I got it from my brother. He refers to us harpheads/harp nerds as, “doingers.” We could also refer to it as an, “alien whistle,” as it seems pretty useful in contacting things from other dimensions. On a secondary note, I would love to see an article about cultures that use/used the harp in shamanic or other spiritual and/or meditative practice.
Excellent info, many thanks! I write a monthly column on modern pagan music and I've been low-key obsessed with the jaw harp (my preferred name) lately after noticing that it shows up quite often in the European neo-folk music I've been exploring. I'm actually planning a whole installment in January focusing on the jaw harp, for which I'm currently reaching out to a few musicians whom I've featured previously, asking for insight on it. Your article will make a great supplement to my look at this instrument, thanks again!
I like to call each harp by the its homeland name. My Morchang, Vargan, and Khomus need not always share a moniker.
Here in the UK, the term Jews harp was the only I had heard until recent years, in which jaw harp has come out of nowhere and taken over as the preferred title.
That said, my friends and I have and will always favour the name ‘boing’.
Doingeridoo. Love this article.
Let’s start a petition to change the name to doingeridoo 🤣
I got it from my brother. He refers to us harpheads/harp nerds as, “doingers.” We could also refer to it as an, “alien whistle,” as it seems pretty useful in contacting things from other dimensions. On a secondary note, I would love to see an article about cultures that use/used the harp in shamanic or other spiritual and/or meditative practice.
Will add that to the list!
ohh the troomb! i call it a twanger
Ha!! That one never goes out of style 😎
Excellent info, many thanks! I write a monthly column on modern pagan music and I've been low-key obsessed with the jaw harp (my preferred name) lately after noticing that it shows up quite often in the European neo-folk music I've been exploring. I'm actually planning a whole installment in January focusing on the jaw harp, for which I'm currently reaching out to a few musicians whom I've featured previously, asking for insight on it. Your article will make a great supplement to my look at this instrument, thanks again!
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I like to call each harp by the its homeland name. My Morchang, Vargan, and Khomus need not always share a moniker.
Here in the UK, the term Jews harp was the only I had heard until recent years, in which jaw harp has come out of nowhere and taken over as the preferred title.
That said, my friends and I have and will always favour the name ‘boing’.