punk and trad folk have co-existed,
have been symbiotically linked..
maybe even mutant siamese twins..
since way back in the hazy mists of time
and the origins of all our music..

historical proof for this statement..?
archival evidence for this theory..??

there exists a musical instrument
so simple and functional in its construction and materials..
so abrasively shrill and obnoxiously aggrievating to the ear..
so upsetting to the serenity and civil mood
of fair ladies and gentlemen..
so sharp and spiky in its shape and handling..

that it could only have been developed by early punkfolk agitators..

the..

Bowed Psaltry..

oi rest my case..

ok, i'm now out for a few pints of thatchers farmhouse cider
and a kebab..
and when i come home a quick blast of

The Real McKenzies "Clash of the Tartans" CD..