I was in Killarney this morning, and I took this photo of a new busker who has appeared in the alley just beside our shop. I was most impressed, since I play a bit of fiddle myself, but I’ve never seen a violin-trumpet! I think he said he made the instrument himself, but his English isn’t great, and I might have misunderstood.
Still, it’s a fun addition to the street and much more enjoyable in my eyes than the usual dancing leprechauns!
I was sent a link by a friend. She asked if I had ever seen an instrument like this before. I could only think of Howson or Stroh phonofiddles so I did a bit of research:
http://www.fiddlingaround.co.uk/easterneurope/index.html
So perhaps your fiddler friend comes from Transylvania….
BTW Love the monochrome pic!
That is so cool! Thanks for your research! I’ll ask him if he is Transylvanian if I see him again.