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The Hurdy Gurdy Cafe

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Frequency: 1 episode/19d. Total Eps: 20

At the Hurdy Café you will find an hour of interviews, music and camaraderie all dedicated to that magical instrument, the hurdy gurdy. I’m Ryan and I’ll be your host along this crazy adventure through the land of the wheel fiddle. So strap in and let’s see what’s cranking in the Hurdy Gurdy Community today.

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https://www.zanfoneando.com/hurdy-gurdy-online-lessons/
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https://stevetyler.bandcamp.com/album/the-enduring-and-the-ephemeral
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https://www.facebook.com/gurdymania
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https://www.facebook.com/wolfgang.weichselbaumer.7
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Wolfgang Weichselbaumer - Hurdy Gurdy Innovations, Sound and Fire - HGCS2E10 Season Finale

Episode 20

Saturday, July 10, 2021 • Duration 01:38:19

This podcast was released on July 9th, 2021 at 9:16 PM Eastern Time Zone, as the Moon is perfectly new.

Video: https://youtu.be/5MJvXdPhaJA

https://hurdygurdycafe.com/ The Hurdy Gurdy Cafe Season 2 Episode 10 Podcast Season Finale

Wolfgang Weichselbaumer Featured Music 1. Uzh Kak Po Mostu, Mostochiku. Hurdy-Gurdy Solo - Andrey Vinogradov 2. Germán Díaz - Nimboestrato 3. Valentin Clastrier, Et la Roue de la Vie by Duo Clastrier-Kamperman (PAN 2015) 4. F. J. Haydn - Concerto for 2 lire organizzate in C [Hob.VII h:1] 5. Tobie Miller, Matthias Loibner and Thierry Nouat When, why and how did Wolfgang start building hurdy gurdies? What was the first instrument Wolfgang built? Where did Wolfgang’s instrument’s sound come from? Did Wolfgang study anything before building instruments? How did people react to the sound the sound of Wolfgang’s first instruments? Did Wolfgang know he was going to have the impact he has on the instrument? What hurdy gurdy related inventions is Wolfgang responsible for? What is the material of Wolfgang’s synthetic wheel? Are instruments by Wolfgang Weichselbaumer good for beginners? What is the most difficult aspect of building a hurdy gurdy? How did Valentin Clastrier feel about Wolfgang’s instruments? What hobbies does Wolfgang have? What is the relationship of the player to the instrument? Does Wolfgang have hurdy gurdy apprentices? How many instruments has Wolfgang built over the years? Does the number of strings on a hurdy gurdy effect the sound? Do 3 strings on the hurdy gurdy give the perfect sound? What musicians or luthiers inspires Wolfgang?

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An Operatic Wine Cellar Darling - Anna Murphy on the Hurdy Gurdy Cafe Podcast S2E9

Episode 19

Thursday, June 24, 2021 • Duration 01:23:34

This podcast was released on June 24th, 2021 at 2:40 PM Eastern Time Zone, as the Moon is perfectly full. (For show notes and podcast audio, scroll down, down, down…)

Video: https://youtu.be/mMFIjgQ6uwA

Questions we likely asked Anna:

What is it likely getting lessons with Efren Lopez?

How did Anna Murphy discover the hurdy gurdy?

Does Anna Murphy enjoy being on stage?

What was the best/worst moments playing live?

When do mechanics work in Belgium?

Which hurdy gurdies does Anna Murphy play?

Is superglue good for a hurdy gurdy?

What does opera have to do with Anna’s music?

What are Anna’s hobbies?

What are some tips on recording a hurdy gurdy?

Featured Music

[EAR] Efrén López / Adrián Perales / Raül Bonell. Baiduska

Hurdy Gurdy - Tok jöns

CELLAR DARLING - DANCE (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

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Nigel Eaton, a Stolen Hurdy Gurdy, Unledded, Muses and More - Season 1 Finale

Episode 10

Monday, November 30, 2020 • Duration 01:24:36

This podcast was released at November 30, 2020 at 4:30 AM Eastern Time Zone, as the Moon is perfectly Full. (For show notes and podcast audio, scroll down, down, down…) Our guest today is Nigel Eaton.

Video- https://youtu.be/4CuL6YnSJI4

Featured Music – by Nigel - 1986 Synth Pop Experimentation Devil Dance Kate at the Gate from the Album Panic at the Café The Duelists Track #3 from the Album the Duelists Laride – from the 1995 VH1 Interview TOPICS INCLUDE: 1. How does one recover a stolen Hurdy Gurdy? 2. How does the double keyboard work on a Hurdy Gurdy? 3. How did you get so good? 4. How old were you when you started playing? 5. Were you self taught? 6. Did Nigel Eaton build his first Hurdy Gurdy? 7. And you started playing because your dad got tired from his job? 8. What projects were you involved in up until 1994? 9. How did you get the gig playing hurdy gurdy with Page and Plant on Unledded? 10. Were you given free range in composing your parts for Unledded? How did you approach that? 11. How did it effect your career? 12. What project or work are you most proud of? 13. Who were your most influential hurdy gurdy players growing up? 14. (From Scott Marshall) As a God of Hurdy Gurdy and the son of a legendary luthier, how do you see the current scene? 15. Any advice for new players? 16. Anything you’d like to see happen for the hurdy gurdy players and music of the future? Anything you’d like to see go differently?

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Pablo Urssuson of Sangre de Muerdago and the Poetry of the Hurdy Gurdy – HGC S1E9

Episode 9

Sunday, November 15, 2020 • Duration 01:26:48

This podcast was released at November 15, 2020 at 12:07 AM Eastern Time Zone, as the Moon is perfectly New. (For show notes and podcast audio, scroll down, down, down…)

Our guest today is Pablo Urssuson.

The video of today’s podcast-

Featured Music –

-SANGRE DE MUERDAGO – Heavy Mental (Live Session 2019)

-Sangre de Muerdago – Lonxania – Lonshania – Track 5

-Skamgreppet · Hedningarna (band)

Topics Include:

What kind of music does Sangre De Muerdago and Pablo play?

Do you need to know how to read and write music to compose good music?

How did Pablo Ursusson begin playing the Hurdy Gurdy? Punk?

How is Punk music related to the folk tradition?

Is it OK if your first Hurdy Gurdy doesn’t have a trompette?

How long has Pablo been playing the Hurdy Gurdy?

Is it good to sacrifice technicality for musicality?

Is it better to be self-taught on the Hurdy Gurdy?

How important is the coup? Should be we glorify it?

When are you going to use coup de 12?

When does Sangre de Muerdago’s new album come out?

What does the Adam’s Family Theme song have to do with the Hurdy Gurdy?

What is the best way to approach Hurdy Gurdy as a beginner?

Can you learn how to play the Hurdy Gurdy without maintaining it?

How important is the right hand, trompette technique, to playing the Hurdy Gurdy well?

Steve Tyler and Enduring the Ephemeral - Hurdy Gurdy Cafe Podcast S1E8

Episode 8

Saturday, October 31, 2020 • Duration 01:16:35

This podcast was released at October 31, 2020 at 10:49 AM Eastern Time Zone, as the Moon is perfectly Full. (For show notes and podcast audio, scroll down, down, down…)

Our guest today is Steve Tyler.

The video of today’s podcast- https://youtu.be/va8A4Z5Votw

Topics Include:

Featured Music - Steve Tyler - The Second Law - From The Enduring and the Ephemeral - https://stevetyler.bandcamp.com/album/the-enduring-and-the-ephemeral

How did Steve Tyler discover the Hurdy Gurdy? What was it like participating in the Mideaval Historic Music World? How does one get better at playing the Hurdy Gurdy? Are the Early Music Workshop Kits good? Is Steve Tyler self-taught on the Hurdy Gurdy? How's a Chris Eaton Hurdy Gurdy? What is the Chris Eaton Double Keyboard? Should we start practicing the trompette from the beginning? How does muscle memory effect the ability to use the trompette?

Who are Steve Tyler’s top three Hurdy Gurdy influences?

Featured Music Pandero – L’Ham de Foc --

Is there another Steve Tyler in an alternate universe playing in a rock band? What are the Daughter’s of Elven?

What was the process of recording the Enduring and the Ephemeral?

Scott Gayman, Hurdy Gurdy Origins and the 'Merica Scene - S1E7

Episode 7

Friday, October 16, 2020 • Duration 01:15:50

This podcast was released at October 16, 2020 at 3:30 PM Eastern Time Zone, as the Moon is perfectly new. (For show notes and podcast audio, scroll down, down, down…)

Our guest today is Scott Gayman.

The video of today's podcast- https://youtu.be/phgeNCzWCTk

Topics Include:

Where Can I Play a Hurdy Gurdy in the United States?

Featured Music –

Tarif de Nuit - Famous Wolf

https://youtu.be/yw9xNrnWSZc

What are the origins of the Hurdy Gurdy in relationship to France?

How old is the Hurdy Gurdy?

What’s up with Hurdy Gurdies in the United States?

Who is Mary Vanhoozer? https://www.maryvanhoozer.com/

Featured Music -

Tend'm - Indiférrence

https://youtu.be/HZdrLsIi5i8

What is the history of the yearly Hurdy Gurdy gathering in Indiana?

Will we finally have a good Hurdy Gurdy builder in the United States? Could Michael Opp be that premier Hurdy Gurdy of the USA?

How can you find the Hurdy Gurdy sound that fits you?

Will Hurdy Gurdies catch on with bands in the United States?

What is the Hurdy Gurdy Association and what can I learn from it?

Where can I get a Hurdy Gurdy for $300.00?

Michalina Malisz of Eluveitie on the Hurdy Gurdy Cafe Podcast Season 1 Episode 6

Episode 6

Thursday, October 1, 2020 • Duration 01:05:35

This podcast was released at October 1st, 2020 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time Zone, as the Moon is perfectly full. (For show notes and podcast audio, scroll down, down, down…)

Our guest today is Michalina Malisz of Eluveitie.

The video of today's podcast- https://youtu.be/nC0nKGdxlu8

Featured Music - Etienne Pinoteau - "Palet" - https://youtu.be/d9kr8vJiPdc

-How did Michalina Malisz get started on the Hurdy Gurdy? -How did Michalina come to join Eluveitie? -How do you develop a "Rock and Roll" persona? -What was the recording process with Eluveitie like? -Let's talk about MM's Aplo and Saphona Hurdy Gurdies. -What was Scott Marshall's role in developing the Aplo Hurdy Gurdy? -Do Elves make the hurdy gurdy instruments for Ancestore? -What's it like getting Hurdy Gurdy lessons with Sergio Gonzalez? https://www.zanfoneando.com/hurdy-gurdy-online-lessons/ -How sturdy and sensitive is the Aplo hurdy gurdy to temperature and weather?

Featured Music - Thierry Nout - LARGO sound impression -https://youtu.be/u3JMj2GtdHs

-How did Michalina get started on YouTube? -What are the top 10 Iconic Guitar Riffs on Hurdy Gurdy? -How do you make the hurdy gurdy your own? -How do you get really good at playing the Hurdy Gurdy? -What is Michalina's biggest challenge on the Hurdy Gurdy? -What are Michalina's plans for a solo project? -Who are Michalina Malisz's most influential Hurdy Gurdy players?

Featured Music- Konstanze Kulinsky - VIVACE - https://youtu.be/JEhLlcYFS6I

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Pagans, Metal and the Hurdy Gurdy - Hurdy Gurdy Cafe Podcast Season 1 Episode 5

Episode 5

Thursday, September 17, 2020 • Duration 01:10:11

This podcast was released at Sept. 17, 2020 at 7:00 am Eastern Time Zone, as the Moon is perfectly new. (For show notes and podcast audio, scroll down, down, down…)

Video - https://youtu.be/QPILT5wmgOg

Introducing Sam Riffle, moderator of the Hurdy Gurdy Community on Facebook. If you really want to make a good decision about buying and playing the Hurdy Gurdy, join this group first. (https://www.facebook.com/groups/2038441566425103/2154206864848572/)

Featured Music Mike Smith – Tea in the Morning – https://www.youtube.com/user/gurdymike/videos Bube Dame König – Heideförsterlied – https://www.youtube.com/c/neuevolkslieder/videos Zirp – La Toupie https://www.facebook.com/zirpmusic/

Sam’s background -Mittelalterrock (medieval rock) scene in Germany – bands like Subway to Sally, In Extremo, Schandmaul -Pagan metal bands (Arkona, Eluveitie) -Sam’s hurdy-gurdy teachers – Silke Reichmann de Salas (daugher of Frankfurt-based luthier Kurt Reichmann), Simon Wascher (Austria) -Renting a hurdy gurdy -Repetitive stress injuries (don’t play for 8 hours a day!) -Eluveitie forum, forum meetup, meeting Anna Murphy -Advice on buying a gurdy from Anna Murphy, Stephan Groth, Alexis Vacher -Helpful hurdy-gurdy players

-Visit to LSC in 2012 – Gotschy (Alexandra Betz), Neil Brook, Sebastian Hilsmann -Beginner instruments, how many melody strings, pressure on the fingers -Swapping out melody strings, experimenting

-Mike Smith – YouTube tune collection, good player, good gurdies, paintings

Hurdy Gurdy Community – origins, documentation, limitations -The hurdy gurdy & patience -Situation in the US -HCG website in the works – articles, FAQs, profiles/info from experts, make info public and visible -Spanish podcast?

Hurdy gurdy & metal -Eluveitie & Anna Murphy, Cellar Darling -Apocalypse Orchestra -Corvus Corax & medieval rock -Sangre de Muerdago & Antlers -Afsky – Danish black metal with hurdy gurdy track -Shredding on the gurdy, why a fully-loaded gurdy might make sense -Michalina’s tutorials for the latest Eluveitie tracks -Lack of dynamics in most metal bands using gurdy – lost in the mix -Build metal around a gurdy, don’t just add gurdy

The T-Rex Hand and Top 6 Ways to Wear Your Hurdy Gurdy - HGC Podcast S1E4

Episode 4

Wednesday, September 2, 2020 • Duration 01:08:09

This podcast was released at Sept. 2, 2020 at 1:22 am Eastern Time Zone, as the Moon is perfectly full. (For show notes and podcast audio, scroll down, down, down…)

Video -https://youtu.be/sRgW4QhiKyY

Introducing Sanne van Gend from the Netherlands…The T-Rex Hand and top 6 Ways to Wear Your Hurdy Gurdy – HGC Podcast S1E4

Sanne’s Dutch tune project is called Holland Historie – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkLdnNzHrCzCg7x_oK3BeXA

Featured Music… Sint Tuenis Poort (Saint Tuenis Gate) – Dutch folk on hurdy gurdy – Performed by Sanne van Gend Het viel eens hemels douwe (The holy ghost once descended)– Dutch folk on hurdy gurdy – performed by Sanne van Gend and Jimi Hellinga CORRETTE // La Furstemberg by Ensemble Danguy / Tobie Miller

What did we talk about on this Hurdy Gurdy Cafe Podcast? What’s a good hurdy gurdy festival? http://www.lesoncontinu.fr/ Where can you rent a hurdy gurdy? http://www.hurdygurdy.org/ Are there Viking Hurdy Gurdies? Does anyone in the United States play the Hurdy Gurdy? Maybe check the Hurdy Gurdy census… https://www.zanfoneando.com/hurdy-gurdy-census/ Is the hurdy gurdy music in Black Sails authentic? Can adventurers really carry a hurdy gurdy in Dungeons and Dragons games? What is a good posture for playing the Hurdy Gurdy? What is a T-Rex hand? Is playing the hurdy gurdy with poor posture as bad as falling down stairs? Is it normal to feel tension when playing the hurdy gurdy? Align your hurdy gurdy with your knob. How can you learn the hurdy gurdy faster? What are good tips for learning the trompette?

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Evolution of Modern Hurdy Gurdy (Plus €1000 Aplo Review with Scott Marshall) - HGC S1E3

Episode 3

Wednesday, August 19, 2020 • Duration 01:24:05

This podcast was released at 10:42 PM Eastern Time Zone, on August 18th, as the Moon is perfectly new. (For show notes, scroll down, down, down…)

Video - https://youtu.be/11od7zyRrzk

Featured Music Scott Marshall- Woodhenge from Gurdy Mania II - https://www.facebook.com/gurdymania Steve Tyler - Chronophage - https://stevetyler.bandcamp.com/releases Symbio - Playing 'Les Fil' - by Gilles Chabenat

The Evolution of the Hurdy Gurdy from traditional to Modern - with examples from Sam Palmer, Wolfgang Weischelbaumer and MM Instruments (Ancestore)

Lets look a Samuel Palmer hurdy gurdy. Do you need a tool to tune an older hurdy gurdy? What is a luteback hurdy hurdy? Are traditional wooden tangents better than metal tangents? Is it better to have a solid wood wheel on your hurdy gurdy? Are there capos on traditional hurdy gurdies? Where is the best place to record hurdy gurdies? Jon Loomes - Talking Cat Studios… http://www.talkingcat.co.uk/ How do pedals work with a hurdy gurdy? What is a modern hurdy gurdy like? Who invented metal tangents for the hurdy gurdy? Let's Look at a Wolfgang Weichselbaumer hurdy gurdy. https://www.facebook.com/wolfgang.weichselbaumer.7 How do sympathetic strings sound when amplified on the hurdy gurdy? What is a drop wheel on the hurdy gurdy? What is a good introductory instrument for the money, that is modern? What is Scott's YouTube page? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAOK3cUv3K2pRSIhkt0Osbg What is the Aplo hurdy gurdy by Ancestore? Are longer scale length hurdy gurdies better than a short scale? Should I have other friends than hurdy gurdy players? Are hurdy gurdies good for codependant people? Is gurdy mania a medical condition or not? Where can I buy Gurdymania?

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