“Plays straight out of the box” –
“Quality instrument and a bag with strong zips!” –
“Great Instrument, fast service”, Florida, USA
“Great fun and easy to blow” England, UK
“New reed is stable” Wales, UK
“Great fun and easy to blow” England, UK
“Great service, fast, good quality instrument” USA
“Solid instrument, good quality” USA
“Swynion wych, Diolch I chi” USA
“Hello just got my instrument to day and love thank you ..” Germany
“Got the pibgorn the other day, really happy sounds great,of course I have to get started slowly getting used to it,i am making a list of tunes i want to tackle..” Malta
History / Hanes
The pibgorn (hornpipe) has been played in Wales for over a thousand years. There are similar instruments throughout Europe. The earliest written record of the Pibgorn in Wales can be found in the laws of Hywel Dda, a Welsh King from the 9th Century.
It is often thought of as an instrument played by shepherds,however, it could also be heard at the Royal Courts of Wales alongside the Crwth and Harp.
Pibgyrn Copyright St Fagans, Museum of Welsh Life
Today you can see the Pibgorn played by many Welsh folk musicians e.g. Carreg Lafar and Calan. It is also growing in popularity internationally amongst musicians from Europe and the United States.
