Welsh National Musical Instrument

**Lionelgee** · 2nd December 2020, 07:30 PM

Hello All,

This is "General Chat" remember... the Scots have the Bagpipes. The Irish have the Uilleann pipes and tin whistles such as the Low-D... Apart from being great choir singers - do the Welsh have a national musical instrument? If so what is it?

On another note ... teehee .. does anyone play the Low D whistle here? Accessed 2nd December 2020 from A Beautiful Tune on the Irish Low D Whistle - YouTube .. shame all the people were talking. This song Eanach Dhuin is soulful and resting Eanach Dhuin Low D Whistle - YouTube

Kind regards
Lionel

**JDNSW** · 2nd December 2020, 07:37 PM

I know the harp is associated with Ireland, but is it also associated with Wales?

**V8Ian** · 2nd December 2020, 07:51 PM

It'd have to be a harp made of coal and sheep gut, wouldn't it John?

**Lionelgee** · 2nd December 2020, 08:14 PM

Hello All,

My surname is Evans, which is the second only to Jones as the most common Welsh family name. My branch came to Australia from Wales to follow the gold fields in the 1880s from Victoria into New South Wales. I also have Irish convict stock in the family tree. Hence the interest in national musical instruments.

Kind regards
Lionel