Hey, what's that sound: Recorder

From the baroque era to Blackadder, this little wind instrument has been played by everyone from Henry VIII to HendrixWhat is it? The sound of primary school music rooms everywhere, forever. Everyone reading this must have played a recorder at some point – probably badly.Who uses it? Think recorders are kids toys? Annoying? Parpy? Twee? Well, Black Box Recorder, David Bowie, the Cure, Duran Duran, Jimi Hendrix, Kate Bush, Lou Reed, Screaming Trees, Silver Apples, Siouxsie and the Banshees...

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