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HOBGOBLIN MUSIC 40 Years 1976-2016

Our 40th Anniversary full colour printed Catalogue is now available! We offer you a unique range of unusual and exciting acoustic and folk instruments from all over the world at great prices. Every item has been chosen to give the best quality at each price level. So give us a call, buy here online, or visit one of our music shops, our staff are friendly and well informed. You pay the same price whether you buy online or in our shops. We do trade-ins, part exchange, appraisals and buy instruments for cash.

We specialise in


Accordions, Amps, Autoharps, Bagpipes, Banjos, Basses, Bodhrans, Bongos, Bouzoukis, Cajons, Citterns, Clarinets, Concertinas, Darabukas, Dulcimers, Drum Kits, Erhus, Flutes, Fiddles, Glockenspiels, Guitars, Harmonicas, Harps, Harmoniums, Indian Drums, Jaws Harps, Keyboards, Kalimbas, Lutes, Mandolins, Melodeons, Northumbrian Pipes, Ocarinas, Piccolos, Psalteries, Quenas, Recorders, Saxophones, Shawms, Strumsticks, Sitars, Tambourines, Thumb Pianos, Ukuleles, Udus, Uds, Violas, Vihuelas, Whistles, Xylophones, Xaphoons, Yang Qins, Zithers

.. and many more instruments, accessories and books for them, lessons, repairs and more.

OUR AIMS

  • To give beginners a chance to take up a folk instrument, as well as to provide the best for those who already play.
  • To encourage people to discover and enjoy their own musical heritage & all types of folk music now played in these islands.
  • To help keep music live, by making real acoustic instruments widely available at affordable prices, and sponsoring live events.
  • To encourage people to make music themselves, by taking up a musical instrument. You are never too young or too old to start!
Read our Aims in Full

OUR HISTORY

Hobgoblin Music was founded in 1976 by Mannie and Pete McClelland while searching for a concertina for her to play. Many other interesting instruments came to light and the search grew into a business as they discovered they were not the only ones who wanted to buy folk instruments, but couldn’t find any. read more...

HOBGOBLIN'S FOLK MAGAZINE

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FEATURED INSTRUMENT INFO

Selected from our Instrument FAQ

UDU

   
Definition: Clay pot with 2 holes, cupped alternatively; sound produced by compression and release of the air inside it.
Introduction: The Udu is a clay pot drum popular in West Africa. The two holes are cupped alternately with the hands and the sound is produced by compression and release of the air inside it.
Read our World & Folk Drums FAQ Page or go to the Hobgoblin Instrument Info and FAQ Menu.