. I also have the cookie cutter of Kokopelli there.

Day 189 - Kokopelli Quilt

7/8/2010

Because I played the flute when I was in school, I have a collection of flutes and ocarinas. I also like anything having to do with flutes.
This quilt was made by our speaker at the ACQ Quilt meeting last night, Michelle Watts.
see her web site here:

http://www.jmichellewatts.com/