The date of the New England Hurdy Gurdy gathering will be July 20th-22nd.
Friday evening, all day Saturday and 1/2 day Sunday
Place: 24 Chamberlain rd, Chelmsford MA 01824
A lovely brick 1800 colonial that has air conditoning
Instructor: RT Taylor with Mathew Szostak assisting
RT will forward CD's and sheet music ahead of time to participants. The idea
will be to learn the songs ahead of time, and learn how to embellish, crank and
generally polish it during the weekend. (RT will undoubtedly have more to say
here later).
Accommodations: Local hotels (more info to follow). There may be some
homestays available with local Bostonians - I'll forward this info along as it
becomes available.
Local hotel prices are about $100 a night - some considerably more.
Price: $125 (not including accommodations) This includes instruction for the
weekend and Breakfast, lunch, dinner on Saturday and Breakfast and lunch on
Saturday. This is my break even estimate. It's basically a non-profit event.
What I need to know:
Are you coming?
What instrument do you play? D/G or C/G
What is your level of play?
If you live locally, can you offer a room in your house for other participants?
FAQ
Do I have to be a good player to attend?
Answer: No, this is designed to accommodate all levels of play. RT is a very
versatile instructor and should be able to help you regardless of where you are
in your HG journey
What if I don't have a Hurdy-Gurdy?
Welll, a couple of people have offered to lend out their extra hurdy-gurdies,
so you might be able to borrow one, if you are waiting to recieve yours from a
maker, or want to try it out. If people offer to lend out an HG, we'll try to
match them up with interested players. Needless to say, you will get the most
out of this, if you have your own gurdy.
However, regardless, you must have an instrument in hand to attend -borrowed
or owned.
What about camping?
I have 2 acres in the backyard - it's wooded and idyllic looking. It's also
buggy and noisy - being 1/4 mile from 495 - a very busy highway. (Think Pennsic
for those of you who have camped there). I have limited bathroom access since I
will be putting up two people myself. If you want to camp, camp Saturday night
only and bring earplugs, a tent and stay in a hotel Friday night.
Alternatively, you could set up an air mattress in the loft of my garage on
Saturday night. It's unfinished space and you will be sharing it with all the
junk we couldn't fit in our house - might be really hot up there if it's a hot
weekend, but better if it rains.
That's it - participants, please email me as soon as possible - details about
payment coming soon!
