could play it onstage. And it sounded
pretty…pretty terrible. Plus, it was the
most difficult instrument to hold and
play, because it’s triangular in shape, and
it just doesn’t sit comfortably in your
arms or on your knee. But of course, it’s
relatively well-known in the boondocks
of Russia, where it’s a part of the folk-
music tradition on the Russian steppes.
the musical instrument that – at the
moment – is the one you enjoy playing
the most. For me, in the last three years,
it’s been mostly flutes by one Japanese
company and one American company –
they’re the ones I’m most comfortable
playing.
IE: And you even tried bamboo flutes,
too, right?
IA: Well, that’s a whole different thing.
That’s not an either/or situation – that’s
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an additional ethnic flute that I’ve
played, sometimes on records and a little