Bouzouki and helped elevate the bouzouki into a truly popular instrument capable of a wide range of musical expression. Recently the three-course bouzouki has gained in popularity. The first recording with the 4-course instrument was made in 1956. The Irish bouzouki, with four courses, a flatter back, and differently tuned from the Greek bouzouki, is a more recent development, stemming from the introduction of the Greek instrument into Irish music by Johnny Moynihan around 1965, and its subsequent adoption by Andy Irvine, Alec Finn, Dónal Lunny, and many others. This is the classic style of bouzouki, introduced around 1900, that was
How many angels can dance on the head of a pin? Suite Part II: Let It Grow", a song from the 1973 Grateful Dead album Wake of the Flood, includes the line "As well to count the angels dancing on a pin." In the comic book "The Crow" by James O'Barr, the main character asks this question to one of his victims before killing them, answering himself, "Depends on the tune". The song "Velodrome" from Minnesota rapper Dessa's 2018 album Chime, references this question in the first verse asking, "Aquinas, call on me/ How many angels on the/ Head of your pin?" How many angels can dance on the head of