# Episode #2.5 - Strings Attached

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Podcast: [Folk Files](https://stenobird.com/podcast/folk-files-6689170)
Published: 2025-05-30T22:47:35+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1637

## Resource

This episode of Folk Files takes a departure from folk songs to talk about folk instruments! Learn about the history, ancestors, and etymology of folky string instruments, including the banjo, fiddle, mandolin, and guitar! Host: Olivia Harding Special thanks to: Aaron J. Morton Check out Basic Folk: https://basicfolk.com/ Support Folk Files: https://www.patreon.com/c/FolkFilesPodcast?redirect=true Musical excerpts: ARTIST: Ekona Diatta WORK: Gambia SOURCE: https://youtu.be/FHCpjVrGDNk?si=90XYIILixvtyxtMR ARTIST: The Harper and the Minstrel WORK: Cantiga 353 SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVrfqvHVbdU ARTIST: Valentina Nicolai WORK: Il Ballerino SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wfx7WcyG5sI ARTIST: Ragnhild Hemsing WORK: Valdresguten SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYSVDG8ZFNw ARTIST: Chris Thile WORK: Jessamyn's Reel SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88q9syere0Q ARTIST: RAVN WORK: In Nature #2 SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cCM04Qvx2w ARTIST: Edward Foster WORK: Ja Nus Hons Pris SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mfDscXoY8A ARTIST: Bernardo de Pace WORK: The Wizard of the Mandolin SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHfQTzDnz9s ARTIST: Rolf Lislevand WORK: Unknown SOURCE: https://youtu.be/jUd_Tl3N3wE?si=X60gcIMUodA_J3wZ ARTIST: Mariachi Juvenil Perla WORK: El Cascabel SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SVCsqs3Vsc ARTIST: Justin Johnson WORK: Justin Johnson Plays the Diddley Bow SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8Ic3j7f5GU ARTIST: Miles Caton (Sinners 2025 Soundtrack) WORK: Travelin' SOURCE: https://youtu.be/1hC9X81x7nY?si=xW18W3o91LS2RTEa ARTIST: Sol Hoopii WORK: Palolo SOURCE: https://youtu.be/kPzqjmgi2-I?si=PC7eTQXuaPmCuRce ARTIST: The Lady Victoria WORK: King of the Fairies SOURCE: https://youtu.be/QuYm9wv…

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