The Hurdy-Gurdy Man

[mrapala]

anyone knows the name of that tune?

[Gurdyguy]

@mrapala  I found a video that called it 'Scottich a Emeline ou des Vacanes' -

Fred Meyer

[mrapala]

@Gurdyguy Thank you!! but still can't find midi for this... :(

[wildfiree21]

sounds very similar to the pipes

[RobbytheLion]

How do you make it do the background rythm? It just seemed to start on its own. I'd like to know more about this awesome instrument!

[hirofan]

That continuous pitch comes from drone strings.

[nissta]

@RobbytheLion seems like he is stomping on the floor

[Tybu2585]

Nice collection of hick instruments lol

[MrVivacious]

Great job Hurdy Gurdy Man.

[Unclevertitle]

Hey, yall prepare yourself

For the Hurdy-Gurdy... man

You never heard a sound

Like the Hurdy-Gurdy... man

Youre bound to lose control

When the Hurdy-Gurdy starts to jam

[arkhangelsk]

amazing. best instrument ever.

[firemblemrules9]

The band, omnia, uses one of these very well.

[Innle]

@firemblemrules9 that girl from omnia is pro at the hurdy gurdy

[areggio]

So - you've got to grips with the Trompette! See what exposure to Chartier leads to !

[keesurt]

I'm going to make a simular instument myself, very nice instrument by the way

[Abeuss]

no.. no pipes or wind.. a bunch of strings and little wooden pegs on the inside

[NimaSun]

errm.. no bags or pipes (as far as i know).

[AssumesAllRisks]

I want to learn how to play...buy maybe I should stick to the drums!

[Berkana]

That thing looks and sounds like the bastard offspring of an orgy involving a violin, a keyboard, a meat grinder, and a bagpipe.

[Gurdyguy]

I;d say that about covers it. Fred Meyer

[HeroicLegacy]

The Hurdy Gurdy is a wonderful instrument!

[Feuerfrei715]

You mean organ grinder? Yeah, it does sound like a mix of them all. I'd love to learn how to play one of these things, I'm a little experienced with bag pipes so it should be interesting. Folk instruments are epic

[barnstormer737]

Hey hurdy gurdy man... I dont know if youve ever seen capatains couragous but theres a hurdy gurdy in there and thats how i was introduced to it.. Very cool!

[Gurdyguy]

Yeah, Spencer Tracy played a smaller version of the instrument. He turned the crank on the little fishies song while an orchestra played. Very cool indeed.

[Lookb4youflush]

I need some Excedrin

[Sambucacat]

Does the Hurdy Gurdy man, refer to a specific instrument?

[oleiros70]

Thanks and congratulations for your video. Greeting from Galiza, my nation, my nation, in the far western Europe, northwest of the Iberian Penísula. Here are the traditional instruments bagpipes and hurdy gurdy.

Thank you.

[obossy]

it sounds like a bagpipe

[hellojimmygooddaytoy]

thats cause it is a bag pipe u nitwit

[Veksyn]

NO dumbass, its a Hurdy Gurdy, or the string fiddle. go back to school and listen in class next time

[metalkeni]

he said :"it sounds like a bagpipe"

not "it's a bagpipe"

[MightyTiny]

This is one of the main reasons I like the Internet, and video sharing sites - you can get acquainted with music and instruments (and other wonderful things and people) you might not have ever encountered otherwise. I love the sound of the hurdy gurdy! Both the instrument and the name. :)

[JGMagoo]

Well said!  Aint it the truth!!

[TheMiracleTheSleeper]

He covers it. Now go look up the melodica.

[DavidsonTFP]

Very interesting instrument.

[mginsel]

WOW, sounds like a "crank up" set of bag pipes.

[TrefyJot]

It's brilliant to see these older instruments on a revival. If the french make historical films the sometimes use hurdy gurdys for background music. Anyone who's seen The Return of Martin Guerre (the idea behind Sommersby) will see a beautiful illustration of the H-G played.

Thanks to everyone for the renaissance

[SkyBluPinked]

Well this got me dancing, thanks.

[Philippians4x13]

Thanks but I was just curious. They are very interesting.

[Philippians4x13]

Where would you get one of those?

[Gurdyguy]

This was sent to my house from France by US Mail in a box filled with straw. I can get you connected with builder's addresses, if you want. Fred

[JesustheLizard]

I like your instrument collection. Nice.

[agirlnamedharold]

thats cool

[florianzufuessen]

Hey greetings from Bavaria. I am playing the HG by myselg to. You playing quite good, i hope to see and hear more from you here on youtube.

Regards Florian Müller (Ingolstadt)

[Gurdyguy]

Thanks, Florian. I'm also playing on:

The Hurdy-Gurdy Man @ Johnny Appleseed fest

[florianzufuessen]

cool, in germany there are not so many festivas for folk or medieval musik.

[micpell]

I find hurdy-gurdy music (in the Dutch language it is called: 'draailier' - I am from Holland) amazing and beautiful, it sounds like magic.

I have this question: how is the rythm sound created? Do you press something in a certain rythm or does the instrument create this by itself (I mean: does the turning wheel inside create this raspy sound)?

Thank you in advance for your information!

Michel, Holland (Europe)

[090513102]

What i have learned it is a little buzzning bridge under one of the bourdunstrings. When you turn the wheel i na certain speed the bridge starts to jump with the vibrating string. It vibrates on the lid and that makes the rytmic raspy sound.

Hope you understand, im not very good at english ;-)

[HazMatMedia]

Is the hurdy gurdy difficult to learn?

[jimiller5]

Not really, just turn the crank and press the buttons.

[JAT712]

That is wicked awesome. I want one!

[mettijesnthebernt]

its very good!

Hope more videos be added i like them all!

/Dennis

[Xianny]

Hurdy Gurdies are awesome.

[hugoestr]

What piece did you play?

[jimiller5]

Don't know the name of the piece. Heard it in Seattle at a HG festival.

[hugoestr]

Nice piece! Maybe someone else will know the name then. Thanks for the video. :)

[parsley222]

i saw sum1 playing the hurdy gurdy playing live and man is it bloody awsom!!

[bearo657]

What an instrument! You gave a great demonstration, thank you. Cheers!