PortugueseFolklore.com
Folclore e Ranchos Folclóricos Portugueses
Portuguese folklore groups in the MA and RI
Ranchos de folclore em Massachussets e Rhode Island
Instruments
Concertinas
A bellows instrument with buttons usually on both ends. Unlike accordions, concertina's don't have a piano like keyboard. (pictured below are several Pedrosini concertinas)
Gaita de fole
Castanholas
A percussion instrument made with two pieces of wood.
Cavaquinho
Cavaquinhos are small guitar family instruments with four wire, nylon or gut strings
Viola da Terra
A 12 string musical instrument from the Azores. The strings are made of steel.
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