mouthorgan
Blues player's reed
A mouthorgan is a harmonica—a small rectangular wind instrument played by blowing and drawing breath across a row of metal reeds.
The term is more common in British English than American: He pulled out a mouthorgan and played a few bars of blues.
Also spelled as two words: mouth organ.
Vibrating sliver for woodwinds
- diatonicSeven-tone scale-based
- chromaticRelating to color
- tremoloRapid tonal wavering
- octaveEight-note interval
comb · draw · blow · bending · key · tuning · Richter · harmonica
Prolonged mournful crying
- soulfulExpressing deep emotion
- plaintiveSounding sad, sorrowful
- mournfulShowing or feeling grief
- Chicago-styleMidwestern culinary approach
Delta · roadhouse · vibrato · tremolo · overblowing · riff · call-and-response · growl
Small enough to carry
- compactTightly packed together
- handheldDesigned for palm use
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- travel-friendlySuited for journeys
miniature · convenient · mobile · transportable · small-scale · packable · carriable · busking
reed
Vibrating sliver for woodwinds
octave · comb · draw · blow · bending · key · tuning · Richter · harmonica · harp
wailing
Prolonged mournful crying
Chicago-style · Delta · roadhouse · vibrato · tremolo · overblowing · riff · call-and-response · growl
pocket-sized
Small enough to carry
- compactTightly packed together
- handheldDesigned for palm use
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
travel-friendly · miniature · convenient · mobile · transportable · small-scale · packable · carriable · busking · campfire
bluegrass
Acoustic Appalachian folk music
- balladNarrative poem or song
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
old-timey · pennywhistle · shanty · hoedown · reel · ceilidh · jamboree · mandolin · folklore · busker