Here are some well-known [mainstream?] hurdy-gurdy playing musicians that I have encountered. 1. Richard Thompson; On his last tour he played a Claire Dugue guitar-back on two numbers. It was originaly hired but he liked it so much that he persueded Claire to sell it to him. Verdict; Left hand technique was very good, right hand needed working on. Trompett was not used; however, I believe that a musician of Richard's calibre has the makings of a fine gurdy player. Laurie Anderson; About three years ago Laurie Anderson was at one of my gigs. After the show she asked me where she could get a gurdy. I understand she got a Chris Eaton. Jimmy Page; He had a gurdy way back in the 1970s. Obviously he was not too happy with his playing so hired Nigel Eaton to play gurdy on the album and tour. I understand both Jimmy Page and Robert Plant now own Eaton gurdies. As yet I have not heard of any confirmed sightings of "celebrity" gurdy owners ever using the trompett. It seems that when high profile rock stars want a gurdy player they hire someone else to play it. In the UK Nigel Eaton has played most major rock sessions with the rest of us picking up the rest eg; Cliff Stapleton / Paul Weller, myself / Dave Stewart. The conclusion I draw from all this is that highly respected rock musicians don't want to be seen playing something they have not fully mastered.
Philip G Martin aka Drohne www.drohne.co.uk --- On Sat, 20/2/10, Leonard Williams <[email protected]> wrote: From: Leonard Williams <[email protected]> Subject: [HG-new] Celebrity H-G players To: "Hurdy-Gurdy List" <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, 20 February, 2010, 22:23 [Hoping the following enquiry will not raise hackles or offend in any way :^{ ) > ] Does anyone know of any "popular" artists, or other celebs (outside the traditional musical genre) who play hurdy-gurdy? I can think of Sting and a member of Pink Floyd (but which one??), for example. Any others of note? Not meaning to short-change our own stars--just looking for examples to cite for "outsiders". Thanks and regards, Leonard Williams -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
