Hurdy Gurdy: What's a Hurdy Gurdy anyway?

[Chrolyxus]

1 word: Eluveitie...

[ch1ral]

she's cool

[musikk83]

what a nice, friendly girl. keep on the good music.

[badback22]

Great intereview, very informative. I shall now listen to HG music here for the first time. Your instrument sounds great and loud and a little like bagpipes since you mentioned it. Best Regards Melissa the Loud

[thomashastay]

Loreena McKennitt and Qntal (Kintal) are just 2 polular groups who use the Hurdy Gurdy.

[TheProudWhite]

She's not ugly at all, and how does her looks have any bearing on anything? Talented and pretty. (((But I would put out there that she probably DOES have hairy armpits and legs)))

[kmstrothergarcia]

This is so great! Thank you for putting this wonderful person on youtube :D

[Pentdad]

its like when whatshisname from thingy built his own guitar from household garbage and ended up playing on buckingham palace

[kittyprydekissme]

Okay, the similarity to the nykelharpa is obvious, but how is it anything like a tromba marina?

I'm not sure what other instruments she might use for comparison. A veena has drone strings and raised frets-- maybe she should use that point of reference instead of the tromba marina.

[BasicCypher]

@kittyprydekissme the snare string and this whole concept of snaring is from the Tromba Marina I guess.

[daveasc]

I like the droning effect and the percussive technique. Very inspiring and would love to try one.

[blancoschmidt1]

AWESOME!

[PlebScrubber]

very ugly lady...

eyes point in opposite directions?

[12Judah12]

@PlebScrubber Those are the ones who have the best S3X in the world. She get a hold to you bet you will be following her around town like a mouse and the pied piper asking for more pootie tang.

[PlebScrubber]

@12Judah12 serious?? i been avoiding them this whole time dammit

[PlebScrubber]

@12Judah12 lol

But she looks like an ape

[Mehlwurm18]

@PlebScrubber

Seriously, how can you say that about another person?

[PlebScrubber]

@Mehlwurm18 its a fair call... no disrespect intended

im sure she has a lovely nature

[Mehlwurm18]

@PlebScrubber

I, personally, think it's very disrespectful to comment on a person's physical appearance in such a negative way - without considering that she is very special indeed, which is what should have struck you first. Well, anyway, I hope people don't have similar thoughts about you =/

[PlebScrubber]

@Mehlwurm18 thats not really relevent considering im not in this video, dont turn it back on me personally

Im free to express my opinon about this video just like you are

If you want to use comments to attack me, go leave nasty comments on my videos and how crap they are

[Mehlwurm18]

@PlebScrubber

I didn't intend to attack you! I'm sorry if you're offended. All I tried was to imply "Act only according to that maxim whereby you can, at the same time, will that it should become a universal law." Nonetheless, you're right. You're free to voice your opinion and who am I to try to educate you?

[PlebScrubber]

@Mehlwurm18 and dont you forget it...

to be fair I have watched this video 3 or 4 times but never with the sound on...

[bronxman4u2000]

Wonderful

[SackpfeifenTroll]

Hurdy-Gurdy? What's that for a stupid name for a Drehleier. I woud shame myself to say such a name.

[ManicMindTrick]

Very intelligent and talented young woman. I used to play the violin and nyckelharpa. Wonder how good a Hurdy Gurdy player i would be. I hope she comes to Sweden and teaches us about this instrument. I know a lot of old time Swedish folk tunes would be fantastic on this instrument.

[professeur83330]

Nice, très beau. Nice personn.

[dankermangge21]

i didnt understand where is she from ? its like she can play hurdygurdy only in the world

[ritapuhakka]

i wonder where youd get one of those

[Moehre01]

@ritapuhakka in Germany there is a few more or less known hurdy gurdy builders...3 names everyone drops who wants to buy one are: Helmut Gotschy, Kurt Reichmann and Wolfgang Weichselbaumer. The price for a smaller instrument usually starts around 1000 Euro

[mjdomin]

Wow.. seems like such a nice person. Very talented. I like her advice..."go out and try something different.

[blueformula91]

When he asked her about her inspirations I knew she’d mention Nigel Eaton because he’s an awesome hurdy gurdy player.

[fotontatu]

ez tekerő

[STEVEFINNERTY]

life affirming.

[maledrops]

she sais that its a rare keyboard intrument that you can actually bend....sounds more than a hammer-on to me

[Bayplaces]

@maledrops lol, wow mate

[heero7yui]

An amazing person :)

[xXchibiXokamiXx]

damn it looks so easy and so hard at the same time to play this beautiful instrument well when I'll have mine I will try to find a book :) anyway you play very well all of tyour song are fantastic :D

[Moehre01]

@xXchibiXokamiXx There is a Hurdy Gurdy school Book/dvd by Ina Lemm available in German and English :) I will get this too when i get my hurdy gurdy

[hayamburuk]

hooray, I love hearing people explain the way it works, just the same way I do! I'm also self taught with a Hungarian Hurdy Gurdy :)

[0Rox0]

wonder if she plays any Eluveitie

[brandaoebs]

Great channel and great video! And I'd surely like to learn how to play a hurdy gurdy! It sounds epic!

[unklewink]

Is this what was played in the Beatles song "Baby, You're A Rich Man"?

U.W.

[MrNuthings]

@unklewink - the instrument that makes that sound in "Baby You're A Rich Man" is a clavioline - an early forerunner to the synthesizer.

[MrNuthings]

@unklewink - the instrument in "Baby You're A Rich Man" is a clavioline - an early forerunner to the synthesizer.

[MrNuthings]

@unklewink - the instrument in "Baby You're A Rich Man" is a clavioline, an early forerunner to the synthesizer.

[seaforthpiper]

Hence the facebook page "I play an instrument that frequently need to be explained"! :)

Thanks for this - I'll be learning your tunes 'off the fingers' on my Pastoral pipes!

[Bottomtime]

Can't help smiling as I hear her tell what the Hurdy Gurdy is.. Interesting, indeed.

[NightsMuse]

Great interview.

[1309md]

gotta listen to a nyckelharpa, sounds even better!

[tracyearthling]

Beautiful, beautiful beautiful! Inspiring words from the also very beautiful Melissa. :)

[cshargeit]

it's a cross bow

[ruftydog]

Sources indicate that it became popular with ladies who could play this without moving around too much unlike the fiddle or the pipes, allowing them to maintain their composure.

[ruftydog]

Its not quite true to say that the H-G reached the hight of its popularity in the middle ages - Its invention is from the early middle ages and greatest popular use from the 16 and 1700's. H-G's were made from other string instruments hence the guitar and lute backed types. possibly the H-G represents one of the first popular middle class music trends.

[dairyking887]

Great instrument. Great educational lecture. Thanks for that!

[BlueManIan]

Sweetness! I remember that you can hear one in "The Mummer's Dance" by Loreena McKennitt, especially in the intro.

[buildsbest]

Wow I love the Hurdy Gurdy.

I think my Grandad would've loved it. he played the accordion

[anythingrymes]

thats exactly what i was thinking about my grandpa! i be the woulda loved to play this

i have his accordian now i miss him

[Laryodienhizer]

What kind of guitar is that?

I get that every time I pull out my mandolin.....jeez....

[woodoven]

she is so cool

[arjantjeee]

i know!!! we call bagpipes doedelzakken in the netherlands, so probably its an doodleviolin!!! :D:D

[ThaTyger]

Draailier is the dutch word ;)

[arjantjeee]

i know.

ik weet het, maar het idee is een beetje dat van een doedelzak, maar dan met snaren. dus ik noem het vaak een doedelviool voor de grap :p ik ken dit instrument al wel een aardige poos en ik ben er naar 1 opzoek.

[ThaTyger]

Hmm oke. Succes met de zoektocht, ze schijnen vrij zeldzaam te zijn =/

[enricokorderos]

If you look closely and imagine her with no hair you'll see that this is actually Barack Obama in disguise.

[crabtrap]

it can't be; she has talent .

[LadyAdoryan57]

Great interview. Melissa the Loud is the best! This instrument is not as easy to play as it looks...

[Berkana]

The best description I know of for a hurdy gurdy is that it's the offspring resulting from an orgy between a violin, keyboard, meat grinder, and bagpipe.

[thismanonfire]

hahahahaha dont forget my penis

[MotorolaSurfer]

HAHA, !

[johnvonahlen]

How wonderful to see someone so talented! You have introduced me a new instrument, so thank you Melissa!

[kffive]

Is that Lance Armstrong with the bike @ 1:24

[ADDicted2WoW70]

lol i think it was!!!

[MotorolaSurfer]

no its' not lance armstrong - you can clearly see he has a left nut

[PhaydeRaps]

rofl.

[marcuscorder]

Mostly self taught!!! That is amazing! I'd love to learn how to play one of those!

[DragonWorshipper]

thats one sick hg...

[0371998]

ayoye its fucking cool !

[shadyman2000]

informative and candid. great vid.

[jamesrobert2]

cool videos! thanks!

[smacclutch]

beautiful!! i'm totally getting one. do you have to play with the drones on?

[IvanSorath]

they are to expensive , im trying to find one under 1000 ,

[DragonWorshipper]

don't ;)

[EldritchElderflower]

(continued) Tromba marina have buzzing bridges like hurdy-gurdies do (though I believe earlier/more basic h-g's don't have buzzing bridges). A nickelharpa is quite similar to a h-g; it's a keyed stringed instrument, except the strings have to be played with a bow instead of a wheel. Hope this will be of interest to someone.

[dudewheresbrianh]

It interest me a lot! Thank you.

I love anything rare, unique, and certainly exotic in the musical world. :D Hence I've looked for a cheap Hurdy Gurdy and Harpsichord..ha not even CLOSE to what I could pay :( But theres this neat instrument my s/o told me about. I know it's very long and you blow air into it. I forgot the name :( Sounds like a low horn. Used in the swiss culture I think.

[Siluval]

Alpine horn is the Swiss one, but you're probably thinking of a diggeridoo, which is an Australian Aboriginal instrument. =)

A PVC pipe is really all you need for one.

[EldritchElderflower]

She's very inspiring. I agree that people should be more interested in the more obscure instruments. I unfortunately couldn't find any tromba marina clips here; I googled the instrument and found some sound clips; they sounded quite out of tune; I don't know if that is the nature of the instrument or just bad playing from the musician. Nevertheless it has an interesting sound. Basically it's a stringed instrument that sounds like a trumpet.

[Mainejazzmusic]

"otf"

on-the-fly interview

[jaguarnoelle]

Thanks! What kind of hurdy gurdy is this?

[microrganisms]

"Okay, there's a lot of work to be done here."

Hahahaha. I completely agree, so many wonderful instruments and all we ever see is the four-piece rock band.

[doumkatek]

Wooo!

[cajonbongo2007]

Thanks for the very informative video about one of THE greatest instruments ever invented. Btw didn't notice you slouching Melissa.

[TheLoud]

Thanks for the great video of me. Too bad I'm slouching. More info at melissatheloud dot com