"Instruments with Soul", Ep. 8 – Hurdy-gurdy

Eighth episode in the series “Instruments with Soul”. Featuring artists: Stanisław Nogaj, Stanisław Wyżykowski. “Instruments with Soul” is a series of short educational films on music, presenting Polish folk instruments. The films include information on instrument construction and production, their history and function in culture, and past and present performing practice. They are narrated by well-known musicians who deliver colourful stories and brilliant musical performance. The film has two language versions, Polish and English. Executive producer: Maciej Stasiński (www.watra.pl) Producer: Institute of Music and Dance, Warsaw 2017 You may also visit the “Polish folk music instruments” portal at www.instruments.edu.pl, where you will find descriptions and pictures of hurdy-gurdies from major Polish museum collections. You are also welcome to deepen your knowledge about the hurdy-gurdy at the dedicated website www.instrumenty.edu.pl. You can also familiarise yourself with the designs of hurdy-gurdies made during workshops organised during the IMiT’s programme ‘School of master folk instrument makers’ (www.imit.org.pl – in ‘materials’, www.muzyktradycyjna.pl; www.akademiakolberga.pl/).