La Volta / Fortune my Foe

[despisel]

My hat off. You are really amazing.

Hail to your music and medieval music in general.

[DemigodWarriorWizard]

Our honors band is working on this as a full band, and it sounds so cool!

[c4rl1t0x1]

Hermoso y desconocido

[Music4PeaceToday]

Best rendition of "Fortune My Foe" ever.

[GWRjim]

sound just like the pastoral pipes!

[maxsteell9550]

Increíble el sonido y la habilidad con que toca felicitaciones. Saludos desde Chile!!

[cauka6]

la raja ese instrumento

[zeiris49]

That's awesome, I really enjoyed the buildup :)

[pcbutler1701]

Do you still make this model? (wonderful performance by the way - I love the ornaments on La Volta).

[Ishiku]

Cool sound. It's hard to believe it's just one instrument it makes a lot of "noise" and sounds like at least two instruments.

[PaterFrog]

@Ishiku That attribute reminds you a lot of bagpipes, doesn't it? :D

[victorix333]

Aaah and I'm sorry fro the grammar mistakes jejjeje

[victorix333]

Hello Mr. Neil Brook first I really enjoy how you play the hurdy gurdy and I watch in your website and its awesome all your instruments, my name is Aldo and I'm from Mexico and I have a question for you, how much time you take to build this baroni hurdy gurdy? becouse I'm interesting for this baroni model, and the other question is, is this an electro-acoustic HG? thanx for take the time to read this msj.

Greetings from the big tenochtitlan

[ignoblius]

I can't afford a hurdy-gurdy so I held my cat in my lap while I cranked her tail. The result was similar to music but I didn't care for all the scratching and clawing.

[Sylkis89]

how is this rythm being played while the melody is flowing constantly? i thought that the wheel would create a constant sound, it's not a bow that you can manipulate with... and there's the question of how is it manipulated between different strings?

[werewindwolf]

@Sylkis89 You're right in that the wheel creates a constant sound when turned constantly, but if you watch closely it can be manipulated to a certain degree, so the 'rhythm' is actually produced by a sort of twitching movement of the turning hand's wrist which changes the speed at which the wheel bows the strings, then seems to pick up some strings enabled in addition. I believe that is what the trumpet string(s) are for, but I don't know exactly how it works technically/mechanically, sorry.

[neilbrook]

@werewindwolf Pretty much correct but the trompette string is constantly bowed and the "chien" which is a loose bridge under the string vibrates against the soundboard. This vibration is the rhythmic buzz .It's sensitivity is regulated by adding tension to a string tied to the trompette string and wound on the peg in the tailpiece. Once regulated, any acceleration of the wheel gives the momentary extra energy to the trompette string and this causes the chien to vibrate.

[werewindwolf]

@neilbrook Thanks :-)

[Metaldude1945]

Fortune my foe was really impressing. I love the way how you built it up...

[gaga0000]

where can i buy one of this intstrument? plllss tell me !!!!

[franvi77]

@gaga0000 there are many hurfy gurdy makers, but if you arent in europe or the usa it will be extremely difficult to buy one since they are already expensive in those countries (between 1300- 1800 euros a "basic" one)

[RenaAngel]

@gaga0000 altair hurdy gurdy! search for that and click the link there! So far, they are the best priced hurdy gurdies I can find. That plus they can customize it for you and they're really friendly! I exchanged a few emails with questions and they were really patient with my huge email! Haha, I'm really excited to save up enough for one! Only 300$ away!!! =D

[Steinbach1984]

Well, you manage to transform a sad song into a playful dance tune :-)

[naklajat]

0:50 this is a great rendition of Fortune my Foe

[0mrtn0]

did you build it?

[GothicusApostolis]

Great! You're really skillful player!

[Loafaeralus]

Brilliant.

[NightShadowEagle]

Great songs i loved them! i'd like so much to buy a hurdy gurdy but it's so difficul to find somewhere near...any idea? Anyway great playing again! fantastic

[EvangelionFan]

Q.Q i wish i could afford one of these

[mick0248]

neil . lovely playing and nice instrument

[LordPirani]

That's amazing

[tekwaro]

AWESOME!!!! Thank you for the post.

[cosmopoliflor]

Is it difficult to learn how to play a Hurdy Gurdy when you´ve already played the piano?

[neilbrook]

As long as you can play without using your thumb, you'll have no problems :-}

[rowallanrob28]

Hi is the first tune you played salterello or aversion of it?

[alpenfrauchen]

A "version" of it, by Michael Praetorius, Terpsichore, Wolfenbüttel 1612, #CCX.

[diehard951]

i would be interested in how you acquired your hurdy gurdy(not a generic answer but the who made it. and do they do their hurdy gurdys in a similar fashion. but above all were can i find a hurdy gurdy of a similar sound?

[fenevadka]

Neil makes these himself. He is the maker. So if you want one of a similar sound, you go to the creator of this video.

[diehard951]

thanks:)

[FlukeThing]

Wonderful! Re-creation of old instruments are so intresting.

[Deepsky1A1B]

At 1:12 what was your ajustment

[neilbrook]

This instrument has 3 chanterelles, 2 in g' and a third at g one octave lower. It is the low string that is engaged at this point.

[Lemure33tree]

Greetings ... Who makes your hurdy gurdy's and do they ship them?

[LaylaHaOr]

Wow...

[Deepsky1A1B]

Wow!!!

[AdriPCV]

really awesome

[impavitus]

looks like the dresser I had in my dorm. lol

[neilbrook]

I've always been able to dress myself actually :-)

[impavitus]

lol

[Bodhranbeat]

@neilbrook haha, you made me crack a smile with your playing and your awful pun! Beautiful and impressive playing.

[juanmsantiago]

it sounds like a muñeira from galiza, spanish northern region

[slybea]

Very nice hurdy gurdy, great sound! And the playing ! thank you !

[crunluath2008]

jarl9000-I think"La Volta" is in Praetorius's "Terpsichore"

Well-known dance

[arnica73]

very nice playing ... and the instrument sounds great! :)

[crunluath2008]

Excellent sound and playing !Isn't the hanging tune(Fortune my Foe) a bit older than 17th century. I thought it was 16th century at least,although it did remain popular for many years I believe .

[Hurdygurdytroll]

Great playing!

[jarl9000]

lovely playing! i would like to know the orihgin of 'la volta" is it French? sounds like a Spanish jota

[JaredChacon]

one of the best Hurdy Gurdy videos ive seen on youtube. good job

[medievalpaganfolk]

I love the second tune, Fortune my foe

very nice played ;)

[acchur123456]

Hi Neil!

Really nice playing and lovely tunes!!!

Thank you very much for making me such a wonderful, beautiful,rare and great sounding gurdy.

thank you for making me such a wonderful great sounding and beautiful

[Gowencelta]

Hi Neil, I'm started whit my hurdy gurdy looking at your playng technique, i have to thank you so much..

Hope to see new videos!

[LaCarusiella]

Hw does it work? It sounds like a bagpipe!Why do you have to keep turning that thing while you play?Please its so interesting.

[neilbrook]

The hurdy-gurdy is a string instrument. The strings are bowed using a rosin coated wheel which rotates under the strings. Articulation of the wheel when turning causes the rhythmic buzz as required.

[tanglefingers]

more please about how the rythmic "trumpet" rif

is controlled by winding the wheel hard and jerkily. this fascinates and confuses me. cannot work out a mechanism in my head that would work like this (i realy need to see one of these things on my lap for a hour or so)

[neilbrook]

Small accelerations of the wheel force the buzzing bridge to vibrate against the soundboard. To understand it fully, you need to buy one :-)

Cheers

[slybea]

Wonderfull !!! Thank you for sharing your music !

[ArnaudLachambre]

Great playing & beautiful instrument, and it sounds so loud too. 5*!