Playing Ugears Hurdy-Gurdy: professional Hurdy-Gurdy Master

Discover more: The Ugears Hurdy-Gurdy is a fully fledged mechanical musical instrument. To play it – just turn the crank with one hand and push the keys with the other. Today we are presenting a lesson of playing the Ugears Hurdy-Gurdy performed by Oleksa Kabanov, a professional Ukrainian Hurdy-Gurdy Master. The Hurdy-Gurdy plays dancing melodies, from folk to modern, being the bridge between the medieval times and the present day. This mechanical musical instrument brings the unforgettable time of working together on things that are popular among people of any age. Just put it together and you are ready to throw an original party giving a new spur to whatever music you like – whether it is folk or modern – playing your new unique Hurdy-Gurdy. The history of this instrument begins in the 15th century. One of the earliest forms of the hurdy-gurdy was the organistrum (a portable organ) in Medieval Europe. After some modifications it became a