Those all sound great! I think my husband would enjoy the trip to Montreal. We haven't been there yet. And heading North in the middle of summer for the others would be great as well. North Texas summers can be a beating.
We have a large dulcimer/other folk instrument festival in Glen Rose in May. I took my gurdy there and played it a little. I hadn't had it for very long so I wasn't very good at it yet. But everyone was fascinated by it. I plan on going back there again this year. I've found that it's kind of neat being the only Hurdy gurdy player around here, but its lonely too. That's why I was asking about the festivals. Thanks for all of the wonderful suggestions. Belinda Sent from my iPad On Dec 2, 2012, at 1:58 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Today's Topic Summary > Group: http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy/topics > > HG Festivals in the U.S. [5 Updates] > great Savarez gut string source [1 Update] > HG Festivals in the U.S. > Belinda Daughtry <[email protected]> Dec 01 08:16AM -0600 > > Does anyone know of any Hurdy gurdy festivals or any events involving Hurdy > gurdys coming up next year in the U.S.? I would love to go to one. > > > Bruno Fournier <[email protected]> Dec 01 01:26PM -0500 > > in the U.S. don't know, but you're welcome to come up to Montreal in > Canada.. we are having our yearly festival ( I think its been already 9 > years..) in june 28,29 and 30th... > > http://chantsdevielles.com/ > > we also speak english... > > Bruno > > > > > -- > > Bruno Cognyl-Fournier > > www.estavel.org > > > Scott <[email protected]> Dec 01 01:19PM -0800 > > Where in the US are you. > > Scott > > > > Melvin Dorries <[email protected]> Dec 01 02:06PM -0800 > > Hi Belinda, > > There will be at least three HG get togethers this year in the USA that I > know of: > 1. Folk College at Junietta College in PA which is for all instruments > generally but includes HG. See pic 1 > Unfortunately there were only 4-5 HG players in attendance last year. This is > a great way to learn to play well with others. A Pro HG player named Thomas > Lozano was featured last year along with many other groups and instruments. > http://www.folkcollege.com/ > 2. The event for the HG this year, in the unfortunate absence of "Over the > Water Festival" will be held in Bloomington, IN Hosted by "Early Music in > Motion". > Last year (its 1st year) there were well known > players/performers/teachers/builders in attendance and we had a great time. > See pic 2 > http://earlymusicinmotion.org/EMIM/Hurdy-Gurdy_Workshops.html > 3. ODPC Fun Fest. This festival offers at least 2 classes for the HG and lots > of opportunity to jam and learn from the many many classes taught. Last year > year we had about 8 HG players at this Evart MI festival. Though it focuses > on the Hammered Dulcimer there is a growing interest in the HG. See Pic3 HG > Classes are taught by Myself- Mel Dorries and Ann my wife with several > helpers. This is a huge "get together" held in July with professional HD > players from all over the country and many more instrumentalists & singers > who love to make music. > http://dulcimers.com/festival.html > 4. A final note is that Hurdygurdycrafters will be hosting the July meeting > of the Michigan Violin Builders Assn. at our home in Hadley, MI. We will be > doing a presentation of the HG, its history, building techniques, playing > demo, shop tour & input from pro violin builders as well as their business > meeting. We will have more on this on our site in the future and all are > welcome to attend. http://hurdygurdycrafters.com/ > > All the Best > Hurdygurdycrafters > Mel and Ann > > ________________________________ > From: Belinda Daughtry <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, December 1, 2012 9:16 AM > Subject: [HG-new] HG Festivals in the U.S. > > > Does anyone know of any Hurdy gurdy festivals or any events involving Hurdy > gurdys coming up next year in the U.S.? I would love to go to one. > > -- > 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. > > > Rob <[email protected]> Dec 01 04:53PM -0800 > > good job, Mel! - and by the way i have found a really nice used gurdy and > should have it soon. cheers! > > > On Dec 1, 2012, at 2:06 PM, Melvin Dorries wrote: > > > > great Savarez gut string source > Paul Howland <[email protected]> Dec 01 01:40AM -0800 > > I can vouch for Bert Boon Violins. I live in The Netherlands and bought a > great carbon bow from them for my fiddle. They were happy to send me a > couple of pretty expensive bows to try out of a week before deciding > whether to buy one. So, reliable store and good service. I haven't bought > any strings from them, but have made a mental note! > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group > hurdygurdy. > You can post via email. > To unsubscribe from this group, send an empty message. > For more options, visit this 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. 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