Balalaika
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The balalaika is a Russian stringed musical instrument with a characteristic triangular wooden, hollow body, fretted neck, and three strings. Two strings are usually tuned to the same note and the thi
Contrabass size
A prima balalaika and a bass balalaika
Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, Balalaika Player, 1769
Painting from Nikolai Petrovich Petrov in 1861. The scene portrays the old Russian tradition of the bride-show while a balalaika is played.
Ian Anderson
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Ian Scott Anderson is a British musician best known as the lead vocalist, flautist, and acoustic guitarist of the British rock band Jethro Tull, with whom he has been the only constant member since th
Balalaika
…balalaika virtuosi early in the century. Significant balalaika associations are found in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta and Seattle. Ian Anderson plays balalaika on two songs from the 1969 Jethro Tull album Stand Up: "Jeffrey Goes to Leicester Square" and "Fat Man". Wes Anderson's 2014 film The…
Anderson performing in 2024
Anderson and Cornick (far left) performing with Jethro Tull in Helsinki, 19 January 1970
Anderson performing with Jethro Tull, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 24 March 1977
Anderson with Jethro Tull at London's Hammersmith Odeon, March 1978