Kozioł (bagpipe)

Kozioł (English: Goat) refers to several variants of bagpipes native to a region of Poland surrounding the city of Zbąszyń.

The instrument was widely popular in Poland historically, and was even played in the court of King Christian IV.

Like the kozioł biały it is also bellows-blown and has a single drone with a projecting horn.

However, it is made from the hide of a black-haired goat, and is also smaller than the kozioł biały.

One of the few remaining kozioł pipemakers, Marek Modrzyk, lives in the village of Nądnia.

Two Polish pipers, with the woman playing the kozioł czarny.