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PATTY GURDY - RUN (new original hurdy-gurdy music)

The hurdy gurdy is a "wheel fiddle" where the strings are rubbed by a wooden wheel played with the right hand, with differents speeds to play rythms. The left hand plays with a keyboard on the melodic strings. Guilhem Desq is a stunning french player, this composition starts with a traditional playing, then continues with Loopstation and distorsion, listen to the end! facebook.com/hurdyguigui | Rare And Strange Instruments

On this Day in Music History – June 11, 1966 Peace, love... and a knock at the door. Donovan, the psychedelic minstrel who brought us tunes like "Sunshine Superman," "Mellow Yellow," and today's feature, “Hurdy Gurdy Man,” became the first high-profile rock star to be busted by London’s newly formed drug squad. It wasn’t exactly a rock ‘n’ roll raid of mayhem and madness—Donovan and his girlfriend were quietly taken to Marylebone Police Station, booked, fingerprinted... and served a cup of tea.

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