The Hurdy-Gurdy Player with a Dog.
Georges de la Tour.
1622-1625. Oil on Canvas. Musee Municipal, Bergues, France.
Gregory Jolivet plays Sunshine from the album “il et encore temps” by La Machine.
Another recording of Gregory Jolivet playing Scottisch Urbaine. Fine example of contemporary hurdy-gurdy playing.
Gregory Jolivet plays “Scottisch Urbaine” in front of Msr. Mousnier’s stall at Chateaux d’Ars in 2009.
Patrick Bouffard, Nigel Eaton and Paul James playing three time bourrées. At the Great Hurdy-Gurdy Weekend at Halsway Manor, UK, 10-12 February 2012.
Nigel Eaton and Cliff Stapleton playing a tune by Cliff called “Kicksy-Wicksy” at the Halsway Manor Hurdy-Gurdy Weekend, 10-12 February 2012.
Nigel Eaton plays “Goldcrest” at the Great Hurdy-Gurdy Weekend, Halsway Manor, UK. 10-12 February 2012.
Hurdy gurdy Worshop in Bloomington, IN. USA
Dear Friends,
Our last reminder about the Bloomington, IN hurdy gurdy workshop in April 20-22nd, with Robert Green, Juan Wijngaard and Tom Lozano.
The deadline for subscription is April 9th, 2012.
http://earlymusicinmotion.org/EMIM/Hurdy-Gurdy_Workshops.html
Best,
Tom Lozano
Gros plan sur un des sept arts libéraux de ce manuscrit: la musique …
Septem Artem Liberales - Hortus Deliciarum - Herrade de Landsberg
Harpe, Lira, Organistrum
Manuscrit réalisé entre 1159 et 1175 - Détruit en 1870.
What’s he building in there?
Blog following the progress of a hurdy-gurdy being constructed from scratch, from plans. More here.
Enter the Ukuwheele
Bored of your hurdy-gurdy? Try the latest in musical instruments - the Ukuwheele - a surprisingly pleasant sounding ukulele, modified with a wheel and manivelle.
Le Chateau d’Ars
Festival of traditional musics and folk dances, 13-15 July 2012
La Châtre, France
Instrument-makers, concerts, folk dances and a unique atmosphere, the festival has become THE meeting place of traditional music in Europe. A unique show of instrument makers which welcomes 130 instrument makers from the whole world presenting and selling their instruments: bagpipes, hurdy-gurdies, accordions, wind instruments, percussion and many more…
30 concerts and folk dances are scheduled, providing an opportunity to hear the variety and the wealth of traditional music. Various activities are scheduled during the day, including : dance workshops, presentation of instruments, competitions, folk dances for children, Apérosol, meetings with the musicians.
More here.
Lark Camp music library
The Lark Camp music festival publishes a set of traditional French tunes suitable for the hurdy-gurdy. You can download it here.
Over the Water - 2010 Dance Tunes
Over the Water Hurdy-gurdy festival is an annual week-long gathering of hurdy-gurdy players in September of each year in Washington state. As well as offering a fantastic event, they also publish the music for a standard set of bourrees, schottisches, valses and other tunes used as the basis for their jam sessions. You can download PDF or ABC versions of the tunes here.
Drehleier-Muzik
A collection of traditional and modern tunes selected for the hurdy-gurdy as part of Ina Lemm’s resource site for her hurdy-gurdy tuition DVD.
See here.
