I have heard Irish tunes played on the hurdy gurdy - tune it to D somehow, or play them in G, another traditional key...
And if you consider Galicia as part of the "Celtic world", there's a whole different tradition to get acquainted with, in one of the birthplaces of the HG (they call it zanfona). On 10/31/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear HG List, > > Call me crazy but I don't have a sense of the use of the HG in the area of > Celtic music. Have I just been looking (or listening) in all the wrong > places? Or, is it a tuning issue? > > Thanks, > > Jay > > > > ------------------------------ > See what's new at AOL.com <http://www.aol.com/?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170>and > Make > AOL Your Homepage<http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169> > . >
