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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 June 1 Father John Misty God's Favorite Customer Ghost Prequelle Kanye West [Title TBA] Mazzy Star Still Neko Case Hell-On Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson Apart Roger Daltrey As Long As I Have You June 8 06•2018 an additional ethnic flute that I’ve played, sometimes on records and a little