Well I haven't heard back as to whether anyone was able to play those tunes in my version of an h.g. tablature, so, at the risk of being presumptuous that they...
I really want to come to the festival this year and need to plan ahead so I can get cheap train tickets etc. Is there anyone on the forum who's based in...
Monarch hurdy-gurdy, built from a kit sold by HurdyGurdyCrafters.com (Michigan, USA). Specifications: Construction completed March 2009 Guitar-shaped body ...
Hello everyone, The first 'Turn of the Wheel' festival day is set for Saturday June 26 2010 at the 'Eyre Chapel', Newbold Chesterfield, Derbyshire. A day of...
Hi, I'm new to the group and a wannabe HG player. I live in south Devon and wondered if there are many other members of the forum in the south west of England?...
Hello everyone, I've just been sent a link to this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SyYosogpok and want to share it with you. It's been up only a few days. ...
Sorry I cannot find the original message but someone recently sent us to watch some clips on You tube on how to play the HG and it featured a German lady...
Has anybody seen the movie? We have just finished watching it and there is a bit of a mistery here to solve. There is a pub scene in the beginning of the film,...
As a novice piper, I think I can explain the "half-set"; business -- a full set, i.e. with 3 regulators, costs U$3000 or so more than a half-set, puts quite a...
I have just discovered 3 messages from hurdy-gurdy friends in my spam file. Usually I just delete the whole file periodically without even checking them. On...
Due to my new imac not liking talktalk, I've changed email to nwbrook@... I can't seem to get into the contacts database to change it so over to you...
Hi All Our party is less than 2 weeks away and if you are intending to come, I will need to know asap because numbers are limited - it's not a huge place! This...
hi everyone . i just wanted to thank jon loomes via the forum for some intricate and delicate work he carried out on my 1747 lambert gurdy and also for near...
Hello... the news article from Australia here http://www.news.com.au/weird-true-freaky/man-opens-bag-of-cheese-rings-finds-one/story-e6frflri-1225821651358 has...
Hello everyone, I was gigging in London last week and with a little time to spare, popped into the V&A to drool at the instruments. They now have a fixed...
Hi All, I've posted a link on the forum to this manufacturer. The site is extremely interesting, particularly the FAQ section and the plain and wound gut...
Several things... I learned to "read music" (in quotes, because that was what they called it, not what it was) in elementary school here in the USA. It really...
Wow - I came in to check my e'mails this morning and couldn't believe all the vinegar flying around about what should be played, biases, and what the...
Hi all, This is an open invitation for anyone who is at all interested to take a look at my new website: www.richardhaynesmusicservices.com It continues to be...
Further to my post in September with 'Pea Race', I've uploaded to Soundclick a recent recording of a new tune for gurdy & piano, again in irregular time. If...
I would like to spend more time setting-up and playing my instruments but have just spent a chunk of time reading pointless arguments, although I must admit...
All... Would it be possible, when replying to a post, NOT to include the entire previous Digest? The daily e-mails are getting very cumbersome. Cheers......
Cliff and Andy will be playing at Ely Folk Club (about 15 miles North of Cambridge) on Wednesday 17th February. Tickets are £7 in advance or £8 on the door,...
Hi All, Early music fans might like to know that there is an informal gathering of Pipe and Tabor players planned for the last weekend in February in...
