Our 40th Anniversary full colour printed Catalogue is now available! We offer you a unique range of unusual and exciting acoustic and folk instruments from all over the world at great prices. Every item has been chosen to give the best quality at each price level. So give us a call, buy here online, or visit one of our music shops, our staff are friendly and well informed. You pay the same price whether you buy online or in our shops. We do trade-ins, part exchange, appraisals and buy instruments for cash.
Hobgoblin Music was founded in 1976 by Mannie and Pete McClelland while searching for a concertina for her to play. Many other interesting instruments came to light and the search grew into a business as they discovered they were not the only ones who wanted to buy folk instruments, but couldn’t find any. read more...
This time appearing on BBC Radio 3 Fame can be a hard thing to live with. Some people feel constricted by it, struggle within the confines of the glass bowl, hollowed by the peering eyes of the paparazzi and the endless newspaper ...read the full story
Definition: One-sided mushroom-shaped drum from west coast of Africa. Introduction: The Djembe with its wide range of tones, produced by its thick goat skin, tight tuning and shape, is West Africa's most popular drum, originating hundreds of years ago. Today it is found throughout West Africa but it is traditionally from Senegal, Ghana, Guinea, Burkina Faso and the Ivory Coast amongst the Bambara, Mandingo, Malinka, Susu & Guru tribes. It is carved by artisans out of a solid lump... Read our World & Folk Drums FAQ Page or go to the Hobgoblin Instrument Info and FAQ Menu.
