Secrets of the carnyx 

The tongue that can be seen is actually the players tongue.

I had no idea the celts made their own dark jazz...

Roman infantry: sir we need a wall Roman officer: why? *horns in distance* Roman officer: start building

"We need something to strike fear into our enemies and let them know we are not to be taken lightly. Bring forth the googly eyed pig horn! OF COURSE WITH THE WIGGLY TONGUE!"

"Music is the one area of human experience which transcends culture and language. It's like being able to put your hand backwards through the curtain of time and touching somebody that you can't see.. But you can feel." What an utterly lovely man.

"For there were among them such innumerable horns and trumpets, which were being blown at the same time from all parts of their army, and their cries were so loud and piercing, that the noise seemed to come not from human voices and trumpets, but from the whole countryside at once.” Greek historian Polybius, 150 BC

I have never seen anything so simultaneously silly and SO intimidating. It's adorable on some level but I'm also utterly terrified. What is this; is there a name for this emotion???

I could listen to that for hours. It's so haunting and boggy, I want a whole album of this.

I was so taken aback when the video showed that man talking. He has such a calming, engaging voice I thought he was just a voice-over narrator.

Although he states that it was more for ritual than it was a war horn, but for the Celts war was very much ingrained in their culture that they might view battle as a ritual, or their rituals were very much glorifying battle.

Our dog (Italian breed dating back at least to early renaissance) reacted to this like it was a chorus of grouse, then burst into song herself. Her predecessors have cheerfully yowled along to bagpipes, circular saws, police sirens etc but this one has for seven years kept schtum. Until the revival of this absolutely spectacular beast.

My God this is a beautiful sounding instrument

Well... I know what's going on my Secret Santa wish list.

But imagine hundreds of them attacking a Roman legion in the mist.

Kind of terrifying to think of the Celt playing some smooth jazz out of their 12' war horn while his buddies are beating the absolute piss out of some poor Roman farmboy, though.

Imagine blasting the Carnyx so hard you blow out the blood vessels in your eye like this Chap......

John's wonderful analogy at the end about "..touching somebody that you can't see, but you can feel.." reminded me of a poem I wrote years ago for a 'Spirits of stone' themed outdoor education project with my primary class. It was read to them in the grounds of a church and asked them to imagine a child looking at a gravemarker that had been carved by their granddad. With my hand upon stone I reach in and hold onto warmth in the heart of distant, ageless cold.

"Well Hidey Hi Ho there stranger! Say, I was just wonderin'. What frequency does your tribe resonate at?"

I have watched John Kenny's videos on the carnyx so many times. Cannot hear his playing and explanation of the instrument enough, absolutely astonishing that such an instrument exists.

When historians can't say for certain what something is for, it's a ritual implement.

wow second note sounds like cello

I imagine that a horn like this, softly playing something meaningful to the culture, would be very comforting to someone dying on a battlefield. What a versatile instrument.

It was so interesting and relaxing to hear mr. Kenny inform us about this instrument so articulately.

This was incredibly fascinating and I want more of this.

Music doesn't "transcend" culture, music IS culture. That's why it's so amazing, every culture has their unique music.

Wow, they get a really beautiful resonance.

"It's like being able to put your hand backwards through the curtain of time, and touching somebody that to can't see, but you can feel."

What a beautiful design as well as the sound

The upright one is obviously made for war to sound like a screetchy banshee in between the drums. And the straight one is for playing to a seated crowd.

Is it possible that it had a mouthpiece made of some more easily decayed material? Perhaps bone or wood? I'd imagine it would be fairly unwieldly to play it horizontally unless two carried it, one player and the other holding it over his shoulder.

idk why but i feel something deep when i hear that

my whole body got chills and goosebumps these magical sounds

Fascinating.

I bet you a million bux they're ALL meant to be played upright, and are just missing the wooden mouthlieces that incorporated a curved bit and maybe even a reed?

Wow it sounds so haunting.

I loved the last sentence , it was very profound and poetic in a way

Imagine a ancient armies marching forward in battle order with a chorus of war trumpets blaring their intimidating sounds, the howl of battle whipping the men into a frenzy. Awe inspiring!

Holy smokes, I never knew these instruments even existed. How cool!

Romans- "why do I hear boss music"?

I would love one for my car horn..the bastards I have to deal with on my morning commute, I can't tell you..

I did not know I wanted one of these before I saw this video,what a warm yet eerie sound. Fantastic instrument!!

Amazing. Just amazing.

Someone in my neighborhood has something like this and they play it sometimes always at sundown and it's enchantingly creepy

Well, the sounds this ancient tube makes are particularly creepy.

Romans when the trees start talking in Carnyx: 👁️👄👁️

Well this was incredible! Thanks so much for sharing! :D

They make a very nice sound actually

This dude talkin like War and Ritual didn't go hand n hand in the old days

So awesome to see these! And hear them!

This gave me flashbacks that aren't even my own

👍👌👏 Oh WOW, simply fantastic! Additionally this great guy talks such a beautiful English and what he said about music is so epic and true! Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health to all involved people.

"Blow the waggy-tongue pig!" "Warchief, the Romans are fearful and retreating!" "Then charge! Play the other one, it's got bells on it!"

WOW!! This is a mindblowing discovery!

Awesome vid, have always been fascinated by these things. Writing a book currently that includes a culture much like the celts this video is very useful source material.

This is an absolute marvel

I think the sound is cool but freaking terrifying too, imagine hearing that in the dark or in the battlefield.

I would imagine a few of those guys before battle. In the forest scoping the enemy out. Then the Romans would hear the Carnyx. Low tones intermittent with high screeches. Probably scared the crap out of the enemy. How freaky is that. Just hearing it makes my hairs tingle on the back of my neck. I want one.

He took the perfect worden...I have goosebumbs...

How well put, the parting words, of this video are. It's a feeling which I know well. Thank you

Modern jazz avant garde! Love it!

I could this guy speak all day.

Awesome job on the reconstruction.

Beautiful*Beautiful*Beautiful

amazing!!!

I don't know why I am watching this but I like it... keep that stuff up!

New favorite instrument

So beautiful

what beautiful sound. i can imagine an orchestra of Celtic musicians with these and bagpipes and drums. and yeah the bent mouthpiece is so wrong!

love this. sound from other worlds

beautiful

My man's eyes started bleeding from how resonant the carnyx is.

I weirdly find that sound to be soothing......

"It's like putting your hand back through the curtain of time and touching someone." I felt that.

I'm excited I just ordered mine tonight off of eBay for $300 looks a lot like this one I hope it sounds real good

0:48 .... I feel good

Wow ! So Amazazing ❣

so majestic so cool😎

It's beautiful

Amazing

Awesome!

2:21 Very well put.

This is amazing

I am amazed

Amazing how the Deskford carnyx sounds so much like a cello.

love it

Very interesting.

I want to hear a choir of these in a Sabaton song

I enjoyed this video, I would like to purchase a carnyx.

What a fascinating instrument. It speaks to me in a way I cannot explain. I feel like I belong to the human tribe when I hear it.

I’m getting one they’re fascinating

This is amazing! It gives me goosebumps to think hear it. A beautiful, heartfelt link to the past and all humanity. Was wondering, however, why are they shown upright in the historical records if they are played horizontally?

Go to Google Patents and type in Folded Horn Acoustic Guitar. This is USPTO Patent #10,777,172, and has two five foot long (exponential) folded horns inside an acoustic guitar. This provides more low end, and much greater volume, but the natural frequency range on the soundboard remains. The sound is captured by a microphone, amp, and two speakers inside the guitar. Compression chambers tuned to 89 Hz feed the horns. Similar to having two small Klipsch or other speaker horns inside the guitar, battery powered. Enclosed speakers and divided guitar chamber prevents feedback. A pickup can be blended with this also. This new patent is in the prototype build stage. All tonewood, no plastic or carbon fiber.

This is one badass instrument

Celtic War Chief: "Signal the attack!" *smooth jazz begins playing in the distance*

Nobody: RU-vid recommendations over 4 years later: old guy plays jazz on ancient dragon head

Trop bien !

Lindo demais.

Cool!

I'm gonna need a full album.

The last words he says, so powerful.