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Way cool. :) And, hey, I had to describe Berlin at night, quickly, in 1720, and was able sneak in a hurdy-gurdy. I think, from here on...

Just remembered. I think I had one when i was a little kid! Although, as I remember, mine had a picture of Quickdraw McGraw on it--El...

Ehhhhh .... it wouldn't work without the crank! 😁 That's actually an electric hurdy-gurdy he's playing (still needs the crank, though...

Know what happened to those Dos Equis commercials, with The Most Interesting Main in the World? They thought he was too old, hired a...

Sorry, but you've got your history all wrong. They actually had rock music back in medieval europe.

Yes, I did make light of the hurdy gurdy--just a little harmless fun, I thought. But no, my invitation to early music day is now in...

Cool! I learned something, a genre of early music I was completely unaware of.. And, Inspired, I did a little research and discovered...

Ooooooooh, don't disrespect the hurdy-gurdy, or you can consider your festival invitation cancelled! 👹

You should definitely treat yourself to at least one edition of our festival in July and enjoy watching those threads being woven...

I don't mean to go on and on (although I must, since I keep doing it) but re-reading above thread i do want to correct one thing. I...

Yup. There are, I think, a lot of threads to look at in European music through the years--from Ancient to Mideival, to Renaissance, to...

Im not sure if useful is the right word, but I'm thinking of a few of the books, around mid high-school age, that turned me on to the...

And now for something completely different. Actually, Ms. Heiderich above, at around 2:00, made me think of this, esp. when it starts...

And now, with the Kellerheims, brothers and sisters. I love them all :) Edit (and, I've watched Das Duo above about seven times...

From the other thread: The baroque period (IMO) marked the end of that "hey, get this" phase of what became classical music. Up until...