Hurdy Gurdy metal

[Sergio F. Ribnikov]

Eluveitie, a Swiss band, playing the song Inis Mona, based on the breton traditional melody "Tri Martolod" (three sailors).   The hurdy-gurdy player is called  Anna Murphy and she does a nice job :)

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iijKLHCQw5o

 

[Samantha Riffle]

Thank you for sharing this with the group. :D Eluveitie is my favorite band of all time, and Anna's playing is what got me hooked on the HG in the first place. It's really unusual for hurdy gurdy players in rock/metal bands to bother using the trompette, but she does it so beautifully in most of their songs (even in Inis Mona, although it's hard to hear unless you really listen). You can hear it very clearly in the intro to "Calling the Rain:" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xBQPSEMUSs

On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 1:30 PM, Sergio F. Ribnikov <ribnikov....@gmail.com> wrote:

Eluveitie, a Swiss band, playing the song Inis Mona, based on the breton traditional melody "Tri Martolod" (three sailors).   The hurdy-gurdy player is called  Anna Murphy and she does a nice job :)

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iijKLHCQw5o

 

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[Sergio F. Ribnikov]

Hi Samatha,

 

Good for you!  it´s manifest that people can find inspiration in all things!

 

You are right about the trompette, I have the same impression. And it does sound good in (death/pagan/viking/whatever) metal. If you think of it, with some HG-players who abuse of the trompette, it´s sounds like a kind of folk "blast beat" :)

Be well,

 

Sergio

2011/4/14 Samantha Riffle <samr...@gmail.com>

[Gašper Kvartič]

Hail the Swiss!! =)

Yes, I also love this band. And in fact, they're the first musical encounter I've had with the gurdy (great, now I sound like I'm copying Samantha ... =) but it's true). We've even played a cover of Inis Mona with our band. Yes, HG included, played by myself.

For those of you not really into metal .. good news! The band (Eluveitie) also recorded an entirely folk/ambient album without the growls (almost =B) and electric guitars. It's called "Evocation I - The Arcane Dominion" and features a lot of hurdy-gurdy as well. Check it out, I've included a link to a song from the album entitled "Brictom":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EplEsr5IVj0

As you may know, I am also active in a folk metal band with my hurdy. Right now we're in the process of recording our demo, which will feature many folk instruments, also HG. Will post more when it's finished.

Enjoy the beautiful springing of the year and keep the music alive!

G

[Arle Lommel]

Thank you Gašper for sharing this link. I must confess that metal, with limited exceptions, has always given me a headache and I just couldn't get past the first link posted here. This link is much more like Hedningarna or (stretching things a little farther) Wolfstone and I quite like it. The dog is a little more apparent here, and it is clear that the gurdyist is quite good.

-Arle

[Scott Gayman]

I may be wrong but I believe Tobie Miller taught her how to play. Which goes a long way to show that Tobie,who generally plays Baroque and Early music, is an exceptional teacher and that Anna is an exceptional musician.

Scott

[Samantha Riffle]

Hi Scott,

In every interview that Anna has given so far, she said that she took classes at a school for traditional music in Switzerland and played for about 3 months before joining the band (which I believe she did about 4 years ago). She didn't mention any teachers' names, though. Has Tobie taught courses in Switzerland before?

I've never met Tobie myself, but I have seen some brilliant examples of her playing online, and I hope to be lucky enough to take a lesson from her some day! (Although at the moment, I'm not taking lessons from anybody - damn tendinitis!). :P

Sam

[Scott Gayman]

Tobie is a teacher in Switzerland and, as far as I am aware, the only one teaching at a music school there. She is also an beautiful singer and a fully trained and accomplished recorder player.

She teaches at the Over the Water Hurdy Gurdy Festival. If you get a chance to go, it really is worth the time and money.

Scott

[Samantha Riffle]

Well, there it is, then. :) She must have been Anna's teacher. That's great to know - thank you!

Actually, Switzerland is a bit closer for me than OTW, since I live in Berlin, Germany (although I am actually American). I have been looking for an excuse to travel to Switzerland for quite some time, so if she offers classes there, that might be just the reason I need. I will have to wait until my left arm recovers, but I will definitely consider contacting her about classes in the future. Thank you so much for the info!

sam

[David Gillett]

I didn't know Tobie plays recorder?! I play both also (badly, LOL),
and I know of Michael Opp, John Heyer, and I believe Nancy Darling at
Oberlin does as well. Do I see a trend here?

[Felicia Dale]

Ooh, take lessons from Tobie if you possibly can.  She's a marvelous player and an excellent teacher.  I really enjoyed my classes with her at OTW last fall.  And, as long as it doesn't cause you pain, you can play only right handed for a while.  I hope you feel better soon. 

Felicia.

[Samantha Riffle]

Felicia, it's very odd, my right arm is absolutely fine, but I definitely have a problem with my left - it always starts right after I play. Luckily, there are some great physical therapy specialists here, and they have given me some exercises to strengthen my left hand and fingers. It's just going to take FOREVER...but I hope that I will get to take lessons with Tobie someday (and hopefully at some point I will also be able to restart lessons with my regular teachers here in Germany, both of whom are really great). :) Thanks for your kind words!

sam

[Sergio F. Ribnikov]

I hear you, Samantha....  I slipped on ice in Sweden last december and splintered the cubit bone in my right arm. Now, cranking the wheel (and mostly trying the coups) is not easy at all (and a bit painful)!   getting slowly better though... 

 

Good luck with your tendinitis! and nice to see my little contribution gave you something to look forward to on this respect :)

 

all, here you have an interview with this fine lassie we´ve been talking about. It´s not as good as demonstration as Matthias Loibener´s posted earlier, but I do think she definitively is nicer to look at ;)

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT89FrGpMLI

2011/4/14 Samantha Riffle <samr...@gmail.com>

[Paul Sherwood]

For those who are "over the water from over the water", Tobie will be
at the UK Hurdy-gurdy Festival in Youlgrave, Derbyshire 5-8th May. She
will be doing a masterclass, and a baroque workshop. See gurdy.co.uk
for details.

Paul

[Martin Lodahl]

On 04/14/2011 09:55 AM, David Gillett wrote:
> I didn't know Tobie plays recorder?! I play both also (badly, LOL),
> and I know of Michael Opp, John Heyer, and I believe Nancy Darling at
> Oberlin does as well. Do I see a trend here?

I think quite a few of us do. And some of us are viol players.

- Martin
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Martin Lodahl of Auburn, California
UNIX Pro, Musician, Motorcyclist

[Arle Lommel]

And if you add in tin whistle or other folk (block/fipple)flutes, you probably come close to a majority.

-Arle