Hurdy-Gurdy
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- with Johannes Geworkian Hellman, who demonstrates his own techniques and compositions on this unusual instrument.
Visit: www.johannesgew... for more of Johannes' music.
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Recorded: Stockholm, May 2017.
Allows me to feel emotions easily, and similar to bagpipes with the drone. Truly deep. Truly lovely.
i always loved the hurdy gurdy since i was a child, and we used to go to festivals and that one particular instrument would catch my ears, and i would escape my mom's side and go have a listen, and my mom tried to get one for me, but her and my brother searched the world over for a piece of music on tape for me, they found the band donovan which had that song "the hurdy gurdy man" and a few other songs which i only played that one song over and over my whole life, and i was hooked, as i grew up the money got more and more tighter for me to think about getting one, so i never got the chance, and always searched for videos that instrument
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This is the best noobie friendly Hurdy Gurdy video ever
Many Legs thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it! Im trying to strike a balance between the nuts-and-bolts of the instrument and then some interesting history and performance. Usually I keep it to around 15 mins but I'm sure you'll agree Johannes' performance was so awesome I just couldn't cut it. Thanks for watching!
Wonderful instrument, beautiful tribute!✌💙😸
Amazing instruments and skills. Great video.
Thanks a lot! :-)
Your instrument is the best version I have seen and heard so far. You play so beautifully. Thank you for giving me such a great example of what this instrument can do.
zetacon4 thank you for watching! Please check out the other videos on the channel too, there are some amazing instruments and musicians featured! :)
Here's something a bit different with a similar Hurdy Gurdy:
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That’s one hell of a complex and beautiful machine.
" And then comes the hurdy-gurdy man singing songs of love", Donavan.
Jesus, could you think of anything more trite?
@@dang2443 Probably not too many quotes out there that mention a Hurdy-Gurdy. I'm amazed he even knew one reference that is fairly modern!
@@mosart7025 It was a big hit record. It's probably the major reason anybody is here in the first place.
Too bad he can't even spell Donovan correctly.
"The Licc" -> 1:07
Full marks! :D
I've heard of the hurdy-gurdy but never had an inkling of what the heck it really is. This is a terrific video. What an amazing instrument!
Thanks DrakeMagnum! Feel free to subscribe to the channel, there's more interesting instruments on the way!
The official musical instrument of the Swiss army.
I cant believe in my 70th year I discover yet another jaw drop instrument.Like a lot of my generation I new the name Hurdy Gurdy from Donavon but my loss, I didn't search it out, Never to late.Thank you so much for posting this.Beautiful
The song he wrote is astonishingly good. LOVE!
Thanks a lot! Really happy to hear that!! :-)
@@JohannesGeworkianHellman 5 years later I see it, it is still brilliant. Well done aper :)
@@ArsenAl-zorK ☺️🙏✨Thank you!!!
Amazing interview Johannes!
That's off the chain.
A million rappers with a million producers in a million studios with a million dollars couldn't manufacture 5 seconds worth of music of equal quality to this hurdy gurdy mayne.
I'm not even gonna guess how much his hurdy gurdy must have cost.
If I ever win the lotery, I'll probably buy one similar to his (the special wheel actions are pretty nice).
I have never seen a hurdy gurdy played in person. I would not even know about this instrument if it weren't for Donovan's "Hurdy Gurdy Man" which, ironically, has no hurdy gurdy in it. What a bizarre and interesting instrument. I'm curious though, how could a peasant or common person of the era even afford such an instrument? It looks like a lot of time, skill, and knowledge goes into making one.
even a sword that cost the equivalent of a car was very common in medieval times due to the number of blacksmiths cranking them out. there were a lot of people making instruments so there was a lot of basic models and a lot of used ones that even a peasant could get. plus the instruments would have been passed down in the players family.
it was the ones that were engraved or made from certain woods for the players that entertained nobles or the player was a noble that cost a fortune. what makes even a basic hurdy gurdy cost 1300 bucks today is there are very few makers in the world and even with mass production techniques they do not make enough to flood the market ones turning up on the used market.
Hurdy Gurdy is a fantastic instrument. And you got one of my fav players for this Video. Johannes plays with so much love and has a fascinating technic. Last year I saw him live and it was very wonderful. 😍
Thanks for watching! Not only is he an incredible player but an awesome human as well, as you can probably tell by the interview :)
I've heard hurdy-gurdys before, but never like this! I kinda wish I could play one now!
That is gorgeous, I loved the song at the end! I really like your extended hurdy gurdy techniques too. Very interesting video.
That's pretty freakin cool it has a nice sound.
what's an interesting & beautiful instrument!
im looking forward to see the next video :-)
Wonderful man, amazing musician. I had the pleasure of taking a couple of lessons with Johannes in January. So inspiring.
Those words... they make me very happy. Thank you Rique and welcome back!!! :-)
Thank you for this video and for sharing the original composition at the end. This is a special corner of youtube.
Thanks for your kind comments and thank you for watching! Feel free to share it with anyone you think might like it! :)
The bagpipes, uilleann pipes and now this...I love the sounds...my Celtic heritage is showing
The gurdy isn't a Celtic instrument. It hardly appears at all in Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
@@rolandscales9380 Exactly. Barely any gurdy players here in Ireland.
the sub count WAY too low for this awesome channel
His execution of harmonics using ‘fret’ pressure is really impressive.
You're killing me! I just sold my floor loom & dropped a goodly amount on a double strung folk harp. I've got to find one of these! (Probably find someone ELSE who has purchased a hurdy gurdy! I don't think I can afford TWO expensive folk instruments... Esp. As I haven't learned how to play, yet!
So . . . how much to buy one? It looks like an expensive instrument, but if "blind beggars" were playing them they can't cost all that much, eh?
Hehe You might struggle to get one as good as that with the money you'd make begging..
A really wonderful player with real talent. I hope I can play the gurdy half as good as this someday
Thank you for your kind and generous words! 🙏✨
An entire orchestra in one only instrument
I think that's why sailors played it.
@@ManyLegs Wouldn't humidity have an adverse effect?
A hurdy-gurdy looks and sounds like it should be from the _Harry Potter_ universe.
Two melody string tuned in an octave sound like organ pipes...
this guy is fluent in gurdy, so beautiful and technically savy and involved
Yeah! And a great composer too! Check out his recordings, they're awesome!
You gotta be if you want to play one, they're such fussy technical instruments even the tiniest adjustment can alter the sound. They're beautiful instruments and the people who play them are so passionate about them~
I bet you could play Music For A Found Harmonium really well on this!
Iwantoneiwantoneiwantone I WANT ONE!
Really versatile instrument in the right hands, it seems! Amazing how much a stringed instrument can sound like pipes (uillean pipes specifically, to my ear)
How does he achieve such precise rhythmic buzzing at speed? Is it really just altering the speed of cranking the handle? It seems impossible if that's the case.
When he brought his voice in, playing his song, it really reminded me of Tigran Hamasyan. I wonder if he's a fan...
Hello! Thanks for your comment. Of course I am a big fan of Tigran.. And I am also half-armenian (armenian just as Tigran) - and really like the influences from the armenian traditional music. He is an incredible musician..
All the buzzing rythms are made with the right hand touch the crank, as you wrote.
All the best to you!
@@JohannesGeworkianHellman Thanks for the reply!
Wow, to know that the buzzing comes solely from the crank speed makes your playing all the more impressive!
I'm lucky I saw your comment! TH-cam didn't show me I had a reply, I just happened to return to this video to listen again :)
Thanks for your wonderful music!
@@darraghchapman Thank you very much! :)
This video makes me want to play a Hurdy-Gurdy evan more💙💛
How can an instrument sound like a violin and a flute at he same time?
A wonderful musician and a teacher... just discovered Hurdy Gurdy recently and could not have found a better introduction. Thank you Johannes and Stringdom - please keep teaching and sharing!
Thanks a lot! That is very nice to hear! :)
Well deserved! :)
Thanks so much. Beautiful song - thanks for showcasing it.
Thank you very much! :-)
Rich Chaffee thanks for watching!
could someone help me with a spelling/pronunciation of his main influence at 12:00 thanks.
Valentin Clastrier - :-) The song is dedicated to him..!
So basically it's for highly intelligent people lol... amazing love the sounds you can get its like a whole orchestra in one instrument
The first time I heard of a hurdy gurdy was in a fantasy novel. The hero was (unsuccessfully) trying to play one.
Bravo! Especially the beautiful song at the end, the harmony between voice and instrument is very nice 😊
'Twas then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man came singing songs of love
Then when the Hurdy Gurdy came singing songs of love
Thank you so much for recording this video :')
Thank you for watching! :)
Bowed instruments were introduced in to Europe about 1000 years ago from
the Middle East. The hurdy gurdy followed soon after. The muslims got
violin like instruments from the khans who in turn got them from China.
But there's an extra hidden key at the end
This is a total instrument...medieval...thanks for this expressive video.
utterly loved the song!!
3:10 - ah, yes, the luthier... Wulfgang Waxelbaulmer?
*Wolfgang Weichselbaumer
It’s a mechanical violin!
Way more complex and earthy than what most stringed instruments provide...I'm going to Guitar Center in my town to point and laugh at the locals chunking out their garbage on electric guitar...
Paul Puljic Well, at Guitar Center you are not likely to hear much virtuosity, or even musical nuance of any kind, but don’t condemn the incredible instrument that is the electric guitar. Right instrument, wrong venue.
First time that I ever heard of one of these it was mentioned in captains courageous played by the character that befriends a young boy on a fishing boat. It was called a whirley gig in the book though.
Such a beautiful, complex instrument. I fell in love with the hurdy gurdy the first moment I was introduced to it!!! So now I have two favorite instruments, bag pipes and hurdy gurdy!!! And each individual hurdy gurdy that I've seen has been different, from any others I've seen and each a beautiful work of art!!!
you and I think the same.
@@PetroicaRodinogaster264 lol. Namaste
Sorry forgot to say what wonderful playing strangely sad and joyous all in one
Nice Interview i like it , i love this instrument and i hope that i can play it one day , by the way i love the song that you have played Johannes , really a good job
Thank you very much! Makes me really happy to hear that! :)
What a fascinating instrument! So many layers to it! I'm overwhelmed by all the plethora of sounds you can make with a single instrument - a creative person's dream - the possibilities are limitless.....
Wolfgang Weichselbaumer's instruments (as seen here) are a lot more innovative and elaborate than most hurdy gurdies. Most of the older instruments, which can still be excellent, don't have that many strings and often lack the capos. Also alto and tenor instruments are a 21st century development.
Wow so precious 😍😍😍😍
Wish them keys was not so clacky. Its sounds like they are way to loose. You can hear it as he presses the keys. Just my opinion tho
Sorry if that sounded a bit mean as I really like the sound the gurdy makes. I also love the violin as well.
I think there's a bit of charm to it. I know what you mean though. I like it because its so mechanical. We're used to hearing such clear-cut and perfected instruments these days, its good to hear something with a bit more friction in it.
@@chraven69 I actually agree with you. Now I have more tights keys! :) Personally it fits me better, but many gurdy-players likes to have some "clack".. It is a matter of taste and personally I like both but prefer to have a more silent keyboard as my new one.. All the best and thanks for caring "extra-comment"! :)
I have an obsession over the hurdy gurdy lately
6:29 AWESOME!!
Omg i want that thing so bad
Lets do another folk revival with this thing but with Illenium or Above & Beyond
What's the lutist's name?
What an insane trompette technique, people who never held a Gurdy don't realize how hard it is to get the buzzing to sound so consistent e perfectly timed
I can feel some Blowzabella coming on.
Beautiful. I don't understand how the buzzing works though. He obviously has complete control over it but I don't get how.
The buzzing is based on the speed the crank is turned, above a certain speed, the notes buzz. Normal playing turns the crank at just below that threshold, so that even the slightest twitch of the fingers on the crank-turning hand puts the string over the threshold and starts the buzzing. What baffles me is how somebody in medieval times came up with such a novel mechanism.
So the string vibrates to hard against the bridge and that's what causes the buzz?
Johannes explains it from 7:05 onward. The wooden bridges are not fixed on the instruments and they move when you add an impulse while turning. So you basically lift them a bit and then they slam down on their support, which creates the buzzing.
If you still don't really understand the buzzing, Patty Gurdy (also here on youtube) has one video about it. Check it out! She explains the buzzing in more detail than here.
I love this, it's amazing! That song at the end.
Thank you very much! :)
I love it hurdy gurdy ,that insturmant has an incradible sound
1:07 the LICC
Quel est le luthier qui fabrique ce modèle s'il vous plaît Thank you
História da música vai muito longe, é importantes os moldes de instrumentos a seus criadores é músicos ,Tem perfeitas novidades que surpreende os sons.
wow...
the peasants were playing the hurdy gurdy? Must have been rich peasants.
How could I not subscribe to your channel after seeing this?
The instrument makes a lot of sound. It looks almost too small to make that much sound.
oooh... this one sounds more like a flute than any of the other Hurdy-Gurdys i've heard so far... fascinating instrument.
Yeah its incredible the range of sounds he can get out of the instrument! What a player
Finns det någonstans i Stockholm där man kan få prova på vevlira? Jag är väldigt intresserad, har bara erfarenhet av kinesiska instrument men är fascinerad av vevliran.
Hmm... that looks like a wolf eliminator on the middle melody string. Didn't know hurdy-gurdists had to deal with those too.
Well spotted!
beautiful.
@6:22 is this where Mogwai got the sound for Les Revenants from?
Guess I'm too ancient for this newbie!!!!
Cok zekice düşünülerek üretilmiş. Geniş armoni gücüne sahip bir ensturman hangi ülkenin milli çalgısi olduğunu cok merak ettim
Congrats
violinist and guitarists spend years mastering technique to coax the best sound out of their instrument. hurdy gurdy players tinker and modify things to perfect their sound.
Hehe.. Yes.. Regarding hurdy-gurdy it is a combination of both of course. Would some times be really nice to play an instrument that did not demand so much adjustments to have the "best" sound out of it.. But thats the game with hurdy-gurdy more or less. All the best!
The puzzing noise heart my hears.
Hej Johannes! skitbra! Looking good... awesome video :)
Tusen tack Sergio! :)
I had no idea that they could do such a number of different sounds, bravo to the player, his explanations and Mr Stringdom for this channel!
Yeah, I've been watching a number of hurdy gurdy videos and I'm amazed. I've only heard what I'll call "european" music and heavy metal, but I'm convinced any genre at all can be played on the hurdy gurdy.
What is the Gurdy Builders name mentioned around 3 minute mark. I'm not sure I heard the name correctly?
Wolfgang Weichselbaumer.
1:08 did he just quote the lick!?
Someone can tell what is the type of hurdy gurdy?
It is a tenor instrument made by Wolfgang Weichselbaumer! :)
@@JohannesGeworkianHellman thanks dude good playing
Great video! I've been trying to find somewhere that sells them affordably but I can't seem to find any websites, do you have any suggestions?
Hurdy gurdies are not mass produced, you have to buy them from a luthier. Names of luthiers to look up would be Sebastian Hillsman, Walter Simons, Barneby Walters, Helmut Gotschy/Alexandra Betz, Claire Dugue, Wolfgang Weichselbaumer, Denis Siorat, Philippe Mousnier, Jaime Rebollo.
Thanks for the info MrFair!
Thank you for the information
Awesome!!!
When you are done playing and put the gurdy away, do you leave the strings ON the wheel, or OFF?
OFF! But leaving them on would work fine as well! :-)
@@JohannesGeworkianHellman Off makes sense, but I wanted a second opinion.
Very cool! Where do you buy the strings? Do they have hurdy gurdy strings or you borrow from other instruments?
I am here because of Black Sails... 😊😊😊😊
Terrific stuff!! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching! :)
Отличное исполнение, поздравляю ! Из Бразилии - Маркос.