Sipsi

The Teke locality of Dirmil Town of Burdur Gölhisar is famous for its plays and folk songs. In the weddings and family gatherings held in the region, goat games and folk songs are given a wide place. The sipsi, which is a very important instrument in the local music folklore, which the nomads of the Teke region have not abandoned for years, even accepted as a way of life, is also used in various meanings as a word. In the region of Dirmil and in Çavdır, the dance tunes played with the sipsi, also called the tongued whistle, are called sipsi or sipsi hava in the Burdur, Tefenni and Çavdır regions. reed; The body where the curtain door is located, or "gödlek" in the local saying, and the mouthpiece that makes the sound come out, consists of two parts, also called "cuk cuk" in the local saying. The body part of the sips is made of hard water cane, which is called "iron spear" in the region. The pikes used in the sips are not directly in the water, but are a few years old pikes that grow in their thorny seedlings, which are managed by the water surface trees. In the Bucak district of Burdur and in some of its villages, varieties with the mouthpiece and body parts made from a single reed and called "Bucak Sipsisi” have been seen. Another type is the "double sips" housing. Double sips; In the past, in the Teke region, two sips of the same size and slot are tied side by side with a string.