A folk instrument is an instrument that developed among common people and usually doesn't have a known inventor. It can be made from wood, metal or other material. It is a part of folk music. The instruments can be percussion instruments, different types of flutes, the bow and different types of trumpets.

The cavaquinho is a Portuguese folk instrument.

Some instruments are referred to as folk instruments even if they do not meet the criteria for classifying a folk instrument because they commonly appear in folk music. An example would be harmonica.

List of folk instruments

• Accordion

• Appalachian dulcimer

• autoharp

• bagpipe

• balalaika

• bandura

• banjo

• bağlama

• bodhran

• bukkehorn

• Rhythm Bones

• bouzouki and Irish bouzouki

• Bullroarer

• cavaquinho

• charango

• cümbüş

• çiftelia

• concertina

• daegeum

• darbuka

• didgeridoo

• dhol

• Djembe

• dholak

• dingulator

• dotara

• dranyen

• drum

• ektara

• erhu

• fiedil / Fiddle

• Fujara

• gayageum

• gudok

• guitar

• gusle

• gusli

• haegeum

• Hank drum

• hardingfele

• harmonica

• harmonium

• hammered dulcimer

• haat baya

• hurdy gurdy

• jaw harp

• jouhikko

• jug

• kazoo

• kantele

• Kaval

• khamak

• klopotec

• kobza

• komuz

• kora

• kulintang

• Launeddas

• Låtfiol

• Lur

• Lute

• mbira / thumb piano

• mandola

• mandocello

• mandolin and octave mandolin

• marimbula

• melodeon

• mridangam

• musical saw

• naal

• Nepali Madal

• nyckelharpa

• ocarina

• pan flute

• pipa

• pogo cello

• prem juri

• quena

• Rebab

• Rubab

• salamiyyah

• shofar

• sitar

• Snare Drum

• smallpipes

• sopilka

• spilåpipa

• steelpan

• stompbox

• Talking drum

• tin whistle

• trembita

• oud

• Ocarina

• Udu

• ukulele

• violin

• vuvuzela

• washboard

• willow flute

• zampoña

• zurna

• zither

• zealouser

• Zhaleika

Over 75 instruments

Accordion

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Accordion
A piano accordion(top) and aRussianbayan(bottom)
Keyboard instrument
Other names	Danish(free-bass):Accordeon. Danish (standard-bass),Hungarian&Icelandic:Harmonika Portuguese:Acordeão or Sanfona French:Accordéon German:Akkordeon Greek:Ακορντεον Romanian:Acordeon Italian:Fisarmonica Norwegian:Trekkspill Polish:Akordeon, harmonia Catalan:Acordió Euskera:Soinu handia, eskusoinua Dutch:Accordeon Russian:Bajan Castillian:Acordeón Croatian:Harmonika Serbian:Хармоника Slovenian:Frajtonarca Swedish:Dragspel[1]
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	412.132 (Free-reedaerophone)
Developed	Early 19th century
Playing range
Depends on configuration: Right-hand manual Chromatic button accordion Diatonic button accordion Piano accordion Left-hand manual Stradella bass system Free-bass system
Related instruments
Hand-pumped: Bandoneón,Concertina,Flutina,Garmon,Trikitixa,Indian harmonium Foot-pumped: Harmonium,Reed organ Mouth-blown: Melodica,Harmonica, LaotianKhene, ChineseShēng, JapaneseShō Electronic reedless instruments: Electronium,MIDI accordion,Roland Virtual Accordion
Musicians
Accordionists (list of accordionists).
More articles
Accordion, Chromatic button accordion,Bayan,Diatonic button accordion,Piano accordion,Stradella bass system,Free-bass system,Accordion reed ranks & switches

The accordionis a box-shapedmusical instrumentof thebellows-drivenfree-reed aerophonefamily, sometimes colloquially referred to as asqueezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called anaccordionist.

The instrument is played by compressing or expanding the bellows whilst pressing buttons or keys, causingvalves, calledpallets, to open, which allow air to flow across strips of brass or steel, calledreeds, that vibrate to produce sound inside the body.^{[notes 1]}

This instrument is sometimes considered a one-man-band, as it needs no accompanying instrument. The performer normally plays the melody on buttons or keys on the right-handmanual, and theaccompaniment, consisting of bass and pre-set chord buttons, on the left-hand manual.

The accordion is often used in folk musicinEurope,North AmericaandSouth America, and in some countries, such asBrazilandMexico, it is also commonly used in mainstream pop music. In Europe and North-America, it is often associated withbusking.Some popular music actsalso make use of the instrument. Additionally, the accordion is sometimes used in both solo and orchestra performances ofclassical music.

The oldest name for this group of instruments is actually harmonika, from the Greekharmonikos, meaningharmonic, musical. Today, native versions of the nameaccordionare more common. These names are a reference to the type of accordionpatented by Cyrill Demian, which concerned "automatically coupled chords on the bass side".^[2]

Contents 1Construction 1.1Universal components 1.1.1Bellows 1.1.2Body 1.1.3Pallet mechanism 1.2Variable components 1.2.1Right-hand manual systems 1.2.2Left-hand manual systems 1.2.3Reed ranks and switches 1.2.4 Classification of chromatic and piano type accordions 1.2.5Straps 1.3Unusual accordions 2History 3Use in various music genres 3.1Use in traditional music 3.2Use in popular music 3.3Use in classical music 3.4Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.5Brazil 3.6Colombia 3.7Use in heavy metal music 4Manufacturing process 5Other audio samples 6Notes 7References 8External links