24 pages into a google search I found this link: http://www.trumpetherald.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17518&sid=a4fab1d500d4e9ff4819cd41ceea2c27
which yielded this paragraph from the Grove music dictionary: “By the 20th century the hurdy-gurdy had begun to die out, and the Pajot firm closed in 1939. However, by the 1960s the revival of folk traditions led to a renewal of interest in the instrument. Players of the older generation, such as Gaston Rivière, Georges Simon and Henri Vasson, served as teachers for a growing group of young players. The festival of Saint Chartier, organized by Michèle Fromenteau, begun in 1976, brings together hurdy-gurdy players from many countries. The hurdy-gurdy museum at Montluçon has one of the largest collections of instruments and serves as a centre for study. Valentin Clastrier and Gilles Chabenat have endeavoured to create a more contemporary idiom, while the Briton Nigel Eaton and others have developed a more popular style incorporating elements of rock and jazz.” You can hear the dog quite well in the recordings but I’m having trouble discerning the chanters or drones over the accordion. Part of that could be the way it was recorded; the other part how the instrument was set up. From: Arle Lommel Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 5:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [HG-new] Henri Vasson Hi all, Just discovered a recording on iTunes byHenri Vasson called Hurdy-Gurdy Music recorded in 1976. Anyone know the story behind this recording? I've not bought it, but listening to the samples it sounds like someone needed to buy the performer a cake of rosin. But I'm wondering if this is one of those recordings of an older player who was rediscovered after not playing for years or something like that. The playing, from what I can tell, it actually pretty reasonable, if a bit heavy on the dog, and the deficiency seems to be in the set-up of the instrument. -Arle -- 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.
