Hurdy-gurdy player.
Hurdy-Gurdy player.
"Bonjour mada quel est cet instrument dont tu joues ?"
"Bonjour monsieur et ça s'appelle une vielle à rouevielle et elle est très ancienne et elle date du moyen age."
So what exactly is a hurdy-gurdy ?
It is a unique musical instrument that dates back to the Middle Ages when it was known in Latin as the organistrum and the symphonia and it was known as the vielle à roue (the vielle with the wheel) in France.
Fast forward to modern times where this amazing instrument gained the name of hurdy-gurdy and all the musical purists its strings are tuned to either ‘G’ or ‘C’ notes and it produces a sound akin to that of a violin.
Although a stringed instrument it is played by rotating a handle which turns a rosined wheel which rubs against the strings and this act’s in a manner similar to a violin bow.
Whilst hurdy-gurdy’s are a recognised musical instrument they are not an off the shelf acquisition and due the technical skills required in production and the complexity of the instrument each instrument has to be custom manufactured.
The lady playing this hurdy-gurdy is a member 73rd Regiment of Foot a military re-enactment society that specialises in the early 19th era and to tune the instrument she has to have the piper close by to tune into the pipes.
The group conduct mock battles involving the English 73rd against a French contingent and there are no guess’s as to the eventual winners are. Obviously with the red, white and blue sash this lady is representing the French.
They were participants at the Back to Belgenny festivities which was held at Belgenny Farm near Camden.
Belgenny Farm.
Camden.
New South Wales.
Australia.
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Hurdy-gurdy player.
Hurdy-Gurdy player.
"Bonjour mada quel est cet instrument dont tu joues ?"
"Bonjour monsieur et ça s'appelle une vielle à rouevielle et elle est très ancienne et elle date du moyen age."
So what exactly is a hurdy-gurdy ?
It is a unique musical instrument that dates back to the Middle Ages when it was known in Latin as the organistrum and the symphonia and it was known as the vielle à roue (the vielle with the wheel) in France.
Fast forward to modern times where this amazing instrument gained the name of hurdy-gurdy and all the musical purists its strings are tuned to either ‘G’ or ‘C’ notes and it produces a sound akin to that of a violin.
Although a stringed instrument it is played by rotating a handle which turns a rosined wheel which rubs against the strings and this act’s in a manner similar to a violin bow.
Whilst hurdy-gurdy’s are a recognised musical instrument they are not an off the shelf acquisition and due the technical skills required in production and the complexity of the instrument each instrument has to be custom manufactured.
The lady playing this hurdy-gurdy is a member 73rd Regiment of Foot a military re-enactment society that specialises in the early 19th era and to tune the instrument she has to have the piper close by to tune into the pipes.
The group conduct mock battles involving the English 73rd against a French contingent and there are no guess’s as to the eventual winners are. Obviously with the red, white and blue sash this lady is representing the French.
They were participants at the Back to Belgenny festivities which was held at Belgenny Farm near Camden.
Belgenny Farm.
Camden.
New South Wales.
Australia.
#Camden #BelgennyFarm #73rdRegimentofFoot #hurdygurdy #musical #instrument #French #middleages #piper #bagpipes #reenactment #military #violin #winding #handle #sound #notes #lady #technical #skills #manufactured #era #wheel #strings #iarphotographics #CamdenMacarthurExposed