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A free-reed organ that produces sound as air flows past vibrating reeds, often used in folk and religious music.

A violin when used in the context of folk music; it's commonly played using a bow and has a bright, lively sound.

A guitar with a metal resonator built into the body, producing a loud, bright sound that's particularly suited to slide playing and blues music.

A portable, free-reed instrument with a keyboard, played by compressing and expanding a bellows, accompanying many musical genres including folk.

A stringed instrument with a long fretted neck and typically three or four strings, played by striking or plucking the strings, often found in Appalachian music.

A stringed instrument with a series of chord bars attached to dampers which, when pressed, mute all strings except those forming the desired chord.

A percussion instrument made from a metal scrub board which is played by striking or scraping with thimbles, key to zydeco and jug band music.

A small musical instrument held against the teeth and plucked with the fingers to produce a twangy, rhythmic sound.

A stringed instrument with a distinctive twang, often used in bluegrass and country music.

A small, hand-held wind instrument that produces sound when air is blown or drawn through reeds, used extensively in blues and folk music.

A small, hexagonal accordion with buttons on the sides, played by pushing and pulling the instrument to make sound, used in various folk traditions.

A small, lute-like stringed instrument with a short neck and typically eight strings, played with a pick and associated with folk, bluegrass, and Italian music.

An Irish frame drum ranging from 25 to 65 cm in diameter, with goatskin used as the drumhead, played with a wooden stick or the hand.

Metal or wooden spoons held back to back and struck rhythmically against the hand and thigh, often used for percussion in folk and jug bands.