Bodhran: Single skinned drum, occasionally with rattles, played with a single or double ended stick.

Bones: A pair of rib bones in each hand, shaken to make a clacking sound.

Bouzouki: The original Greek 8 stringed, 4 coursed, round backed instrument introduced to Irish music in the late 60s has now been modified with a flat back. Pete plays one by Stephan Sobell

Cittern: 10 stringed, 5 courses, and essentially a renaissance and baroque instrument has the ability to play tunes like a mandolin as well as a bass and rhythm line. Pete's is made by Fylde.

Concertina: Invented in the 19th century and very popular amongst the Salvation Army its various forms are now regularly played in traditional music. Pete plays an English concertina by Lachenal

Mandolin: Fashionable in Britain after the 18th century it is now common in Irish music, but like the bouzouki, it is usually found in its modified flat back form.

Melodeon: Like the concertina these and related instruments were invented in the 19th century and became very popular in Germany and Italy. Steve plays several by a variety of Italian makers, some more glitzy than others

Northumbrian Small Pipes: The last of the English bagpipes to have a continuous tradition these bagpipes come from the North East of Britain, Northumbarland, Newcastle and Durham, and are now becoming more popular since Katheryn Tickell became the first professional Northmbrian Piper. Henrys pipes are in G and D in boxwood by Dave Shaw

Washboard: It is what it says - an old wood framed metal washboard played with thimbles for rhythm, or sometimes to annoy. Mike will take in smalls

Whistles: Ubiquitous instument. Henry plays various whistles all by Dave Shaw.