There is at least one Celtic tradition of HG playing , in east Bretagne , around the town of St Brieuc , the area called " pays Gallo " . The HG used were large guitar shaped instrument made in Jenzat especially for that market . Make a Google search for " les Chiens Jaunes " and "la Mirlitantouille " Henry
Message Original: ----------------- A partir de: Michael Gaschler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:28:22 -0500 A: [email protected] Sujet: Re: Re: [HG] From the Savannah Morning News Today.... Dear Simon and the rest, I think you have raised some very good questions, and here is a small start in beginning to answer them. First, you wonder what the mysterious 'Seven Celtic Nations' are. Judith provided a very nice link in her email that led you to a page on the GSU website, The very first thing that it addresses is the identity and history of the Seven Celtic Nations. Second, I will agree that the Celts cannot make any sort of claim to being the creators of the Hurdy Gurdy, but, as with many, many other instruments, the development and use did not arise from only one group of people or one geographic location. So, maybe 'commonly' is a touch inappropriate, but it is an honest mistake. Furthermore, I believe that the word 'experimental' might be (again) a bit too sweeping of a description. Perhaps something more along the lines of 'state-of--the-art' would be more fitting. But even then, does it matter? I personally would be very contented to be able to see a fine Gurdy-ist like Chabenat play in concert, even if he isn't using an 'experimental' hurdy gurdy. Once again, you raised good points that I feel deserve an answer. I hope I have helped answer those and I would invite anybody else to chime in with their two cents if they feel that I have inadequately addressed any issues. Yours, Michael Gaschler -- []\/[] [] { []=[] /\ []= []_ -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Vérifiez votre courrier électronique depuis le web sur http://mail2web.com/ .
