Isn't it interesting how little the film music has to do with the hurdy-gurdy, yet hurdy-gurdy players seem to be so excited about it. Yes, it's fun and interesting to see a hurdy-gurdy in the hands of a famous person who isn't playing it (Probably a first, but not the last, I suppose), but I mean, really!
I spoke recently to a guy on the phone who fell in love with the sound of the hurdy-gurdy after seeing that movie, and he bought his own - thirty *years* ago!. He thought it was defective from the start (which it may well have been) because of how different it sounded. Poor guy - I hated being the one to break that kind of news. Now if it's authenticity you're after, skip the hurdy-gurdy and take second look at the *sailing* scenes... ~ Matt
