A mechanical string instrument from the Middle Ages that can still evoke chills today... With a few turns on a hurdy-gurdy’s hand crank, a rosined wheel sweeps against the instrument’s three main ...

Despite it being his first attempt at making a hurdy gurdy from scratch, Andrew Tan won the top prize at a competition recently, much to his own surprise. A hurdy gurdy is a medieval European ...

For more than two decades medieval folk rock duo Blackmore’s Night has been performing its unique blend of rock meets medieval folk on authentic period instruments. The band is led by husband and wife ...

Ever stumbled across a sound that made you stop in your tracks? Maybe it was something ancient and unfamiliar, yet strangely ...

Trying to escape the bitter cold of a Gumeracha winter, Julian Moore decided he needed an indoor hobby and soon found himself crafting dulcimers. An avid guitar player at the time, Mr Moore felt ...

Seattle’s Medieval Women’s Choir (MWC), the only large volunteer choral group in the U.S. and Europe dedicated to performing medieval music, rings in the holiday season with a program titled “Natus ...

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