Like you guys I have just stumbled upon this. My fetish for unique musical instruments led me to this one. It’s called the Crwth (pronounced like “krooth”) It’s actually a now archaic Welsh medieval instrument. In my previous post I opened a topic about the Celtic music of Wales. Most of the folk music of Wales was suppressed due to the Act of Union which promoted the English language and also the rise of Methodist church. .More detailed information can be found here.

Anyway my interest was piqued so I search for videos available in You Tube and found this video by violinist Rachel Barton Pine. She talks to this crwth-maker Hank Taylor. Check out the video to learn more. Here’s another one. This is a challenge to other Celtic musicians out there. Would you be including the Crwth in your recordings soon?