"start a local support group" like AA or something? I know the gurdy is pretty addictive, but are we so far down that road that we need support groups now?
lol On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 9:33 AM, Tania <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
