Eeewwww, don't touch it! Here, poke at it with this stick.
December 27, 2019, 09:50 PM
mutedblade
She's so awesome that she got my entire family into liking the Hurdy Gurdy Don't know why but I am drawn to obscure music like this. So many great artists on YouTube.
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December 27, 2019, 09:59 PM
bald1
Hell, she's a ginger, so what's not to like? LOL
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December 28, 2019, 06:38 AM
egregore
What a strange sound, not typical of most stringed instruments. It resembles that of bagpipes.
I have a kind of fascination with musical instruments, both in how they are made and how they are played.This message has been edited. Last edited by: egregore,
December 28, 2019, 06:12 PM
Fla. Jim
And evidently there are Kit's !!
December 28, 2019, 07:04 PM
amals
Yeah, I came across her a year or so ago. The tune was "Gurdy's Green". Love that stuff.
December 28, 2019, 07:15 PM
lastmanstanding
So that's what Donovan was talking about all those years ago!
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December 28, 2019, 08:27 PM
amals
That was always one of my favorites from Donovan.
December 29, 2019, 08:50 AM
henryaz
I had heard the term Hurdy Gurdy all my life, but never knew what one was, much less that it was a musical instrument, until this thread. I listened to some HG music on YouTube, and read some about how they work. I was really interested in those special sounding drone strings. There are four of them, and they can be used all together, or just one, or in any combination, and they can be tuned. Instruments with drones (bagpipes, 5-string banjo, etc.) have always captured my interest.
They sound like music that you would play while working the ouiji board on a dark and stormy night , when the power has gone out and the phone lines are down, the only car won't start and no one has seen Shelly for over an hour
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December 31, 2019, 01:12 PM
Bisleyblackhawk
quote:
Originally posted by mutedblade: She's so awesome that she got my entire family into liking the Hurdy Gurdy Don't know why but I am drawn to obscure music like this. So many great artists on YouTube.
I’m glad Marzy started this thread...I just subscribed to her channel...mutedblade, you are spot about YouTube having great and obscure artists
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January 01, 2020, 06:30 PM
corsair
First popular use I can remember was when I started watching Black Sails. It was very appropriate considering hurdy gurdy's were not-uncommon in the 18th century around Europe and in folk music.
Don't know why but I am drawn to obscure music like this. So many great artists on YouTube.