Hurdy Gurdy Master Class with Daniel Thonon

[Diegolobobranco]

Nice music!!!! :)

[xrbecx]

that's wat i want to look like when I'm old

[andddreass]

Cave man just found an instument

[sabbath7081]

god, where have i heard this instrument before!

[LudwigVaanArthans]

@sabbath7081 If you listen to metal, Folk Metal to be exact, Eluveitie might be the answer

[ipaveb]

! ...)

[MurMade]

AWESOME!!!! I want one!

[iammrpope]

holy jesus that is an annoying sound that thing makes, burn it, burn it with fire

[BebopsHouse]

I would like to play one of these, but I refuse to wear a black nightgown!

[fiddlereliz]

It was not the least bit a cacaphony, but a really wonderful event, quite transformative really, with all the gurdies playing together

[dwaynedibbly]

I think they sound great solo but I think a room full of hurgy gurdys blasting at me would be quite the cacaphony such that I doubt i could handle

[dasgilde]

where is his helmet?

[Varmek]

I want to see him live! He's a true noncomersial artist!

[Hakan625]

This is literally the silliest instrument I've ever seen. Especially the guy with the beard wearing a dress! I'd love to have one of these though.. Also, it seems weird to me that the non-dominant hand is responsible for pushing the buttons.

[caitlinviola]

@Hakan625 It's really not that weird, considering violin, cello, viola, and virtually every other string instrument has the left hand "pushing the buttons"

[Hakan625]

@caitlinviola Yes, but I think those string instruments are played that way because the dominant hand must be used for that which requires most finger coordination (ie plucking/picking/striking the strings) In the case of the hurdy gurdy, spinning the wheel doesn't require any finger coordination at all. For that reason, it seems logical to me that the right hand would be used to push the buttons.

[caitlinviola]

@Hakan625 It's a good point, as bowing does involve a lot of coordination. But I think it's safe to say that when these instruments were popular musicians commonly played more than one instrument, which is why the set-up of the hurdy gurdy is similar to the other string instruments. You might be right, but I think for it to be set up backwards it would only make sense if people chose to play hurdy gurdy only... :)

[Hakan625]

@caitlinviola I fully agree.

[33dgtp]

How expensive is one ? , just a basic one ? :D ?D: :D ?D LDLDLDL DAf;lkasmdglksdng? ????

[TekedixXx]

@33dgtp Be willing to shell out about $1,500 for one, but those are usually 2 strings, when it comes to say a standard 5 string, you can find them for around $1,700 to $1,900.

Not cheap by any standards lol

[33dgtp]

@TekedixXx Oh.... thanks! Maybe later.... and by later I mean 8-12 years or so.... heh...

[szerenyi1]

Super musik and nice instruments!!!

I am hurdy gurdy maker and player. You can see my models and musik videos on szerenyi.hu

Is it a festival?

All the best

Szerényi Béla

[MrBradipo73]

this makes me want to take the parliament by storm...

[LordoftheJamesClan]

the medieval version of the electric guitar!! Rock on old dude!

[leftyrickyplayer]

Does anyone know what the penultimate tune is called?

[SnoringMonkeyExhibit]

@leftyrickyplayer "Kevin's magical rescue squad"

[hhkt]

Humm, I would prefer the Viking, even loving the Hurdy...

[treatb09]

dog those are annoying, i prefer guitars. but a very interesting instrument none the less

[gblan]

Q: How do you get two hurdy gurdy players to play in unison?

A: Shoot one of them.

[lesboognish]

@gblan robots ;)

[kerecsen2000]

Oh! There is a beautifull Hungarian renesaince dance in the third quarter parts of this video too!

[betaoGH]

bacana esse treco ai!

Nunca tinha visto

[Vaiseoquan]

That guy looks like the viking that would be chilling on his warhorse playing the fight songs.

I want one of these so bad.

[PetrePann]

one of what?  a viking on a warhorse or a hurdy gurdy? hahah j/k

[rebelt0y]

@PetrePann both :D

[hhkt]

@PetrePann I would go with the Viking. Woof.

[k1ngofmiaea]

@PetrePann a giant steel hurdy gurdy! yeeeeesssssss!!

[05k4r5t31nn]

Why do you think he looks like a viking?

Is it because he has a beard?

Viking usually cut theirs short and most of the times their hair also because of it gets grabbed in fights.

[Vaiseoquan]

Maybe they didn't, and that's why they're all dead now?

[dolofonos]

@Vaiseoquan Excepting the lack of any Nordic features...

[SenatorGrimshaw]

@dolofonos just what features is he lacking?

[nissta]

@Vaiseoquan vikings didnt use warhorses mate or hurdy gurdys for that matter :)

[niall2910]

@nissta; Think you might find you're wrong about the warhorses , the vikings sometimes brought icelandic ponies or Fjord horses with them on their raids .

[nissta]

@niall2910 there are no historic or archeological evidence for horses being used as warhorses. rather they were means of transportation and a source of food. a warhorse is very "poor" military economy when travelling long distances to raid or conquer, as such, Alexander ordered all his cavalry to slaughter their horses when they had to travel long distances because they simply cost too much supply

hope that helps mate :)

[jugglergc]

@nissta There was found an old hurdy gurdy in Sweden, "Groddalira"?

[nissta]

@jugglergc The Swedish name for hurdy-gurdy is "vevlira", often just shortened to

"lira". The original "Grodda lira" is a diatonic 3-stringed instrument

from the village of Grodda, built sometime in the 1700's. It's in a

museum in Visby

[Wales8686]

@Vaiseoquan ahahahah so true ahahahh

[obieserious]

@Vaiseoquan me too

[thehellsyeah123]

I love finding out instruments ive never heard of.I really like it it has a really unique sound it kind of reminds me of a bag pipe and steel guitar and i love both instruments and it turns out that jimmy page played this at one point

[cshargeit]

it is like you cant play the drum softly.. like you can't play banjo softly... a realm for the rich as always.

[lightlyone]

Where can I get a cheap one of these? LOL.

[geffeI]

Unfortunately, I don't think you can.

[jeremiahmagic]

lightlyone, a cheep one would be a used one good enough for a beginner to learn on. That would be around $600

[funstuff2006]

you can build a primitive one for 20 bucks, but I'm sure it's going to sound like it cost 20 bucks, too. :P

search 'hurdy gurdy' in wikipedia, and in the links at the bottom you'll see the link to the page for building one.

[gleb202]

this instrument has a fantastic sound

[DeLorean4]

Quand va avoir lieu la prochaine rencontre? Je suis un trompettiste et accordéoniste en montéregie et ça m'intéresserait beaucoup de faire de nouvelles découvertes musicales.

[suzzifer]

I seen someone play once at the ROM Toronto was awesome.

[Viech135]

danke schön salta2769.

[bitekle]

pour un expatrie ca fais plaisir de voir et d'entendre la releve.

allez les enfants!

[organist121893]

that's a pretty neat beard

[altq2001]

I heard the hurdy gurdy is stringed from the hairs of that never beard

[caxopinha]

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!!!

[JingleJoe]

That is the most weird instrument I have ever seen, its fricken awesome!

[Viech135]

hat jemand ahnung wie das lied heist das er bei der min. 5 spielt. thx

[salta2769]

das lied heist  Ungaresca

[piperstar1990]

his HG is beautyful, nice mediaval replica

[0371998]

hey its very Hut !! i luv this kind of evoluate style!! i forget Nothing In my way! I keep this

[uchoob00]

very nice

[avarophil]

Hi!

The tune from 04.37 till 06.06 is well known in Hungary,too, as an old dance. Does anyone know where it originally comes from?

[oleiros70]

Hellow. The first tune is as a tradicioal galician song, Galiza of the West (Галисия ガリシア州 Γαλικία An Ghailís Galiza Galice Yn Ghaleesh), "Amorinhos colhim, à berinha do mar , amorinhos colhim nom os poido olvidar..."

[avarophil]

Thank you for your answer. But are you talking about the first tune or the one from 04.37 till 06.06?

[oleiros70]

Hello. I referred to the chords from the start until 00:17, sorry for not clarify it. Greetings.

[SaintofKillers66]

hay guys whats going on in this french

[balkloth]

LOL win

[rollinatien]

Que c'est moche, mal accordé... bouh! ça fait pas de pub à la vielle ça...

Voilà qui témoigne de l'éternel enfer où s'enfonce la vielle...

[AnarchiveMagnetik]

Wow ! très interressant les possibilités rhytmique et magique de ce merveilleux instrument .