A close relation of the whistle is the flute. Until the late 1800s ... such as the harp and fiddle. The black wooden flutes we see traditional players using today were once orchestral instruments ...

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Bitch, devil’s fiddle, some traditional Polish folk instruments may have brow-raising names, but all of them have a unique and fascinating sound which lends Polish folk its inimitable cachet. Ligawka ...

Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions BBC Radio Wales, The Traditional Music of Wales A close relation of the whistle is the flute ... The black wooden flutes we see traditional players ...