An interesting video showing the Ethiopian Krar lyre being played.The Krar is about halfway through the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pn-wd1xx4I Greg...
thanks Greg!, here is another video for Krar fans...(this video is one from my youtube favorites:) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7r_368suG0 Its interesting...
... Hi Michael and Greg, I'm afraid I have limited megs to use on my computer so I could only watch the videos at my local library, but not listen to them :-( ...
hi, i'm trying to summarize the history of the european lyre but i don't remember well all the facts. basically 2-3 paragraphs of the following - relating...
Message 133o: Hi All, Sine I received my Sutton Hoo Lyre I have been more intent on finding other stringed instruments from the time period. Jay Witcher ...
Hi Hugh, The medieval harps of Scotland and Ireland were strung with brass. I would avoid the word "bard", because it is loaded with modern layers of romantic...
i understand how the word 'bard' has been interepted these days. i don't remember where i read it, but if i remember correctly, one source place the bard...
Spme of the lyres found in gravesites in Northern Europe date back to the 6th century. Any theories about what kind of strings were used iwould be highly...
The story you're talking about is Irish, and it's about the harp of the Dagda. Somewhere, I completely forget where I read this, there was speculation that...
Niki,  I read it about the time I originally posted it - but I do not have time to work with the document right now. Thus the motive to post the URL to the...
... Hi Hugh, No one knows what the origin of the European lyre is. Many early Greek vases depict both bowl lyres and box lyres, and THEIR origin is probably...
... Hi Roger, ... Yes, like the krar. But the images on coins aren't very clear. And the Celts might have had various different types of lyres. In fact, there...
Hi I see some mention of "Corwen's Jouhikko Guide" in the list archives. Is there any way this can be put into the files section or is it available elsewhere? ...
True Larry,  If the European lyres used brass or iron there would be some signes in the digs. More likely it was horse hare or gut. But over time the...
Hi Hugh, Here's Nancy again. Yes, you mean the story of Dagda, who is considered to be a sort of god (sun god) or a first ancestor type, sort of the equivalent...
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Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Anglo_Saxon_Lyres group. File :...
Hi All: I see that information about the jouhikko is frequently in demand. The Sibelius Academy in Helsinki Finland has a very nice website about the jouhikko...
... Hi Nancy, Thanks for that, it's a fantastic story (well, literally)! The early medieval Irish stories that have survived are generally much older than the...
If you click on <linkit>, you'll find a list of performances. Check these out; some of them are amazing, beautiful, deeply moving, great fun. I've got a...
To be more specific, look for the two links titled "Virbel". They are performing at a music festival of some kind. The sets are quite long and include two...
But wait- there's more. AFter struggling with the fine art of home-made bows, I noticed by looking at some of the picture files on this site that some of the...
You probably know about these already, but this is what got me interested in jouhikko. Well I should say, this is WHO got me interested, Pekko Kappi, sorry I...
Hi Larry After looking at lots of Jouhikko pictures and videos on the web I don't think there is much tension on the bow hairs in the bow it's self.I think...
Carole Lewis, a world-class viola da gambist and a good friend showed me that same technique. It does give one a lot of control when playing jouhiko, or a...
