Mountain Dulcimer (a McSpadden and a FolkRoots baritone tuned down to G), Guitar (an Alvarez Regency Folk, laminated top but a really nice sound for a small-bodied starter guitar), Irish flute (one of Ralph Sweet's redesigned six hole, keyless models), recorders (a hold-over from my days as an early-music freak, fortunately I recovered)and in odd moments, tin whistle.

My husband plays Mandolin (a Ditson bowl-back that I found and had restored for him, he's learning fast and will soon be in the market for something a bit more up-to-date), harmonicas (Herings, but he used to love Hohner Golden Melodies till the dreaded metal allergy set in) and ocarina.

We also have an assortment of kazoos, jaw harps, shaker eggs, spoons and other musical gizmos that we pick up when the mood strikes.

What do we play? Old time fiddle tunes, Celtic, Sixties folkie stuff (I learned to play guitar in high school and am coming back to it after a 30 year hiatus), and just about anything else that we can fake or follow along with. Blues and bluegrass are still beyond us...it's that barre chord thang. But we're game, and practicing.