Hi, Tania- we miss you out here in Seattle!
A support group is a great idea! And how about a branch for the poor
folks who get suckered into buying a bad gurdy and suffer the
consequences? *sigh* I'm glad you got a good one!
Felicia.
On Apr 11, 2011, at 11:12 AM, Augusto de Ornellas Abreu wrote:
"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.
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