A I mentioned in a post in the movies seen lately thread, the DVD version had a short interview with Bear McCreary in it. I had primarily known him as the composer for the Outlander television series, but of course he has done a lot of other TV shows and movies. The only mention that I had even seen before of the instrument was the song 'Hurdy Gurdy Man', so it was really interesting to hear what he had to say. I tried to find that 7 minute interview on line, but this was the closest I could find:
Black Sails - Hurdy Gurdy
When searching, I came across a young lady who named herself 'Patty Gurdy', she has one tricked-out version of the instrument - and she can sing!
The Longing
Game of Thrones intro
And check out her speaking voice:
Explaining features of Her Hurdy Gurdy
So cute, when she says "Because I have a G string down here"
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