Robert Maguire
RT @TheCartelDel
Today I learned wtf a "Hurdy Gurdy" is.
I know Middle Age instruments demand godlike craftwork but this thing is ridiculous levels of complex. I thought I didn't like folk music, until I heard the bass drop on this Hurdy Gurdy track.
Apr 25, 2023 at 7:21pmWeb
Show threadTim HutchingsApr 26, 2023
@RobertMaguire electric hurdy gurdy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxXnCGcG3Aw
Break Your Cranck

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Show threadclacke: exhausted pixie dream boy 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛Apr 27, 2023

@timh @RobertMaguire Very cool!

Here it is again, studio live (presumably) and with video:

Guilhem Desq: "Break Your Crank" (electric hurdy gurdy)

farside.link/invidious/watch?v…

www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0DrXy…

Show threadJohan 🌀Apr 26, 2023
@RobertMaguire @[email protected] Then absolutely check this out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soP-VolZi0A
Guilhem Desq - Le château magique (Hurdy Gurdy)

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Show threadAllen HolubApr 26, 2023
@RobertMaguire Robert, do you have a link to that video? It's wonderful. And who's the artist? I want to hear more.
Show threadEd ChiversApr 26, 2023
@allenholub @RobertMaguire I was going to ask the same thing!
Show threadJustinmwhitakerApr 26, 2023

@RobertMaguire

Let me introduce you to Eluveitie. They're a Folk Metal band that has a full time Hurdy Gurdy player.

https://youtu.be/kb8WGig0MLU

ELUVEITIE - Thousandfold (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

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Show threadrcrApr 26, 2023
@justinmwhitaker @RobertMaguire Love them - a band that is frequently in my playlist!
Show threadJustinmwhitakerApr 28, 2023
@rcr @RobertMaguire How could they not be?
Show threadrcrApr 28, 2023
@justinmwhitaker @RobertMaguire 😃
Show threadKnitronomiconApr 26, 2023
@RobertMaguire I know/knew (used to work craft shows with him) a chap who can play Ravel's 'Bolero' on his hurdy gurdy.
Show threadRaven OnthillApr 26, 2023

@RobertMaguire credit to the musician, Andrey Vinogradov

https://andreyvinogradov.com/?lang=en

Andrey Vinogradov | About

Composer, arranger, hurdy-gurdy player

Show threadElias MårtensonApr 26, 2023

@RobertMaguire also check out this guy who plays pretty neat music on this instrument.

https://youtu.be/MtvpXr9O0J4

Pantera "Cowboys From Hell" - hurdy gurdy & drums cover - Guilhem Desq

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Show threadPaulNickson 🕊️🎛️🎼Apr 26, 2023
@loke @RobertMaguire That is truly incredible.
Show threadbud cubby's grill 🏴Apr 26, 2023
@RobertMaguire easily the most metal medieval instrument
Show threadFinal Round Player 😷🇪🇺🍸Apr 26, 2023

@RobertMaguire The Hurdy Gurdy's time is coming. Jimmy Cauty and Jem Finer are on the case.

https://www.facebook.com/localpsycho

Local Psycho and the Hurdy Gurdy Orchestra

Local Psycho and the Hurdy Gurdy Orchestra. Gefällt 215 Mal · 103 Personen sprechen darüber. The Hurdy-Gurdy Song Coming to an acid house barn dance near you Local Psycho is Jem Finer and Jimmy Cauty...

Show threadChristoph LöwApr 26, 2023
@RobertMaguire https://youtu.be/Apfo3RvCCkg
Rammstein - Du Hast - Bardcore

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Show threadclacke: exhausted pixie dream boy 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛Apr 28, 2023

Wow!

Rammstein: "Du Hast" (bardcore)

That was more than a straight transfer! And the one guy plays the hurdy gurdy, lute and flute? Very cool.

#rammstein #DuHast #bardcore

@ceeelow @RobertMaguire

Show threadMike PfeiferApr 26, 2023
@RobertMaguire but have you heard of the American Fotoplayer? https://youtu.be/2lzIC9ru5V0
"The Stars and Stripes Forever" - Joe Rinaudo at the American Fotoplayer

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Show threadStefan RitterApr 26, 2023
@RobertMaguire If you like Rock/Metal check out In Extremo as well ("Erdbeermund" for example). They use a lot of Hurdy Gurdy.
Show threadSpindelApr 26, 2023

@RobertMaguire it has a relative in the Nyckelharpa, which has a similar tonality but uses a bow instead of crank and gets. Different. Results.
However. Also crazy complex in its design.

https://youtu.be/e7sK5OiJHHQ

Scandinavian folk on Nyckelharpa by Myrkur

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Show threadShaneApr 26, 2023
@spider @RobertMaguire I think this is the most Scandinavian thing I’ve ever seen
Show threadSpindelApr 26, 2023
@ShaneB a friend keeps repeating “Scandinavian winters” whenever things like this show up. Something about long dark months and intricate indoor hobbies.
I have no idea what they’re talking about <.<
Show threadsilhouetteApr 26, 2023
@RobertMaguire hell yeah love me some Hurdy Gurdy
Show threadlainApr 26, 2023
@RobertMaguire so this is how they make western rpg soundtracks
Show threadKapitän ClownfeuerApr 26, 2023
@RobertMaguire I knew what a Hurdy-Gurdy was already but… this is making really struggle with wanting to get one and learn how to etc 😍
Show threadGrimpen MarApr 26, 2023

@RobertMaguire I see others have already recommended Patty Gurdy and the Sea of Thieves soundtrack, but for a nice look at the Hurdy Gurdy in TV soundtracks, check out Bear McReary, he talks a bit about composing the Black Sails intro.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DXQ0z9NCl8

Black Sails - Hurdy Gurdy

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Show threadrcrApr 26, 2023
@RobertMaguire Yes, quite amazing instrument!
Show threadDr. Anne, PhDApr 26, 2023
@RobertMaguire ooh have you heard about the organistrum? The hurdy-gurdy's ancestor, which needed 2 people https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6vv4IPGgRk
ORGANISTRUM (Symphonia coelestis) XII century sacred music

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Show threadAndy LowryApr 26, 2023
@RobertMaguire
Bear McCreary made great use of one in his theme for Black Sails:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwIRzgbe2jo
Theme from Black Sails

Provided to YouTube by Sparks & ShadowsTheme from Black Sails · Bear McCrearyBlack Sails (A Starz Original Series Soundtrack)℗ 2014 Sparks & ShadowsReleased ...

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Show threadPaulNickson 🕊️🎛️🎼Apr 26, 2023
@RobertMaguire What an amazing instrument. And what a player. And what a tune.
Show threadmilitant_dilettanteApr 26, 2023
@RobertMaguire I have a band called Frostsköld in my town. The frontman also plays Hurdy Gurdy (the wheel lire they also call it?)
Show threadLyndon HoodApr 26, 2023
@RobertMaguire have we had https://youtu.be/W0DrXyzlHM8
Guilhem Desq - Break Your Crank (electric hurdy gurdy)

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Show threadDoug WarrenApr 26, 2023

@RobertMaguire
If you proposed an instrument as complicated as the hurdy-gurdy today, people would laugh at you. This is despite the fact that we moderns have easy access to all manner of materials, and not just:

1. maple
2. hides
3. anvil
4. cat intestine
5. end of list

Show threadBlackDutchSnarkApr 26, 2023
@RobertMaguire never listened to Led Zeppelin, huh??
Show threadI TRIED TO TELL YOUApr 26, 2023
@RobertMaguire Love the sound of those things!
Show threadlirosoApr 26, 2023
@RobertMaguire
If you liked this you might want to check out Loreena McKennitt's "Nights From The Alhambra"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2TT-_qvQf4
Loreena McKennitt - Nights from the Alhambra (Full Concert)

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Show threadMike CohenApr 27, 2023
@liroso @RobertMaguire She’s one of my favorites
Show threadlirosoApr 27, 2023
@mikec415 @RobertMaguire
Me too! Got just about everything she's released.
Show threadPascaleApr 26, 2023
@RobertMaguire in the centre of France, hurdy-gurdy is one of the most popular instruments for traditional musics. See for instance http://gilleschabenat.com/english/vielle/vielle.html or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mgdfp-_Agt0
Gilles CHABENAT - Vielle à Roue - Site Officiel

Gilles CHABENAT - Vielle à Roue

Show threadUsagineko, Catgirl of BattleApr 26, 2023
@RobertMaguire @jazzfish It's like a violin and a set of bagpipes had a kid, and the kid turned out pretty good
Show threadMichaelApr 26, 2023
@RobertMaguire https://youtu.be/y4-eylnfu44
5 AC/DC riffs on hurdy gurdy

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Show threadNeil GallApr 26, 2023
@RobertMaguire This and the reply thread is the best thing I've seen since joining Mastodon.
Show threadlolonurseApr 26, 2023
@RobertMaguire
Did you ever hear Donovan's song, Hurdy Gurdy Man? This instrument is amazing. Thanks for sharing!
Show threadDruid 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Apr 26, 2023
@RobertMaguire I've always found these fascinating. Never heard one played quite like this before though.
Show threadMrs RavenApr 27, 2023

@RobertMaguire

I'm taken back to Lyn Elder at Magic Mountain Workshop in Mill Valley, 1970...

A bowed psaltery, anyone?

I love how generations discover these things again and again.

Show threadWilliamApr 27, 2023

@RobertMaguire this dude covering Pantera - Cowboys From Hell is where it's at.

https://youtu.be/MtvpXr9O0J4

Pantera "Cowboys From Hell" - hurdy gurdy & drums cover - Guilhem Desq

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Show threadJan v/d BroekApr 27, 2023
@RobertMaguire I couldn't resist:
https://youtu.be/yy2g3B9mj0o
NEIL FROM THE YOUNG ONES: "HuRdY gUrDy MuShRoOm MaN"

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Show threadPatrick McLaughlinApr 27, 2023
@RobertMaguire
Who is playing here, and what’s the piece of music?
Show threaddxzdbApr 27, 2023
@RobertMaguire @sommer this is great - how do the sustained notes get selected - or is there some sort of inherent echo?
Show threadJason SadlerApr 27, 2023
@RobertMaguire @sommer my favourite hurdy gurdy story is that when they made it a playable instrument in the video game Sea of Thieves, the recording artist played and they had to tell them, “that was incredible. Could you play it, uh…shittier? These are pirates playing waterlogged instruments.”
Show threadMike CohenApr 27, 2023
@RobertMaguire Regine Chassagne occasionally plays it with Arcade Fire.
Show threadDoctor MemoryApr 27, 2023
@RobertMaguire any excuse I can get to share this, I will always take: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtvpXr9O0J4
Pantera "Cowboys From Hell" - hurdy gurdy & drums cover - Guilhem Desq

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Show threadpaddysbooksApr 30, 2023
@RobertMaguire always thought they looked like someone wanted to metricate violin music but only had a balalaika, a butter churn, and accordion to hand.