Saturday 26 January 2008

I've always wanted a hurdy gurdy...

I grew up loving the sound of a hurdy gurdy - the sinister drones always made it the most atmospheric folk instrument for me - but I'm used to it in the English folk tradition when in fact it is a folk instrument around the world - here is a video of a Russian master doing his hurdy gurdy thing...

1 comment:

Lana said...

Gosh, it's brilliant! I've never heard about it before...