"the hurgy gurdy is a very complicated instrument and you spend more time fixing it than playing it" - Johanna from Feuerschwanz

Patty Gurdy is one of the musicians who really made the hurdy-gurdy popular as an instrument and she certainly does not skimp on production for these videos. This had been actually released shortly before she got her new hurdy-gurdy, which turned out be painted with a lighter shade of green colour (by Patty herself). It is all on her channel. She also has a hurdy-gurdy made of wood and carbon for touring and that might have been the one she used while working with Ayreon, not sure, though. There are also Michalina Malisz from Eluveitie, or Anna Murphy from Cellar Darling (ex-Eluveitie) who certainly uses this musical instrument in not very traditional ways to say the least.

And now…. Take a little bit of Feuerschwanz, add Patty Gurdy, and what do you get? dArtagnan feat Patty Gurdy - Farewell.

The hurdy-gurdy is like 10 instruments in one

Love this and your reaction to it! Thx! Her songs for the tv show Carnival Row are so beautifull too! Like No more Grieve!

Patty Gurdy is a Weasly, this is brilliant!

The flood story in long: The first level of her house was flooded to the ceiling. Her little studio was on this level, too, and full of mud. She herself was in Iceland and found out about it from television there. The hurdy-gurdy was with her parents, along with a backup of her computer. So everything important was safe. Clever girl.

My favorite version, I absolutely love this.

This song was how I discovered Patty, and got hooked on her angelic voice and the Hurdy Gurdy aswell. And which made me want to get a hurdy gurdy... 8k to save up xD

Also, notable Hurdy Gurdy player: Anna Murphy in the band Cellar Darling... I’d recommend the “Love” :D

She doesn't need anyone for the cello, she can play it herself or asks her sister for help, like here: I'll fly for you / Lora Lie Lo - Patty Gurdy (official music video, written for Carnival Row)

Yay I love patty she's a guest in my favorite song ever concrete cages by scardust

funfact. she did the mustinc for the fairy minstral of the show caravel row starting orlando bloom

Man please react to her live performance at a festival.

The song is actually an old traditional folk song. Its been done many times including by Led Zeppelin

You need to check out O’Rielly and the Paddyhats a German Celtic band. Very fun, some songs are Green blood, black sails, barrels of whiskey

The other instrument you're describing is a Nyckelharpa (it's a Swedish word). I participated in a hurdy gurdy workshop once. It was so much fun, especially because we could tell that the teacher loves this instrument. He compared the Hurdy Gurdy to a girlfriend/ boyfriend ("you wouldn't spend two weeks ignoring your girlfriend and then expect to have sex"), and encouraged us to get an Hurdy Gurdy instead of a boyfriend 😆

Wanna try a grunge/rock band with a electric Cello?

Very interesting reaction - thanks. Just fyi it's pronounced El-vay-tee. They are awesome as well.

Have you heard Ye Banished Privateers they do pirate folk and have a lot of fun. I would suggest their song Annabelle I think you would love it

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$ 8,000 for a Hurdy Gurdy is excessive. Simple cost around $ 1000. I don't think it's any more difficult to play than an accordion or a piano. You don't have to be the fastest.