About the theme

Folk Instruments runs the regional palette — banjo, fiddle, dulcimer, mandolin, accordion, harmonica, bagpipe, balalaika, bouzouki, ukulele, ocarina, bodhran. The long compound names (accordion, harmonica, balalaika, tambourine, concertina) anchor every grid; the four-letter sitar, tabla, kora, lute hide in the filler. A theme that reads like a music festival in a small town.