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Sunday, October 18, 2015

Celtic soundscape or horrible pan pipes: behind the moans at the British museum

Some visitors to the Celtic exhibition have been annoyed by the accompanying ‘music’ – what’s the real source of these irritating rustic noises? NAME: Pan pipes. AGE: Ancient. The “Pan” in the name is the Greek god of nature, shepherds and the wild. The instrument itself was invented several thousand years before he was. Continue reading...


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