OAE's Adrian Woodward introduces us to the Hurdy Gurdy
"If I'd been a musician in the sixteenth century, I probably would have picked the Hurdy Gurdy because I imagine it would have made me very popular. Wherever I would have gone, I would have started a party."
Adrian Woodward
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