For instance, does the image of the wretched hurdy-gurdy man in the final song make the listener question what Bostridge calls the "self-indulgence" of the protagonist, who is wallowing in despair rather than combatting it?

Featuring the talents of Andy Cutting - diatonic button accordion; Jo Freya - vocals, saxophone, clarinet; Paul James - bagpipes, saxophones; Gregory Jolivet - hurdy-gurdy; David Shepherd - violin; Barn Stradling - bass guitar and Jon Swayne on bagpipes, saxophone, this event is gig style with standing in the lower level and seating in the balcony.

All members sing and are multiinstrumentalists (on fiddle, guitar, bouzouki, hurdy-gurdy etc.), thus the music is an ever-changing soundscape ranging from sawdust-raising footstompers, Celtic traditional tunes, to the more reflectively melodic .

"It's not every day you come across a Hurdy-Gurdy, a Gittern or a Sackbut The workshop and concert are sure to be fantastic."

In other words, it is a wordy, hurdy-gurdy stitch to read, words and pictures both.

Other guests include George Papavgeris, Anthony John Clarke, Geoff Higginbottom and hurdy-gurdy wizard, Damien Clarke of Pressgang.

(3,4) 68 Worsening of patient's condition (7) 69 Silkworm's case (6) 70 Former Chancellor, - - - Lamont (6) 71 Seize control (of a vehicle) (6) 73 Large mountain goat (4) 76 Comfortable (2,4) 78 Excitable (5) 79 Hurdy-gurdy (6,5) 80 Horse-drawn transport (10) 85 Reversal (5-4) 86 Apple brandy (8) 87 Whisper (7) 88 Kiss!

His anxiety, therefore, cannot remain anonymous, it becomes the anxiety of the single voice that saturates the whole cycle and carries us along with it, from the gate of the house the traveller must flee to the threshold of the other village, where the hurdy-gurdy player awaits.

I walked and weaved through crowds, past street artists and even a hurdy-gurdy musician selling his tunes on compact disc.

In 1909, Rameau recorded four sides of local dance tunes in duets with a vielle a roue (hurdy-gurdy) for the Gramophone label.

AMERICAN viewers think Cheryl Cole sounds like hurdy-gurdy Muppet the Swedish Chef, claims Simon Cowell.

The group blends medieval melodies and instrumentation with modern and international flavors using a variety of authentic medieval instruments, including rauschpfiefes, shawm, hurdy-gurdy, bagpipe and hand-drums.

He will be bringing the orchestra, which also features a hurdy-gurdy, bass, guitar and violin, along with him.

Jetlag and the bizarre hurdy-gurdy commentary make for quite a surreal hour.

Artists frequently used instruments associated with the lower classes (e.g., bagpipes or hurdy-gurdy) to make pointed comments about individual morals, society, and politics, especially through depictions of charivari and rough music.