April 2012
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Henry III gurdy plans
Graeme McCormack of Antiquated Strings has uploaded another of his fabulous hurdy-gurdy construction plans. Ideal for the home builder, or simply as a beautiful poster for your wall. He writes:
I have just finished Drawing up the Henri 111 Renaissance Hurdy Gurdy. I have modelled it on an existing instrument from Paris circa 1750. The main deviation from the original is that it can play a...
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Seriously funky. Dziurus by Macko Korba on...
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Chateau d'Ars Programme Out
The line-up for this year’s festival of traditional music and folk dance at Chateau d’Ars has been released:
Jeudi 12 Juillet
Groupe en déambulation La Bande Ménétrière (La Chavannée)
21h15 Concert d’ouverture avec Goran Bregovic et l’orchestre des mariages et enterrements
23h15 Fublène / Centre France (Bal)
0h45 Bâton de Quartier / Centre France (Bal)
Vendredi 13 Juillet
16h Bourdin...
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Museum of Hurdy-Gurdy Luthiers →
Website of “La Maison du Luthier, Jenzat”, a museum in Pajot’s house in Jenzat, Bournonnais devoted to the tradition of hurdy-gurdy making. In their own words:
The Maison du Luthier at Jenzat is devoted to ethnologic heritage, its purpose being to present a very specific tradition in musical instrument-making, shown in its original setting.
The Museum is housed in the former...
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Sons et couleurs →
Nice Belgian website by Ruprecht Niepold focused mainly on the hurdy-gurdy. Particularly nice photo-essay on the construction of a hurdy-gurdy here, a gallery of instruments from different makers here and a frequently maintained list of lost and stolen instruments to keep an eye out for here.
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Blowzabella Festival, 27-28 April 2012
Stamford Arts Centre, 27-28 April 2012.
A day and two nights packed with dances, concerts, workshops, sessions with Blowzabella, Esquisse (Brittany) and guests.
Blowzabella produce an inimitable, driving drone-based sound played with a fabulous sense of melody, rhythmic expertise and sheer feeling. They have played everywhere from the main stage at Glastonbury Festival to the outer reaches of...
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