And check out how cool the balalaika can look in this music video by Neuromonk Feofan: This traditional Russian instrument is the babushka (grandma) of the balalaika. It appeared in Slavic lands ...

He is not only one of the best virtuoso performers on the instrument, but he also taught Russian folk music at university, and recorded a series of balalaika concerts for BBC Radio. Another modern ...

However, on Saturday, a special performance by Mourka and the Russian Folk Instrument Ensemble at the Rosendale Cafe will herald the Russian New Year. In an interview in her cozy, historic house ...

The Russian spoons, or 'lozhkas', have been ... Folk musicians using the traditional instruments - two wooden spoons held back to back and struck by a third - have already become a feature ...

Some of the Bowdoin community were welcomed back from Spring Break by being taken on a musical journey through Russia, courtesy of the folk ensemble Zolotoj Plyos, who demonstrated a variety of ...

Back to top What instruments are used in folk music ... Tchaikovsky took great inspiration from Russian folk music.