I will copy and paste what the developer of that App posted on the UK gurdy list, and then later what Neil Brook said about it:
----- Hello all, It has been just over a year and a half now since I tentatively attended the Hurdy Gurdy Festival in Youlgreave in the hope of finding out some more about the instrument, and meeting some players that might be able to help me with my concept for an app for the Appschool competition run by the White Room in Manchester. As a classically trained french horn player who had never seen the instrument before, I was intrigued but also terrified that I would be shunned and ridiculed by lovers of the gurdy. Thankfully it was one of the most enjoyable weekends ever and almost everybody I spoke to was really supportive! With the help of lots of wonderful people that I spoke to and heard, I went on to win the competition and funded the creation of my Hurdy Gurdy app for iPhone / iPod touch! I wanted to let you all know that it's now for sale on Apple's Appstore so if you know anybody who would like to own the instrument but cannot afford it yet please pass on the word! It has fantastic recordings of Steve Tyler playing Joy Division's Love Will Tear Us Apart, the Cantiga de Santa Maria No.377 and his own composition entitled Frenetique. Here's the sales pitch: The hurdy gurdy is an ancient instrument that has been played for centuries. With its distinctive sound, this rare instrument is heavily sought-after by 'in-the-know' musicians. Now, we're putting the hurdy gurdy into your pocket. The magnificent Hurdy Gurdy is an ancient mechanical stringed instrument, thought to have originated in the Middle East, and was popular in the renaissance era. Powered by a hand-turned rotating wheel, its haunting drones resonate with echoes from the past. Now, with the innovation of the iPhone, this beautiful instrument has an opportunity for reinvention! It is available in the Apple appstore now for ONLY £1.99 www.hurdygurdyapp.com (I hope you don't mind this very shameless plug! Perhaps if it is a success I will be able to own one of the real things one day!) Thankyou for reading, Abigail Sanders On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 6:14 AM, Paul Howland <[email protected]> wrote: > Just stumbled across this app for when you need a pocket-sized gurdy to > keep you company: HurdyGurdyApp <http://www.hurdygurdyapp.com/index.php> > > Enjoy! > > -- > 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.
