If you’ve never heard a hurdy-gurdy before, you’re in for a treat. Not many people have, since they’re instruments which are uncommon outside of some eastern European communities. Think of a violin ...

He comes singing songs of love? Still from The Conjuring © Warner Bros. 2013 The terrifying new trailer for The Conjuring, the new horror movie from Saw director ...

HEALY — When Le Vent du Nord performed in Healy on the weekend, one of their instruments caught everyones’ eye. It was the Hurdy Gurdy. Fourth-grader Laird Dixon examined the instrument at the end of ...

Members of Led Zeppelin helped create Donovan’s “Hurdy Gurdy Man” in the studio. The tune paved the way for a lot of the band’s later work. Donovan himself argued that Jimmy Page’s contributions to ...

The Hurdy-Gurdy continues to worm its way into pole position as the hacker’s instrument. How else could you explain a medieval wheel fiddle being turned into a synthesizer? Move over, keytar — [Rory ...

In 1971, if you’d have told British guitar star Ritchie Blackmore that in 40 years he’d be playing Renaissance fair music on a hurdy-gurdy in castle courtyards throughout Europe he would never have ...

Ever heard of the hurdy-gurdy? “When I saw the hurdy-gurdy, it blew my mind,” says Peter Micholic. “It looked so alien compared to the other instruments I was familiar with, and I couldn't believe ...

Although art school had sparked his interest, a young Donovan Leitch found himself ready to drop-out. It wasn’t a decision based on sloth or a lack of creativity, but rather a desire to hit the road ...