Instrument with a crank

[robertc]

What was that instrument with a crank handle that was on Misty Morning Albert Bridge?

Did they use it in any other Pogues songs?

[Clash Cadillac]

I believe that is a hurdy gurdy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurdy_gurdy

[pogues24]

What was that instrument with a crank handle that was on Misty Morning Albert Bridge?

Did they use it in any other Pogues songs?

It is a hurdy-gurdy. Jem played this instrument on Down All the Days as well. I believe he played it on Hell's Ditch and Waiting For Herb, but I can't recall what songs right off the top of my head. Sorry

Iain

[philipchevron]

What was that instrument with a crank handle that was on Misty Morning Albert Bridge?

Did they use it in any other Pogues songs?

It is a hurdy-gurdy. Jem played this instrument on Down All the Days as well. I believe he played it on Hell's Ditch and Waiting For Herb, but I can't recall what songs right off the top of my head. Sorry

Iain

He made it himself too.

[SonOfErin]

I just found this old video on youtube I never seen before. You can see it for a second.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6h6jtFeaGXc

[fluke]

What was that instrument with a crank handle that was on Misty Morning Albert Bridge?

Did they use it in any other Pogues songs?

It is a hurdy-gurdy. Jem played this instrument on Down All the Days as well. I believe he played it on Hell's Ditch and Waiting For Herb, but I can't recall what songs right off the top of my head. Sorry

Iain

He made it himself too.

He made it himself?? How cool is that! With my former band we used one of these too. In dutch it's called a 'draailier' I believe. In Amsterdam I saw a street musician a couple of times who playes french chansons with this instrument. I think that sounds really great..

[SonOfErin]

Wasn't hurdy gurdy what the swedish chef used to say all the time?

[Doktor Avalanche]

Brendan Perry plays (played) one in Dead Can Dance. Beautiful and haunting sound.

[CraigBatty]

Wasn't hurdy gurdy what the swedish chef used to say all the time?

Eee-mordy-burr de-moorr-de-bish-de-boo, ee-mordy-burr-mordy-boo, MORQ, MORQ, MORQ!!! That's what I reckon he used to sing as his theme-song.... Hurdy-gurdy...

[The Duke of Ingmar]

I bet Donovan could tell you more.

[firehazard]

You can never get enough hurdy-gurdy. And a home-made one, that is very impressive indeed.

[Low D]

He made it himself too.

Did he make it from a kit? i was eying a make-you-own kit at Lark In The Morning (world instruments shop) in Seattle when we went to see the Pogues last month. I love the sound of hurdy gurdies, as well as hardanger fiddles & nyckelharpas. I suspect, given my limited success on mandolin, they are all well beyond my ability to play. Maybe another 20 years...

Anybody else check out that shop? Quite a selection, we were eying a Stroh Horn Violin for the day we send our son out to be a busker (possibly next week if he keeps pissin' us of so much!)
http://larkinthemorning.com/product.asp ... luminum_E_
And we bought a plucked psaltry for our daughter, as the first step towards learning harp.

Crossing back into Canada, we made a customs guard suspicious:

Reason for travelling to Seattle?
We went to see a concert.
What concert?
The Pogues.
What kind of music do they play?
Um... sort of punk folk irish fusion.
Irish fusion?... Hm. Did you buy anything?
Yes, a plucked psaltry.
Plucked... what's that?
Um... It's like a box with strings, we got it for our daughter who wants to learn harp, there are bowed ones too, kind of like a lyre...
A lyr... Ok, that's fine. Go ahead.

He just wanted us to say we'd seen the Rolling Stones & bought a guitar, or something. That said, as much as he was giving us funny looks, he probably did not figure us as scammers. I mean, who would stash coke in a plucked psaltry? That goes in the guitar, right?

[philipchevron]

Yes, I believe he made it from a kit, though I'd forgotten that. He wasn't satisfied with the first hurdy gurdy he bought.

[Cdn Steve]

Lark In The Morning (world instruments shop) in Seattle ......
Anybody else check out that shop?

Yes - we passed by the shop window on the way to Wed night show, drooled all over it, and made a mental note to return the next day.
Thursday morning, we wandered down there and spent a nice long while checking out the mandolins, bouzoukis, and assorted foreign plucked, strummed and percussed instruments. I had just hung up another bouzouki, lamenting the high prices of quality instruments, when I turned around and saw...
"Mr Terry Woods! How are you sir?"
He seemed surprised that I had recognized him, and we had a nice chat about the shows, mandolins, Ireland, etc.. It wasn't until later, that I thought about all the things I didn't ask him - about various tunings, techniques - general music-geek stuff.
Terry - that made my day! - and 'Young Ned' was particularly awesome that night!

[Behan]

Yes, I believe he made it from a kit, though I'd forgotten that. He wasn't satisfied with the first hurdy gurdy he bought.

I was interested in a Hurdy Gurdy kit from Lark... for many years now but thought it would've been shit after I put it together...Like I would have a few extra parts leftover, that may or may not be important. That always happens to me. If it was easy enough to put together, I may still venture in that.