Three-hole Flutes (Tabor Pipes)

Three-hole flutes (tabor pipes) are found across Europe. In the Iberian Peninsula, they flourish along the western Silver Route—from Huelva through Extremadura, Salamanca, Zamora, and León into Asturias, the Basque Country, and southern France. Played one-handed while the musician beats a tabor drum or stringed psaltery (chicotén / ttun-ttun) with the other hand.

Chiflo Aragonés

The Chiflo and stringed psaltery (salterio) form the traditional duo of Upper Aragon, preserved in the Pyrenean valleys for festive and ritual dances.

Flauta maragata

Known as the Chifla Maragata, this is the signature traditional flute of León (El Bierzo and Maragatería), crafted in two pieces with brass tuning slide.

Gaita charra

The iconic folk flute of Salamanca, crafted in noble woods (boxwood, holm oak, or blackwood) with a characteristic Re mode acoustic scale.

Tabor pipe

The historical English tabor pipe, widely used in medieval music performance and English folk dances, pitched in C major.

Txirula

The high-pitched three-hole flute of the Basque Country and Soule, voiced to accompany the Ttun-Ttun string drum in modal dance repertoires.