Yes, there is a Hurdy-Gurdy Man. There’s also a Hurdy-Gurdy Woman. And a Hurdy-Gurdy Baby. “He’s the Hurdy-Gurdy Baby,” confirmed Donald Heller, looking over at his son Gaspar, 19 months, who seemed ...

Twenty-seven years ago, in search of a hurdy-gurdy master, Donald Heller wandered into a music shop in Budapest. There, he saw a beautiful maiden, an ancient-looking stringed instrument in her lap, ...

Ask Idahoans today what a hurdy-gurdy is, and most will have no idea. A few will probably know that a hurdy-gurdy was a kind of hand-cranked musical instrument popular in the 19th century. But if you ...

The hurdy-gurdy is one of Europe's oldest musical instruments. A kind of mechanical violin, it uses keys and a crank, along with melody and drone strings. Some call it the medieval synthesizer, and a ...

Stringed instruments bowed by a wheel cranked by hand have been around for centuries, and come in many shapes and sizes. Inspired by 16th century instruments, mechanical model maker UGears has created ...

Gather 'round everyone, this is going to be the strangest metal cover you'll hear all day! Lamb of God and the hurdy gurdy have, in all likelihood, never been mentioned in the same sentence together.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The hurdy-gurdy is the duck-billed platypus of instruments. It has strings but you don’t pick or strum them. It ...

Charles Nelson, left, and David Herrera pose for a photograph at the upcoming Hurdy Gurdy restaurant, located in the old Mudhen building at the Dallas Farmers Market. Jason Janik / Special Contributor ...

In 1968, Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan released Hurdy Gurdy Man – the influential title track of his The Hurdy Gurdy Man album from the same year, which featured the contributions of a rather ...

Future Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones worked on Donovan’s “Hurdy Gurdy Man.” Donovan explained that Jimi Hendrix was originally supposed to work on the song. Subsequently, Donovan ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images/Michael Putland In 1968, folk singer Donovan was in India, studying ...