By tyler on May 29, 2008 in Bowed Instruments, Performances, Recordings, Traditional | 3 Comments
Here is a traditional Swedish tune, “Polska After Sven Donat,” played with nyckelharpa. Notice the shifting sounds of the keys being pressed.
By tyler on May 20, 2008 in Bowed Instruments, Recordings, Strange Combinations, Stringed Instruments, Wood | 1 Comment
The musician in the video is John Pascuzzi- the man behind a single thread.
The primary sound of “a single thread” comes from an instrument called an igil (ee-GIL), a 2-stringed Tuvan musical instrument, usually made from a solid piece of pine or larch, and played with a bow. The top of the sound box is [...]
By tyler on May 14, 2008 in Electronic/Digital, Experimental, H2O Instruments, Homemade/DIY, Inventions, Listening, Nature, Public, Recordings | 0 Comments
Alex Metcalf’s “Tree Listening Installation“:
Taken directly from Alex’s website:
As you approach the installation you will see 9 sets of headphones suspended from the branches of a very large and impressive Sessile Oak tree, and a beautiful Chestnut Leaved Oak. From these headphones the public is given the opportunity to listen to the sound of the [...]
