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Recorded live at Crafers Church of the Epiphany in 2006. A small church in the Adelaide hills with lovely acoustics, where my parents were married. This was part of a performance of renaissance and medieval music.
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An African lullaby, for mbira and hurdy-gurdy. While there are probably very few hurdy-gurdies in Africa this track combines the delicate tones of the mbira with the strength of the gurdy.
3:05
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A poor old hurdy-gurdy player stands alone, a social out-cast, busking to earn enough for a few crusts of bread. One of the many classical hurdy-gurdy pieces.
2:47
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One day, while in Vienna to learn hurdy-gurdy from Matthias Loibner, I became lost. The bells of the Stephansdom, Vienna rang out and I was able to find my way to the train station and home. This inspired me to record the streetscape which I now use in performance.
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The hurdy-gurdy started me on a path which led me to the Nyckelharpa. Three days after being given this instrument I wrote this piece which mixes a traditional Swedish instrument with Irish influences, depicting a Mongolian horse race!! Performed at the 2008 National Folk Festival.
3:20
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Whale is my protest at the killing of whales by the Japanese fishing fleet. The whale sounds, created on the drone strings of the hurdy-gurdy, are combined with Japanese influences. Minimal distortion is provided by a Digitech RP6.
3:29
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I was taught this ungainly feeling, traditional Swedish folk dance-tune at the Francis Folk Gathering, 2008. It is one of my favourite nyckelharpa tunes to play.
3:06
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Live at the National Folk Festival, 2008. Written with aspects of Gregorian chant, these two pieces also take features from Hildegard von Bingen’s writing. The simple melody, with drone accompaniment, takes Hurdy-Gurdy playing back to the basics. Played on a Simphonie.
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Live at the National Folk Festival, 2008 - My musical description, in three movements, of the shortest day of the year. After Midnight and After Dusk are both played on the drone strings to represent darkness.
4:20
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Bringing together Macedonian and Arabic influences, this was my first piece using an RO6 effects pedal.
2:41
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I was invited to do a solo at the Woodford Folk Festival in January 2007 and I offered to do an improvisation. This piece has now become my usual concert finale.
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