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This program was produced with the Broadcasting and Communications Development Fund [Yoo Kyung-hwa's Cheolhyeon-geum - Meeting Folk Music] Cheolhyeon-geum is a new type of Korean traditional instrument invented by Kim Yeong-cheol, a tightrope walking master of Namsadangpae in the 1940s. It is played by plucking or pulling the eight metal strings with a plucking stick. It has a unique sound that sounds like a combination of a geomungo, a gayageum, or a Western guitar. Yoo Kyung-hwa, who was active as a geomungo player but changed her direction to the cheolhyeon-geum, said that she accepted the cheolhyeon-geum as her destiny after hearing a recording of a duet performed by Ahn Hyang-nyeon and geomungo master Im Dong-sik. She performs the short songs "Chu-eok" and "Heung-taryeong" composed by pansori master Im Bang-ul, which have not been performed on stage, by instrumentalizing them. Cheolhyeon-geum: Yu Kyung-hwa Janggu: Lee Tae-baek Gayageum: Moon Kyung-ah A-jaeng: Shin Jae-hyeon Sori: Lim Hyeon-bin Date: Thursday, April 26, 2012, 19:30 Venue: Umyeondang, National Gugak Center Performance title: Yu Kyung-hwa's Cheolhyeon-geum - Meet Folk Music