The traditional music instrument called the mirrored chabrette

In this interview, Gaëtan Polteau and Jean-Marc Delaunay introduce you to the mirrored chabrette, the traditional instrument of Limousin and Périgord, as Saint-Yrieix was one of the places where the instrument was produced. The chabrette, today called the “chabrette à miroirs” because it has mirrors on its casing, is a type of bagpipe from the Limousin region. The instrument was found—or rather rediscovered—in the 1970s, in the 20th century. It was widely used throughout Limousin and Périgord. It is believ
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