The instruments used in the country music are very diverse which, perhaps, is what continues to move the genre forward.
However, there are a bunch of musical instruments that have become interchangeable with the country recordings.
Fancy to know which ones are they? Then read on.
Acoustic Guitar
We should start with the acoustic guitar as the country music was initially based around this stringed instrument, that's either used solo or as part of an ensemble. Moreover, the recordings of Jimmie Rodgers and Carter Family - one of the most loved names in the genre - are easily recognizable thanks to the acoustic sounds.
Accordion
The accordion is originally used in Tejano, conjunto and cowboy music. Originated in the early 1900s in Europe, this reed musical instrument is typically worn like a vest and has a right and left-hand keyboards that are connected by a bellows.
Additionally, the notes are generated by the bellows pushing air through valves which are regulated by the keyboard.
Banjo
Going back in the centuries, American banjos are the inheritor of a broadly related family of lutes developed in Western Africa from earlier Middle Eastern models.
Nowadays, the banjo, especially the five-string form, is surely one of the most distinguishable instruments allied with folk and country music.
Fiddle
Initially brought to the US from Great Britain, the fiddle (with its typical western swing sound) has always been one of the major instruments in country tunes. What's more - the first-ever recorded country song was by the Texas fiddler A. C. "Eck" Robertson in 1922.
Find more about the story behind the country music, as well as the key characteristics of the genre here.
Harmonica
Lastly, originated in Europe in the early 1800s, the harmonica has a range of cells containing reeds that vibrate as the musician inhales and exhales.
Some of the most popular country artists who embraced (or still do) the mouth harmonica are DeFord Bailey, Roy Acuff, Bill Monroe, Charlie McCoy, and Terry McMillan.
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