Hello Alina and welcome Great to see some young blood coming to the instrument. You could be interested in a book that I aquired at the Lancaster HurdyGurdy Festival in England... Tekerolantosok Konyve by Nagy Balazs--The Hurdy-Gurdy handbook by Balazs Nagy. It is reasonably priced, beautifully presented and in both English and Hungarian. I suspect an internet search could find Balazs, who actually speaks fairly good English. By the way I have no vested interest in this book, it's just that I would have found it very usefull if it had been available when I was starting out. I think the gurdy player on the Loreena McKennet recordings could be Nigel Eaton. If you want to hear more gurdy playing go to my website www.drohne.co.uk or better still www.myspace.com/philipgmartin , where, as well as my music, you will find a lot of good gurdy stuff courtesy of my "friends" eg; Blowzabella, Primeval, Stephane Durand and lots more. Good Luck Philip
Alina Larson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello everyone! My name is Alina Larson, I am sixteen years old and new to the world of Hurdy-Gurdies. I didn't know anything about this instrument until just recently, but have unwittingly enjoyed its sound for quite some time. Do any of you know of Loreena McKennitt? I saw her in concert just a couple days ago. It was an excellent performance, and I really loved the Hurdy-Gurdy which accompanied a few of her songs. My favorite song was Santiago. An old favorite, actually. I was off of the edge of my seat for most of that song... I do not own a Hurdy-Gurdy as of this moment, but have purchased one via eBay just last week--with my life's savings, I might add. I was wondering if anyone on this list happens to live in my area. It would be nice to have a tutor, or just someone to talk to about the Hurdy-Gurdy. I live in Berkeley, California and am purchasing a Szerényí Béla Hungarian Tekero. I am also new to mailing lists... I hope my introduction was well-constructed. I should probably get back to homework, now... I can hardly wait for my Tekero to arrive! Any advice, information or comments are welcome and eagerly anticipated on my side. If anyone knows anything that they would like to share with me, it's more than welcome :-D Thank You for reading! ~Alina Larson. Philip G Martin aka Drohne www.drohne.co.uk
