Hurdy-gurdy for beginners

Name: Hurdy-gurdy for beginners
Uploaded: 2010-09-17T08:29:00Z
Duration: 5 min 24 s
Description: Caroline Phillips cranks out tunes on a seldom-heard folk instrument: the hurdy-gurdy, a.k.a. the wheel fiddle. A searching, Basque melody follows her fun lesson on its unique anatomy and 1,000-year history.

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Caroline Phillips |

TEDGlobal 2010

• July 2010

Caroline Phillips cranks out tunes on a seldom-heard folk instrument: the hurdy-gurdy, a.k.a. the wheel fiddle. A searching, Basque melody follows her fun lesson on its unique anatomy and 1,000-year history.