Sorry about the unintended "intrusion" into the group mailings (as per
below). Yvonne replied to my mailbox - there's only my email address showing in both
her...
good After noon everyone I waqs At bromyard folk festival this year and heard a hurdy gurdy being played for a morris team I have decided i would like to learn...
In the spirit of congenial and fraternal sharing please take a look at the synfonie that I have built using MM's plan as a Christmas project. Making the shanks...
We are working on the programme for this years' gathering, and have just updated the website with links to local accommodation. B&Bs fill up quite quickly in...
Hi everyone Does anyone know of a tune called 'Firbolg' I am assuming it is an Irish tune because of the name; a box player friend of mine has suggested that...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the HurdyGurdyForum group: Tuning D or G Chanters? o D o G To vote, please visit the following web...
Hi everyone. For anyone interested (and in the area) there is a copy of the Muskett Book in the music shop in Oswestry, Shropshire. Can't remember the name of...
Hi All, I saw the man at the Lowry last night: the tune was a 13th Century piece:"Edi Beo Thu Hevene Quene", played [well] on a very nice looking blonde...
Keep it simple Colin. p 82 of the black book on hurdy-gurdy playing tells you all you need to know. The rest is complication and confusion. Of course to...
I went to a Richard Thompson concert in Cambridge last night - "1,000 years of Popular Music". It started with him coming on stage playing a hurdy gurdy for a...
A message for all list members within reach of South-East England. The Meridian Eurobash happens on 17th-18th January at Hollingbourne Village Hall near...
My apologies for not doing what everyone always mumbles about and changing the subject line on my last post which should have been "HG Maintainance DVD" and...
Hi everyone, I`m new to the group, my name`s Pete and I live on the Lleyn peninsula in North Wales. We have a good crowd of musicians and singers here with a...
Hi Robin, Its not far at all. I must say I fell in love with the place - the town has bags of character, interesting history, fascinating geology, a flat...
Hello people Does anyone know of any sessions in or around Whitby (Yorkshire)or are there any forum members near there. I will be down there for a week later...
I'm just canvassing opinion about this idea, NOTHING HAS BEEN ARRANGED YET! How about a music session for pipes , gurdies etc in the skittle alley of the Sun...
Hi All, I've listed a set of high quality plans on EBay which may be of interest to constructors. I bought them a couple of years ago from the States to aid me...
Hi everyone. I'm having a problem with the high D chantrelle on my Gotschy gurdy. It was playing fine, then the string snapped after it got cold. I replaced it...
Hi All, further to Sylvain's post with a link to Eric's MySpace site, I put a link in a while ago to a large chunk of his free music in pdf under LINKS:Hurdy...
Hi everyone I am Sarah and I play in a group called the Flying Chaucers based in South Londonish area. Our box player (who is a bit of a technophobe - hence...
Hi Everyone Out There - Ive noticed that things have been a bit quiet over the festive season, so as it's freeeezing outside, I thought I'd stay in and wish...
Hello all, I am retired and have an interest in music, play the flute & euphoneum and can get a tune out of a guitar, I also have some experience in wood...
Any thoughts on coulson gurdies. Any good? There are two on ebay at present. 230309171169  and  230310889223 Any thoughts?? Mark. Any thoughts on...
I am pleased to have discovered the Hurdy Gurdy Forum. I live in Los Gatos, California, USA (that's 45 miles south of San Francisco). I have traveled to the UK...
Well, i will try to introduce myself. As i am german this might be kind of funny, because of my clumsy english. Some members of this group might allready know...
Hello to you all . Have just found this site after a bit of a surch of the net for any sign of second hand hurdy gurdys and was wondering if anybody on here ...
Folks, I have loaded my contribution to the T-Shirt design into the files section of the forum under Geoff's Tunes. Anyone is welcome to use it. Note. The...
