The tradition & historical record
2 min read · 2 sourcesA folk instrument is a traditional musical instrument that has remained largely restricted to traditional folk music, and is not usually used in the classical music or other elite and formal musical genres of the culture concerned, though related instruments may be. It can be made from wood, metal or other material; all the major families of instruments are represented. The instruments can be percussion instruments, or different types of flutes or trumpets, or string instruments that are plucked, hammered or use a form of bow. Some instruments are referred to as folk instruments because they commonly appear in folk music, even though they are also used in other types of music; for example, the classical violin and the folk fiddle are usually identical. 1
List of folk instruments
For instruments used in particular European folk styles, see the List of European folk music traditions 1
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Folk instrument”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1
folk instrument is musical instrument that developed among common people and usually does not have a known inventor, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2
The source record links this tradition to 6 external registers, which can be verified through the citation. 2