Harry Wass on Hurdy Gurdy

I’ve fallen in love with some of these instruments, they have so many interesting properties, it was amazing to see one in real-life! (more details about Harry Wass and about the Hurdy Gurdy below (press “Show more“). Harry Wass makes his own medieval instruments! @ I took this video of him at Salamanca Marked, in Hobart, which is in Tasmania, Australia. I’m posting it with his kind permission - he even sent me some details: “The two short tunes are original pieces written by me the first being called Gumbo the second tune is the faster part that I go into it’s called Crossover.“ The Hurdy Gurdy is even more amazing than it looks. Keep reading, srsly: The rhythmic buzzing you hear is part of the music, controlled by the speed of turning, you can see him adjusting the tension on it at the 18-second mark. Many people associate it with bagpipes