Having attended a bogpipe & hurdygurdy sesh last Saturday, its prompted me to ponder why people choose particular musical instruments to facilitate their self expression.

For my own part, the instruments I play were chosen for these reasons:

Guitar: For accompaniment of my own or others songs, also for tune seshes.

Melodeon: Because I wanted to play accompaniment & also lead tunes

Whistles:Because I wanted to play accompaniment & also lead tunes

Harmonicas: I found them a most versatile accompaniment tool.


Anyone else?