Finally found a way to get online! I've had a response sitting on my desktop since this topic started:
On Apr 8, 2011, at 8:46 AM, Jon Lucas wrote: > Does anyone know of other movies which feature the instrument > as part of the story, rather than just a walk-on appearance? Not a hugely major part, but the hurdy gurdy player in the animated film version of The Polar Express played an important thematic role. If "important" is an appropriate word for such a production. I don't remember him being in the book at all, nor can I recall whether any actual (or convincing artificial) gurdy playing was used in the film. Oh, and since this is my first posting on the forum: Hello, my name is Tania, and I play the hurdy gurdy. I'd worked WITH several wonderful players over the many years I've been a full-time performer and, as a compulsive multi-instrumentalist, I always wanted one on general principle. At the September 2010 Over The Water gathering I got immersed, thoroughly hooked, and more specific about wanting a hurdy gurdy, rather than just wanting another unusual instrument. My husband / enabler gave me an Olympic Instruments "Chinook" for an early solnukkamas present - early enough that I allowed myself to be talked into using it on a few numbers in our winter holiday concerts. The deal was that, with Felicia Dale in the ensemble, I could stick to simple parts and let her do all the work of making it sound fancy. Now I'm on my own with it in southeast Ireland. If there are any other hurdy gurdy players anywhere near Kilkenny, please let me know so we can start a local support group. -- 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.
