I´ve seen Ritchie Blackmore (deep purple - rainbow - blackmore´s night) play the hurdy gurdy on several occasions. Even though he does not excel at it, his playing does a fine job in blackmore´s night.
I think he uses a Helmut Gotschy´s phoenix hurdy gurdy. http://www.gotschy.com/english/cat/phoenix/phoenix_fr.html cheers, Sergio. 2010/2/22 JULIE BARKER <[email protected]> > 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]<http://uk.mc864.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<http://uk.mc864.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[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]<hurdygurdy%[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.
