Anxo Pintos Explains the Zanfona (Hurdy Gurdy) • [Otherlands: Spain]

This bonus video is an excerpt from a collaboration with Galician zanfona master, Anxo Pintos for my project OTHERLANDS: A Global Music Exploration. To kick off our session, Anxo explained the ins/outs of his magnificent instrument...the tuning of 15 strings, the four drones, the eight sympathetic strings, the buzzing "dog" bridges, the chromatic keyboard, and more.
To check out our recording of Anxo's composition, "K," please visit:
( • K • Casey Driessen & ... )
If you’d like to read more about our collaboration, please visit:
(www.caseydriessen.com/blog/k-w...)
LOCATION: Pontecaldelas, Spain
DATE: October 13, 2019
CREDITS
Zanfona (Hurdy Gurdy): Anxo Pintos
Fiddle & Audio/Video: Casey Driessen
Production Assistant: Emmette Driessen
Special Thanks: Alfonso Franco
To follow along the OTHERLANDS project, please visit:
OTHERLANDS Webpage (www.CaseyDriessen.com/Otherlands)
Instagram ( / caseydriessen ,
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or this KZbin channel.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
OTHERLANDS: A Global Music Exploration follows GRAMMY-nominated 5-string American fiddler Casey Driessen as he travels with his family to various countries across the globe to meet with local acoustic-based musicians with roots in their own traditions. Musical exchanges and travels are documented via audio, video and photography elements with collected materials released over the course of the project via his website and social media outlets and official musical releases likely to come at the end of travels.
OTHERLANDS is an independently designed and produced project that is self-contained with a small collection of audio and video equipment. All engineering and recording, including any post-production, can be set up, operated, and completed by Casey wherever on the globe he happens to be.
For more information and to follow the project, please visit - www.CaseyDriessen.com/Otherlands

[@JackfruitMistletoe]

Anxo is a legend. Love this content.

[@sidneys2d]

I’ve heard of a Hurdy Gurdy but was clueless. Thank you.

[@CaseyDriessenMusic]

It’s a beast of an instrument. So cool. Check out Anxo’s music with his band Berroguetto!

[@mvo5720]

What a stunning instrument, and a great video explaining it, thank you.

[@CaseyDriessenMusic]

I think we both need one :-) Glad you enjoyed the video. Don't forget to check out Anxo's projects and group Berroguetto!

[@Vangabonders]

thank you for this video

[@CaseyDriessenMusic]

I'm happy to hear you found it useful. Take care!

[@loisbarnes208]

When the host is leaning in for a closer view a closer view for us would have been nice.

[@CaseyDriessenMusic]

Understood! It's a one-person operation. This was from conversation we had prior to playing music that I thought people might enjoy. Thanks for watching and I hope you check out our music together.

[@jameshaviland6183]

Some closeup views would have been nice. It would have made this more useful.

[@CaseyDriessenMusic]

Agreed. Sorry it's a one-person operation. Anxo and I spent a day together sharing, making, and arranging music and this was a bit of b-roll conversation captured that I thought might be interesting. For closeups and more info, try this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYqtmGyZgdBkq9U