Although I am sure most on the list are well aware of it, the gurdy gets a nice spot in the most recent make of The Polar Express. It's unfortunate that it is being played by a creepy bum and is thereby cast into an unpleasant light.
On Feb 17, 2008 3:39 PM, Gabriel Orgrease <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Colin wrote: > > Another eBay purchase eh? > > Colin: It is very very short... don't spend more than a cup of tea/coffee > for it. > > The Polish movie With Fire and Sword, Ogniem i Mieczem directed by Jerzy > Hoffman, available on a 2 DVD set from our local library (USA, Long Island), > has a nobleman in 17th century shown at beginning of the 2nd DVD playing a > hurdy-gurdy to entertain his troops while they sit out in a wood. > Unfortunate though the instrument is quickly used to bash someone in the > head -- showing I assume another use for the instrument than to scare cats > and dogs. But the sound is really quite clear though possibly I imagine it > went through several post-performance filters in the edit of the movie. > Either that or the 17th century Poles/Ukranians had really good ears. > > -- > Orgrease-Crankbait <http://orgrease-crankbait.blogspot.com/> Video, audio, > writings, words, spoken word, dialogs, graphic collage and the art of > fiction in language and literature. > > -- []\/[] [] { []=[] /\ []= []_
