"I've never played with another Hurdy Gurdy player". That was an amazing complement and a heartfelt statement, I'm sure he was pleasantly surprised and very happy in that moment playing together with you.
He’s extremely lucky to have not ever played with another hurdy gurdy player. I once witnessed a group of around a dozen, and it was pure torture to politely sit through the entire performance. I say this having gotten myself through learning to play violin and having a love of bagpipes, including massed pipes. One hurdy gurdy is fun, would love to have one, but can’t recommend a group!
I like the hurdy gurdy. Mate of mine had one stolen in a burglary at his house in London. amazingly he got it back after somebody bought it in a flea market in Romania. Guy who bought it saw a sticker with my mate's name on it, Googled him and saw the Facebook post about his instruments getting stolen and got in touch. he got it back in time for a gig he was due o play with it, the last gig I went to before the Covid lockdown.
I'm enjoying hese videos but I would love to hear a little more of the experts playing. Just a continuous minute or two or so. Just to understand more what the instruments can do. Awesome vids!
@@19Sam_Squatch91I see where you're coming from , but the "roque" in Baroque rhymes with "rock", not "broke" (think how the cheese "roquefort" is pronounced)... So "I wanna Baroque" or "I love Baroque and roll" would make more sense.
Can we just appreciate this kind and wholesome man happily explaining everything about his hobby and instrument to a fellow musician and playing with him and genuinely praising him that hes got a talent and it was fun with no envy or sarcasm because rob learns so quick. This man is humanity+
it just seems so that he is picking up so quickly. it comes because of his years of training with other stringed instrument, there is always a treshold sooner or later one will bump into. and at that point will be decided if you willing to put in more work for the sake of perfection on that instrument. one can`t just leave out the years it`s needed for to really master an instrument. anyway it is just a nice try nothing more
I think it comes down to two choices when you have a niche interest/hobby. You can be very elitist, which works against the hobby as a whole, or you can be glad that someone else is helping keep the hobby alive.
I'd freaking love to see an "obscure" instruments band. Hurdy gurdy, sitar, theremin, glass armonica, lute chikuzen biwa, etc. The sounds that are on other sides of the planet but something in my brain feels they'd sound amazing together.
When he said "I've never played with another Hurdy Gurdy player before" I don't know why but it felt so wholesome. It's like when you finally meet someone that shares a niche hobby with you and you two hit it off and you finally feel less isolated and weird. It was nice lol.
There's quite a long list of things that we ultimately have to thank the people of the medieval era for, and yeah I never would've guessed the hurdy gurdy's age just by looking at it!
@@ashtar3876 *"Insane how smart people were even back then"* Well, you do know that intelligence has not increased over time? In fact, all evidence indicates that it has decreased since the inception of Man.
I’m impressed how interesting the hurdy gurdy sounds, it’s like a bagpipe, a violin but the way of playing is like a piano yet you can do different techniques seen in guitar and violin but performed in different ways leaving us with the same effect, it’s genuinely incredible
I'd argue it's probably a primordial instrument from which Violins, Pianos and Guitars all came from as standalone refinements for specific sounds. But certainly the Hurdy Gurdy combined multiple elements
I think the first time I saw it used, or knew it existed, was many years ago when Arcade Fire played SNL - I was like 'WTF is that crank violin type thing?"
Jim is so passionate about hurdy gurdy, I'm glad you got him as a guest, it's so wholesome 😭 And shredding riffs on a medieval box-like instrument is not something I ever expected to see but it's so cool
@@Varaldar I guess. If you work in technical industries that mode of speaking is pretty typical so I didn't really notice anything unusual or funny there.
Wow, I'm Catholic and I never knew that. I'll have to spring this on our music director/pipe organist and see if he knows this bit of musical history. Hard to believe you two have never played together, well done!
Holy crow! I have never in all of my many years seen someone pick up a musical instrument for the first time and play so beautifully. Bravo! C’est magnifique.
I love that Rob can take something fairly esoteric like this and package it in a way that's genuinely entertaining and informative...sometimes I feel cynical about TH-cam as a whole but when I think of videos like this being seen by hundreds of thousands of people it makes me feel like the system works
when i was a kid in the early ‘50’s, we’d visit my mom’s parents in Chicago. there was a really old lady who did have a big hurdy gurdy that she’d take around on wheels - sort of a smaller player piano in size. she’d play it on the streets for handouts. only i think she played it on her own, turning the crank and playing it with her other hand. i had no idea till a week ago that there were hand held instruments. i like hearing the old ballads from medieval times. very rich sound. 🌷🌱
Leave Rob on a deserted Island for a week. When you come back he'll have built and mastered 3 new unique instruments, and be playing Slayer on some coconut bark seagull feather shovel.
@Big Boss that's going into the topic of what type of band they are, are they a super group that intends to build the song to show off the ability of the players, or are they a normal band that use their ability to show off the song, either is fine. But usually a solo part is used to give a song a climax, I just listened again to all the song. They all are good songs, but most of them have an overly use of the "non electric" or rather "ethnic" instruments, maybe it's just not my cup of tea, but I just think that rebirth have a better song build, just a total drive that would pump you up any time, the other songs are rather monotonous, maybe except thousandfold, there is place to show the ability of the players, but for my taste it's not needed to be overused, which in most of the songs you mentioned it happens....
This has become one of my new all-time favourite instruments. The sound, the feel, the entire reverberation from it is just so welcoming. Just like bagpipes for me.
Hey man, thank you for spreading the gurdy love! ❤️ I'm a hurdy gurdy player for a Swiss band Eluveitie, I also record metal covers and I'm all about metal hurdy gurdy, so I'm looking forward very much to your song with this instrument! 😏 Great job!
You were the first person I thought of when this video showed up, Michalina! Every time you come to California I loved talking to you about your instrument.
I just heard a classical piece with this instrument in it and now I've gone down a rabbit hole. I think this might be one of my favorite-sounding instruments ever
@Bobert Wiltshire Art never captures the viewers emotions. Look at the people's emotions and expressions at an art gallery and compare them to those of a concert...
This brings back memories of walking around the street market in Breedsraat, Utrecht, Holland. A gentleman was playing a rather large hurdy gurdy, something which he wheeled into the market square. It had large bass notes, with very soft edges. He was very slowly spinning the crank, whilst playing, and singing along. The sound was so beautiful.
I'm asthmatic (or at least I used to be) and my lungs were never the problem with playing bagpipes. If you have a set with a decent seal, the first thing that will become fatigued as you play is your arm, then eventually your lips once your arm is trained to keep the pressure up. Hurdy gurdy is a beautiful instrument though and makes for a very nice accompaniment to bagpipes as well.
Just a bit of information that came from my college professor. The Hurdy Gurdy was originally used as the drone note in chants. For basics a drone note is just one note in the song that someone has to hold for long periods of time. So in easier to understand words, the Hurry Gurdy was made so people didn't pass out while chanting
originally used as? i dont know where this story comes from but its not entirely correct. it was a fully used instrument like any, since its beginnings.
Seeing Jims face light up after you two played together was honestly the best part of this video. He looked so proud, but also like it was the most fun hes had playing the hurdy gurdy. That's what I love about the videos you make Rob!
There's a really cool folk melodic death metal band Eluveitie from Switzerland which uses hurdy gurdy in its music. They also have two acoustic (non-metal) albums called Evocation and Evocation II which feature hurdy gurdy even more prominently.
Gonna check them out. For once there is a metal band from my country. EDIT: Damn, I just check them out and this is amazing. I mean, flute, bagpipe, harp and hurdy gurdy, this is perfect.
Cellar Darling do a similar thing, but from more of a gothic/power metal type of folk metal fusion. Their lead singer plays both a hurdy-gurdy and a flute
Here in Ukraine hurdy-gurdy is called simply "lira" and since old times up to the early XX century one could meet a wandering musician - "lirnyk" travelling across the land and singing folk tales - "kazka" and Cossack heroic ballads - "douma", accompanying himself with lira. Thank you for interesting video and greetings from Ukraine! ✌🇺🇦
Not intimidated so much as extremely impressed. As for Rob, when you are a trained musician you tend to be able to pick up a wide variety of instruments quickly, especially if you experiment wacky ones.
What a fantastic instrument, I had only heard about it through the song ‘hurdy gurdy man’ but such a delight to hear someone playing it and seemingly enjoying it. Something not to be lost in the passage of time. Thank You…..
So.. you're telling me that this guy. Can literally play any instrument he's handed? Can we just have you be handed 20 different instruments where you create a full orchestral masterpiece? By the way this was awesome and I learned something !
Certain instruments have visible intervals, making them easier to learn if you’re used to seeing those patterns. It’s like how learning 1 woodwind helps you pick up another one easily.
Ruben Lopez Rob is a cross genre explorative musician, he’s written his own and covered metal tunes on folk and exotic instruments check out his channel
Eluveitie use one, and you may find Metsatoll interesting, they use several types of old instrument. Check them out :) th-cam.com/video/dC3Q9q4cRZA/w-d-xo.html
My first experience with hurdy gurdy in metal was with Eluveitie's Inis Mona, some 12+ years ago. Never really looked up the workings behind the instrument until just now, but I love it!
When you both were playing, and he joined in and you said “yeah!” That excitement when you make music with another person is why playing an instrument is like a high. There’s an understanding without words. Thoughts go from brain to brain
Donovan was a famous pop singer who wrote the hit song "Hurdy Gurdy Man" in 1968. All these years I never knew there is something actually called a hurdy gurdy.
I've known about this instrument for years but didn't really know what it was. I didn't expect to like it as much as I do. Thanks so much for doing these videos. It's really fascinating learning about these unusual instruments.
@@ollie7041 I personally feel like Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me) doesn't sound the best on the hurdy gurdy... or at least how they played it in game. I feel like it fits the banjo a lot more. Bosun Bill and Summon the Megalodon sound better on the hurdy gurdy to me.
It's such a reverent instrument. I feel in awe of the sound and my ears are used to all kinds of noises. Imagine what a medieval peasant might feel listening to this instrument in church. Out of this world
First time I ever saw or heard of the Hurdy Gurdy was at a Renaissance Faire in Western Iowa. The Iowa State University Band professor was demonstrating the instrument. I was totally blown away at how this little box could sound so much like bagpipes. It was so awesome, I talked with him about it and he explained how it worked. I didn't ask, I assumed it was invented in England, now I know the Catholic / French history!!!!! THANK YOU guys !!!!
I would say the Stroh Violin would be the platypus of the musical world. It is a string instrument like a normal violin, but it is amplified using a metal horn like a brass instrument.
There is something very ancient within me that rouses when I hear the Bagpipes . This " something very ancient" also rouses when hearing the Hurdy Gurdy . Wonderful POWERFUL Instruments !
It just goes to show the wide range of interests people have. I remember seeing a story on a mailman that would go to his car during lunch and play blues guitar. He also had like the largest vintage blues and jazz record collections in the world. He looked just like a regular dude. I always think of that story whenever I think I know what someone’s about just by looking at them. Jim, you’re a hurry gurdy hero!
The Hurdy Gurdy Man was a favorite song of mine in the 60s. This is really fascinating. It sounds like a bagpipe with all 4 strings cranking. Wow. I have a bagpipe chanter and took bagpipe lessons years ago.
That's very in line with what Robert Moog meant by "synthesizer." He meant that it creates sound, not that it was synthetic. I guess nearly every instrument creates sound, even acoustic instruments.
I was watching a worshipping group from Israel, and this group was mostly composed of harps. I did see a tambourine, a guitar, shofar, and a Hurdy Hurdy; which I couldn't see too well on the video, so I was curious about this instrument because I have never seen one before. I decided to Google it, but I first had to know the name of the instrument. Once I had the name, did another search; and your video popped up which I must say; it was more than I bargain for. I wanted to know about this instrument, and with your video; I was able to get an entire history on the Hurdy Hurdy, plus see different kinds of the same instrument. Thank you so much for this magnificent video. I'm so glad that, you also brought an expert on the subject. He reminded me of my father who was a Cuatro (ten strings instrument similar to a guitar) maker and player, and our house was always full of different instruments. Especially Cuatros, which is Puerto Rico's favorite instrument. I'm was highly impressed with this instrument. I love musical instruments. All kinds. You do deserve a thumbs up, and a subscription because I'm curious about your other videos. Best wishes, and may THE LORD JESUS bless you and keep you, along with all your family, and all your viewers. May all of you rest, in the shade of GOD Almighty. Amen!!! 🙏💯🫵☮️❤️🩸🐑🔥🕊️
I love listening to people who are really passionate about specific things. This guy knows everything there is to know about the Hurdy Gurdy and is so happy to get to share his knowledge.
"I've never played with another Hurdy Gurdy player". That was an amazing complement and a heartfelt statement, I'm sure he was pleasantly surprised and very happy in that moment playing together with you.
that was just beautiful
Well, there probably aren't many
You can tell in the moments prior by the smile on his face.
He’s extremely lucky to have not ever played with another hurdy gurdy player. I once witnessed a group of around a dozen, and it was pure torture to politely sit through the entire performance. I say this having gotten myself through learning to play violin and having a love of bagpipes, including massed pipes. One hurdy gurdy is fun, would love to have one, but can’t recommend a group!
@@john27638 Try Europe. It's possible to find decent instruments too, rather than the over-decorated piece of junk in the video.
I like the hurdy gurdy. Mate of mine had one stolen in a burglary at his house in London. amazingly he got it back after somebody bought it in a flea market in Romania. Guy who bought it saw a sticker with my mate's name on it, Googled him and saw the Facebook post about his instruments getting stolen and got in touch. he got it back in time for a gig he was due o play with it, the last gig I went to before the Covid lockdown.
What a great story! I’m glad your mate got his hurdy gurdy returned to him, and in time to play it at a gig he had lined up, at that!
@@BootsORiley yeah! The thieves didn't become very rich, ha ha!
Cool story! Thank you for sharing!
Tell us more about this gig though...does he like play medieval church music live or something lmao
@@farinheit2celsius prog rockers playing sea shanties.
The hurdy gurdy guy so excited to have someone who wants to listen about it
I wouldn't understand, but I'd sure as hell listen!!!!!
hurdy gurdy man
Wish he would stfu & just let him talk about it
I'm enjoying hese videos but I would love to hear a little more of the experts playing. Just a continuous minute or two or so. Just to understand more what the instruments can do. Awesome vids!
Goal To Troll imagine spending your entire life mastering a complex instrument just to be known as ‘The Hurdy Gurdy guy’
This man has been waiting his whole life to talk about this, and I'm so happy he finally got the opportunity.
True except this guy kept interrupting him and it was really a shame actually
I'm pretty sure he's had many students in his life.
He came singing songs of lohohohoohohohohohove
@@gardensofthegods Geez you people are unforgiving.
Lmao. 💯 cheers to the Hurdy Gurdy man!!
"You're crankin'!"
This dudes been at it long enough to have Hurdy Gurdy dad jokes. Bless him.
Tarks Gauntlet Amen
"You have a good cranking arm" ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
He didn't know what he was getting into when Rob said "gonna do a metal tune"
The guy is a badass, dad jokes or not. Haha
He had Rob CRANKIN’ out the tunes in no time!
Pretty cool stuff. 🙂
For sure I couldn't get away from the video after that.
"Newer instruments, and i mean renaissance and baroque-"
If it's not Baroque, don't fix it.
@@19Sam_Squatch91 I hate that I get that joke hahaha
Seth Cantsee that took me so long to get... I’m so slow
@@19Sam_Squatch91I see where you're coming from , but the "roque" in Baroque rhymes with "rock", not "broke" (think how the cheese "roquefort" is pronounced)... So "I wanna Baroque" or "I love Baroque and roll" would make more sense.
@@donkmeister if I were in jolly old England that may hold water. Now Bach off and get me your credit card and Chopin number.
Can we just appreciate this kind and wholesome man happily explaining everything about his hobby and instrument to a fellow musician and playing with him and genuinely praising him that hes got a talent and it was fun with no envy or sarcasm because rob learns so quick.
This man is humanity+
Exactly! I love to see him so passionate about his instrument. Truly a heartwarming video.
it just seems so that he is picking up so quickly. it comes because of his years of training with other stringed instrument, there is always a treshold sooner or later one will bump into. and at that point will be decided if you willing to put in more work for the sake of perfection on that instrument. one can`t just leave out the years it`s needed for to really master an instrument. anyway it is just a nice try nothing more
I think it comes down to two choices when you have a niche interest/hobby. You can be very elitist, which works against the hobby as a whole, or you can be glad that someone else is helping keep the hobby alive.
Indeed
After satisfying yourself with knowledge of something to the point that you can be called an expert, the only natural course is to share interest
I'd freaking love to see an "obscure" instruments band. Hurdy gurdy, sitar, theremin, glass armonica, lute chikuzen biwa, etc. The sounds that are on other sides of the planet but something in my brain feels they'd sound amazing together.
Hurdy Gurdy is actually having a bit of a resurgence. Check out Cellar Darling or Patty Gurdy, for example.
And the musical saw, which is really just breathtaking to see and hear played.
Sitars are not obscure but the rest of them are
Didgeridoo, bagpipes, Alp horn🤘🏻
That band is called Faun
When he said "I've never played with another Hurdy Gurdy player before" I don't know why but it felt so wholesome. It's like when you finally meet someone that shares a niche hobby with you and you two hit it off and you finally feel less isolated and weird. It was nice lol.
i know its like when i find some one as weird and screwed up in the head as me
Nice
He sounded leggit hapoy after that oart
i really felt that when the melodys got together, so nice
@@amyicykintinakofa5016 Oh an edgy teen, I see.
> has opportunity to play historic instrument
> plays Slayer
Rob is a good man.
𝕿𝖎𝖘 𝖆 𝖒𝖊𝖑𝖔𝖉𝖞𝖊 𝕴 𝖜𝖊𝖑 𝖐𝖓𝖔𝖜𝖊, 𝖖𝖚𝖔𝖉 𝖍𝖊,
𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖙𝖍𝖔 𝖍𝖊 𝖕𝖑𝖆𝖞𝖊𝖙𝖍 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝕰𝖓𝖘𝖊𝖒𝖇𝖑𝖊 𝖔𝖋 𝖂𝖊𝖗𝖗𝖊.
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If I could like this comment a thousand times more I would!
Poor instrument... Poor instrument such profanation
War Ensemble !!!!
Hm
man, that guy must've been just so chuffed to see this young guy interested in and actively playing this medieval instrument
Guess who just had to google the word 'chuffed'.
(me)
@@vorshack8968 lmao you Google chuffed to find out chuffed is its own antonym
@@manthak377 nonononononononononononononononononononono o ono
He looked wicked excited
@@manthak377 wat
What a nicely advanced instrument from medieval age, each age had its advanced tecnologies.
There's quite a long list of things that we ultimately have to thank the people of the medieval era for, and yeah I never would've guessed the hurdy gurdy's age just by looking at it!
Except this one. This one has looting and gender fluidity....
Insane how smart people were even back then
@@ashtar3876 *"Insane how smart people were even back then"*
Well, you do know that intelligence has not increased over time? In fact, all evidence indicates that it has decreased since the inception of Man.
@@swervsplatt9672 and the 1800s had public hangings and "unrapeable" black women. which is worse?
He was so impressed at rob but dude knows his stuff awesome guy
I’m impressed how interesting the hurdy gurdy sounds, it’s like a bagpipe, a violin but the way of playing is like a piano yet you can do different techniques seen in guitar and violin but performed in different ways leaving us with the same effect, it’s genuinely incredible
This seems like a untapped sound that could be used more in music.
@@markm0000 its actually used quite a lot. Less in popular music, but in folk music and movie soundtracks its suprisingly common
I'd argue it's probably a primordial instrument from which Violins, Pianos and Guitars all came from as standalone refinements for specific sounds. But certainly the Hurdy Gurdy combined multiple elements
Eluveitie are a great example of how it's used in metal. They play a few folk instruments.
I think the first time I saw it used, or knew it existed, was many years ago when Arcade Fire played SNL - I was like 'WTF is that crank violin type thing?"
Every town should have a hurdy gurdy guy.
I went to a convention that had one... long ago.
Looper Birhinger Completely different
With his frozen fingers, plays as best he can!
I can't find a teacher in my town so mine's just rotten the closet
only if he's paid well enough to live and thensome!
Jim is so passionate about hurdy gurdy, I'm glad you got him as a guest, it's so wholesome 😭
And shredding riffs on a medieval box-like instrument is not something I ever expected to see but it's so cool
the hurdy gurdy is the reason I exist, my parents met at a hurdy gurdy fesival.
never thought I would see you playing one. crazy
Better than a keg party
So you're a Hurdy Gurdy lovebaby?
"Hurdstock '68 - the summer of the Gurdy". =)
Jarl S this is my new favorite comment
This sounds like some shit from a movie
"theres this felt on this string-
"-thats cotton"
"so this one has six strings then-"
"it has four"
You'd prefer he lie and keep up the pretence of the mistake? Weird.
@@gorgolyt no it's just funny, the rapid fire corrections
@@Varaldar I guess. If you work in technical industries that mode of speaking is pretty typical so I didn't really notice anything unusual or funny there.
Do you even Gerdy bro!?
He chose to cut after that part rather than before it, makes sense to me.
idk whats more interesting. all the info on the instrument itself or how excited this man is to explain it all
Wow, I'm Catholic and I never knew that. I'll have to spring this on our music director/pipe organist and see if he knows this bit of musical history. Hard to believe you two have never played together, well done!
Now I want to find a Trad parish and start lobbying for hurdy gurdy use.
Pardon me, my good sir, but doseth thyne musical contraption, djent?
Asking the real questions.
Haha 🤣
Dost thou djenteth?
You glorious bastard, that made my day
Lmao 😂😂😂
This is a wordy nerdy hurdy gurdy video
I could make thirty nerdy wordy videos about this absurdly perdy sturdy hurdy gurdy
Hi Andrew.
How did you comment 15 hours before the video was uploaded?? 😂😂
Rob Scallon make thirty nerdy wordy videos about that perdy sturdy hurdy gurdy
nominated for best comment of the year
That guy was probably so happy to teach a young person so much about that instrument.
My impression is that both were happy about meeting and explaining / learning!
He looked both happy and impressed with how quickly Rob picked up and explored the capabilities of the instrument.
It’s been 84 years.
Holy crow! I have never in all of my many years seen someone pick up a musical instrument for the first time and play so beautifully. Bravo! C’est magnifique.
This video feels wholesome af. “I’ve never played with another hurdy gurdy player before,” filled my heart.
I felt the emotions when he said it's his first time playing with another hurdy gurdy player.
It's not gay if the tips don't touch
@@jakobvanklinken 😳😳
@Deus Vult. Dead? Not at all, but mostly forgotten. I knew it existed, and I have even seen one in person, but they are very uncommon to be sure.
Me too! Watching Jim's passion for the instrument and joy in teaching it to Rob was inspiring.
I love that Rob can take something fairly esoteric like this and package it in a way that's genuinely entertaining and informative...sometimes I feel cynical about TH-cam as a whole but when I think of videos like this being seen by hundreds of thousands of people it makes me feel like the system works
Even a broken clock is right twice a day ;)
it's his birthday today
Adam Neely can learn from this guy then
@@CyberChrist I like that.
Sometimes!
when i was a kid in the early ‘50’s, we’d visit my mom’s parents in Chicago. there was a really old lady who did have a big hurdy gurdy that she’d take around on wheels - sort of a smaller player piano in size. she’d play it on the streets for handouts. only i think she played it on her own, turning the crank and playing it with her other hand. i had no idea till a week ago that there were hand held instruments. i like hearing the old ballads from medieval times. very rich sound. 🌷🌱
Now you've got me imagining like a full size piano hurdy gurdy where you play the strings with both hands and crank with pedals.
Leave Rob on a deserted Island for a week. When you come back he'll have built and mastered 3 new unique instruments, and be playing Slayer on some coconut bark seagull feather shovel.
Wait... you play the coconut bark seagull feather shovel?! Me too!!
@@purplelord8531 this 100%, Martin is a god.
"What instrument do you play?"
Rob: "Yes"
Joakim Kaspersen this great
He can't play the trumpet tho
Mhmm
@@valhalla6266 trumpet n wind inst. Take true talent
I remember this one on '' every instrument song'' video that I made and i' m proud of it, yes I'm an assh*le
I'm ready for Hurdy Gurdy Metal in very inappropriate places.
There's no inappropriate place for Hurdy Gurdy Metal
@@Ehh97 Eluveitie is one of my go to bands. The sound is not like anything else I've heard.
@Big Boss rebirth is an amazing song.......
May I interest you in a little "Storm Seeker"?
@Big Boss that's going into the topic of what type of band they are, are they a super group that intends to build the song to show off the ability of the players, or are they a normal band that use their ability to show off the song, either is fine. But usually a solo part is used to give a song a climax, I just listened again to all the song. They all are good songs, but most of them have an overly use of the "non electric" or rather "ethnic" instruments, maybe it's just not my cup of tea, but I just think that rebirth have a better song build, just a total drive that would pump you up any time, the other songs are rather monotonous, maybe except thousandfold, there is place to show the ability of the players, but for my taste it's not needed to be overused, which in most of the songs you mentioned it happens....
This has become one of my new all-time favourite instruments. The sound, the feel, the entire reverberation from it is just so welcoming. Just like bagpipes for me.
Hey man, thank you for spreading the gurdy love! ❤️ I'm a hurdy gurdy player for a Swiss band Eluveitie, I also record metal covers and I'm all about metal hurdy gurdy, so I'm looking forward very much to your song with this instrument! 😏 Great job!
I love your work. It's truly amazing!
oh shit, Eluveitie introduced me to hg, excited to see how your new record will pan out.
Wasn't expecting to see a member from my fav band in the comments
Elu are masters and so is our Michalina ;)
You were the first person I thought of when this video showed up, Michalina! Every time you come to California I loved talking to you about your instrument.
Me: * *has homework* *
Also me: *hurdy gurdy*
This is so dumb but made me laugh, thanks
I have a music exam and I actually need to know this for homework 😂
Irresponsible ass fucking kid
Dude this is homework, learning music and history
Me rn
He needs a shirt that says "Ask me about my cranking arm”.
Yeeeeeeeesss.
LoLoLoLoLoLoLoLoLoL
Or one that says: I'll let you crank my hurdy gurdy
I just heard a classical piece with this instrument in it and now I've gone down a rabbit hole. I think this might be one of my favorite-sounding instruments ever
I love the hurdy gurdy man, he was so sweet and exited to jam with another hurdy gurdy player 😭😊
I like his shirt
Dad jokes aside, "You already have a good cranking arm" sold me.
I feel like I can definitely play this now.
So when’s the signature model then, Rob?
You son of a bitch I laughed so hard at this comment lmfao!!!
x401 chaos I try my best
It is always so satisfying to see Rob's musical fundamentals allow him to get a grasp on a brand new instrument.
except we never heard the expert, so had nothing to compare to
Music... There's no higher form of art on the planet. That moment when they both jammed together and the smiles on their faces was pretty special
@Bobert Wiltshire do you want a cookie?
Bobert Wiltshire
That’s just, like, your opinion man
Bobert Wiltshire you can mess with people emotions a lot more and easier with music
@Bobert Wiltshire Listen to some John Coltrane and tell me that
@Bobert Wiltshire Art never captures the viewers emotions. Look at the people's emotions and expressions at an art gallery and compare them to those of a concert...
This brings back memories of walking around the street market in Breedsraat, Utrecht, Holland.
A gentleman was playing a rather large hurdy gurdy, something which he wheeled into the market square. It had large bass notes, with very soft edges. He was very slowly spinning the crank, whilst playing, and singing along. The sound was so beautiful.
I saw one of those in Foix. Got a couple of pics.
This guy is simply “the Hurdy Gurdy Man”
I loved this video !
Finally, an instrument for those who don't have the lungs for bagpipes!
Steve V You might be interested in Irish bagpipes (uilleann pipes), they use a bellows instead of your lungs!
more drone ! (in Christopher Walken's voice)
I'm asthmatic (or at least I used to be) and my lungs were never the problem with playing bagpipes. If you have a set with a decent seal, the first thing that will become fatigued as you play is your arm, then eventually your lips once your arm is trained to keep the pressure up. Hurdy gurdy is a beautiful instrument though and makes for a very nice accompaniment to bagpipes as well.
Steve V “Finally!”
Hurdy Gurdy: *is a 1000 years old*
@@MrNyathi1 I like that one.
That guy was probably having the time of his life, actually getting to jam with somebody on the hurdy gurdy
Sounds somewhere between a fiddle and a bagpipe.
I like it.
Played right it can sound a bit like an accordion too
Others sound more like a violin too
Yeah , to me it is a bagpipe
It’s polish in origin
@@covfefe1787 I thought it is Hungarian; any way, it is east-european.....
What a beautiful instrument: 1000 years old, that drone sound is a killer and those grace notes. So sweet
Just a bit of information that came from my college professor. The Hurdy Gurdy was originally used as the drone note in chants. For basics a drone note is just one note in the song that someone has to hold for long periods of time. So in easier to understand words, the Hurry Gurdy was made so people didn't pass out while chanting
originally used as? i dont know where this story comes from but its not entirely correct. it was a fully used instrument like any, since its beginnings.
Seeing Jims face light up after you two played together was honestly the best part of this video. He looked so proud, but also like it was the most fun hes had playing the hurdy gurdy. That's what I love about the videos you make Rob!
There's a really cool folk melodic death metal band Eluveitie from Switzerland which uses hurdy gurdy in its music. They also have two acoustic (non-metal) albums called Evocation and Evocation II which feature hurdy gurdy even more prominently.
Metallica used it as well in "Low man's lyrics"
Gonna check them out. For once there is a metal band from my country.
EDIT: Damn, I just check them out and this is amazing. I mean, flute, bagpipe, harp and hurdy gurdy, this is perfect.
Sergey Chapaev Thanks for adding another band to my life :)
Yassss, i saw them live, they were amazing!
Cellar Darling do a similar thing, but from more of a gothic/power metal type of folk metal fusion. Their lead singer plays both a hurdy-gurdy and a flute
Here in Ukraine hurdy-gurdy is called simply "lira" and since old times up to the early XX century one could meet a wandering musician - "lirnyk" travelling across the land and singing folk tales - "kazka" and Cossack heroic ballads - "douma", accompanying himself with lira. Thank you for interesting video and greetings from Ukraine! ✌🇺🇦
I recommend
Lamb of God - Grace (hurdy gurdy cover) by helvetion
to get a better idea about this instrument.
I just checked it out and it's freaking awesome!! Thank you for the recommendation. I hope Rob sees it too!
I proud of she becouse she is from my country XD. And she play in eluveitie
Rob should collab with her, she play in Eluveitie which is a celtic Metal Band.
She also released another covers, like Monuments - Jhin, or August Burns Red - Martyr ^^
Storm seeker have standard someone in the band to play the hurdy gurdy (band isn’t really well known)
I wish I could be as happy about literally anything as this man is about playing Hurdy Gurdy wish another person.
It's kinda sad tbh
I feel you, Angel.
I would like to really be into something, but I just like too many things to get excited for a single thing.
Some of the experts in these videos seem intimidated by how easily Rob picks it up haha
That's what I was picking up as well.
Was thinking the same thing lol
Robs just talented as fuck man
Not intimidated so much as extremely impressed. As for Rob, when you are a trained musician you tend to be able to pick up a wide variety of instruments quickly, especially if you experiment wacky ones.
he tells him he has great talent multiple times, he seemed to be genuinely enjoying the discussion and the experience. 12:38
What a fantastic instrument, I had only heard about it through the song ‘hurdy gurdy man’ but such a delight to hear someone playing it and seemingly enjoying it. Something not to be lost in the passage of time. Thank You…..
8:05 "...you already have a great cranking arm"
THANKS
Masturbation.
hahahahaha came here to say this hahaha
"I'm a wanker! I'm a wanker! and it does me good like it bloody well should!"
"You allready got a good cranking arm."
Well...
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*cricket noises*
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So.. you're telling me that this guy. Can literally play any instrument he's handed? Can we just have you be handed 20 different instruments where you create a full orchestral masterpiece?
By the way this was awesome and I learned something !
Ruben Lopez pretty talented dude!
Certain instruments have visible intervals, making them easier to learn if you’re used to seeing those patterns. It’s like how learning 1 woodwind helps you pick up another one easily.
gxtmfa Doesnt make Rob any less of a badass.
Ruben Lopez Rob is a cross genre explorative musician, he’s written his own and covered metal tunes on folk and exotic instruments check out his channel
I wished I had a hurdy gurdy in my hands in the future just to try how it feels like
My father built two of these. It was pretty impressive.
Wow! That’s amazing!
Your father is goated.
Forget the cowbell,- EVERYTHING needs more Hurdy Gurdy!
Hurdy gurdy has been used in metal very successfully, and I love seeing this. More hurdy gurdy metal I'd definitely wanted
The first time I saw/heard this thing was in Korpiklaani's song Rauta.
I'd like to hear it replace the bagpipes on chutes and ladders by korn
Eluveitie use one, and you may find Metsatoll interesting, they use several types of old instrument. Check them out :) th-cam.com/video/dC3Q9q4cRZA/w-d-xo.html
If you don't already know Cellar Darling, you should definitely give them a listen!
My first experience with hurdy gurdy in metal was with Eluveitie's Inis Mona, some 12+ years ago. Never really looked up the workings behind the instrument until just now, but I love it!
When you both were playing, and he joined in and you said “yeah!” That excitement when you make music with another person is why playing an instrument is like a high. There’s an understanding without words. Thoughts go from brain to brain
It's not gay if the tips don't touch
This man genuine love his instruments... his eyes light up just talking about about them.
sounds like the Bagpipe of string instruments. Pretty cool.
I know that it has been eight months, but that is probably because of the constant drone that both instruments share
Yeah, it does!!!
The bowing techniques are similar to a violin but the sound is very bagpipe-esque.
I love this guy. I wanna be like that. Shamelessly passionate, unquestionably expert.
Donovan was a famous pop singer who wrote the hit song "Hurdy Gurdy Man" in 1968. All these years I never knew there is something actually called a hurdy gurdy.
Same. I thought it was just gibberish.
The very reason I clicked on this video. Curious to know what is a hurry Gordy? Because of that song!
That was the only reason I had ever heard of it as well. I’m really glad people are keeping these old things alive.
It IS nice to hear the instrument they sang about in the song. 😊
Oddly enough, Donovan did not include a Hurdy Gurdy in the song Hurdy Gurdy Man
I've known about this instrument for years but didn't really know what it was. I didn't expect to like it as much as I do. Thanks so much for doing these videos. It's really fascinating learning about these unusual instruments.
Rob, I love how you are willing to find people that are so into their instrument. It really brings out the excitement for the instrument.
I'm gonna learn this and whip it out at parties. It'll be a hoot n a half.
If you could do that, I'd venture to say it would be a Full 2 Hoots! I'll look for my invite soon...
have you heardy my gurdy?
Listen, if you whip out your hurdy gurdy, I'll whip out mine!
Play wonderwall
@@talamit4403 lmao
Just proves a truth. Doesn't matter what your playing when your jammin with others...its all ok. Nothing like a groove
Exactly
Let's all thank the craftsmen that build these lovely instruments. Then thank the folks that play.
"how many strings does it have"
oh dear god please don't djent the hurdy gurdy
PLEASE DO
Why not?
Eluveitie´s been doing it for seventeen years!
Wait until we get the 12 string microtonal version
then we crank
Stevie T challenge?
PERIPHERY ON THE HURDY GURDY
I absolutely love the calmness and the serenity the man is explaining. He portrays his knowledge in a lovely way.
Fun fact: the hurdy gurdy can be heard prominently on Metallica's song Low Man's Lyric from the album Reload.
I absolutely love to watch an expert talk on their subject. What an extremely nice man.
11:17 Slayer - War Ensemble
SSSSLLLLAAAAYYYYEEEERRRGGHHH!!!!! (thank you)
Was looking for this comment.
@@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS WAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRR!!
@@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS
FOOOOCKINGGG SLEYAAAAAAAA!!!!
This is a bit of foreshadowing to the next video ;)
Me and the boys on sea of thieves be like:
I was looking for a sot comment
I can't stop thinking: "Play Maiden Voyage."
Sea of thieves
We shall sail together!
@@ollie7041 I personally feel like Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me) doesn't sound the best on the hurdy gurdy... or at least how they played it in game. I feel like it fits the banjo a lot more. Bosun Bill and Summon the Megalodon sound better on the hurdy gurdy to me.
It's such a reverent instrument. I feel in awe of the sound and my ears are used to all kinds of noises. Imagine what a medieval peasant might feel listening to this instrument in church. Out of this world
That instrument looks too advanced for its time. It's amazing.
*has sea of thieves flashbacks of sitting and playing hurdy gurdy on ship while 12 year olds scream and chase my sloop trying to sink me*
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I've encountered players like that who won't stop, so I decided to give them a taste of their own medicine, only I use megakegs
First time I ever saw or heard of the Hurdy Gurdy was at a Renaissance Faire in Western Iowa. The Iowa State University Band professor was demonstrating the instrument. I was totally blown away at how this little box could sound so much like bagpipes. It was so awesome, I talked with him about it and he explained how it worked. I didn't ask, I assumed it was invented in England, now I know the Catholic / French history!!!!! THANK YOU guys !!!!
The hurdy gurdy is the platypus of the musical world. 😂
Worse than the platypus.
@@Justwantahover Better than the platypus
#truth
i've always thought of it as the medieval keytar.
I would say the Stroh Violin would be the platypus of the musical world. It is a string instrument like a normal violin, but it is amplified using a metal horn like a brass instrument.
There is something very ancient within me that rouses when I hear the Bagpipes . This " something very ancient" also rouses when hearing the Hurdy Gurdy . Wonderful POWERFUL Instruments !
It just goes to show the wide range of interests people have. I remember seeing a story on a mailman that would go to his car during lunch and play blues guitar. He also had like the largest vintage blues and jazz record collections in the world. He looked just like a regular dude. I always think of that story whenever I think I know what someone’s about just by looking at them. Jim, you’re a hurry gurdy hero!
a mailman in france was an outsider artist would pickup interesting stones and such as he delivered to make his structure
Now, hurdy gurdy metal
Eluveitie, google it.
Patty Gurdy and Stormseeker
Huldre is another good one.
O YEAH! :)
Low Man's Lyric.
The Hurdy Gurdy Man was a favorite song of mine in the 60s. This is really fascinating. It sounds like a bagpipe with all 4 strings cranking. Wow. I have a bagpipe chanter and took bagpipe lessons years ago.
Watching the joy this guy has on his face while sharing his favorite instrument is absolutely lovely
So much fun. I've heard hurdy gurdies played at Renaissance Festivals, but y'all put them in the shade. Thank you for sharing.
Rob : Only 6 strings huh?
Rob : Can I play short notes?
Rob : So can I like do Drop A tunning?
Rob : .... Does it djent?
Lmao XD
Djent on a hurdy gurdy oh lord
Beautiful medieval synthesizer! Good vibrations!
That's very in line with what Robert Moog meant by "synthesizer." He meant that it creates sound, not that it was synthetic. I guess nearly every instrument creates sound, even acoustic instruments.
Weird instrument virtuoso: it is very hard instrument to play
Rob: it's like guitar, but upsidedown
Sounds like a mix between bagpipes and the piano. I like it.
This is a really impressive instrument, so much intelligence went into designing them. I can see why this man is so enamoured of them
Beautiful, I have always been fascinated by the "vielle", great job!
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@@rikospostmodernlife à roue
I have no idea what's happening here 😂
@@snoutysnoutersonon dit les termes
@@kazkaz756 Quels termes?
that was war ensemble!
The final swing is not a drill.
it's how many people I can kill!
The final crank is not a drill !
This war means war total war
Cihan Koseoglu Propaganda death ensemble burial to be!
I was watching a worshipping group from Israel, and this group was mostly composed of harps. I did see a tambourine, a guitar, shofar, and a Hurdy Hurdy; which I couldn't see too well on the video, so I was curious about this instrument because I have never seen one before. I decided to Google it, but I first had to know the name of the instrument. Once I had the name, did another search; and your video popped up which I must say; it was more than I bargain for. I wanted to know about this instrument, and with your video; I was able to get an entire history on the Hurdy Hurdy, plus see different kinds of the same instrument. Thank you so much for this magnificent video. I'm so glad that, you also brought an expert on the subject. He reminded me of my father who was a Cuatro (ten strings instrument similar to a guitar) maker and player, and our house was always full of different instruments. Especially Cuatros, which is Puerto Rico's favorite instrument. I'm was highly impressed with this instrument. I love musical instruments. All kinds. You do deserve a thumbs up, and a subscription because I'm curious about your other videos. Best wishes, and may THE LORD JESUS bless you and keep you, along with all your family, and all your viewers. May all of you rest, in the shade of GOD Almighty. Amen!!! 🙏💯🫵☮️❤️🩸🐑🔥🕊️
I always knew Rob had a good cranking arm. Ok now keep going, keep going, experiment with the crank.
Gotta pratice cranking *Opens incognito*
I still want to hear The Song Of Storms played on a Hurdy Gurdy
Yess!!!
SpyroTechnic Yes!
I found one!
th-cam.com/video/UCXwwUwiGXA/w-d-xo.html
@Philip Schlaepfer you, sir, got me
@Philip Schlaepfer you got me for the first time in years. Thank you good sir.
Immediately made me think of "Low Man's Lyric" by Metallica :D
Same man hahaha
EXACTLY!!!
Thank you.
exaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaclyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!! amazing songgggggggggg! everybody can relate so much with your comment!!!!!!!!
For sure haha! Great song btw
I love listening to people who are really passionate about specific things. This guy knows everything there is to know about the Hurdy Gurdy and is so happy to get to share his knowledge.