Linked to church bells or bagpipes, bourdon is an ancient word for drone. Discover the new wave of musicians drawing on traditional repertoire, where synthesizer and hurdy-gurdy drones collide in hypnotic trances. Instrumentals and ballads in French and Occitan from La Nòvia, Pagans and Bongo Joe. Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/your-specialist-subject-ii/episodes/your-specialist-subject-ii-bourdon-w-thomas-guillot-1st-may-2026
