Q+A: Including Questions, that no one ever asks!

[@mpccenturion]

Cheers from Canada. I have listened to your work over a number of years. I enjoy the melodies that you roll out to our ears. Thank you!

[@SolitudeofAlanna]

You are so fun ❤ love all you do!

[@joaquinbautista7301]

Solitude of Alanna wow! curioso encontrarte por aca!

[@kmcd6140]

I've always thought it was interesting how Patty's accent changes as she visits other places or moves into a new place. Maybe it's just because I listen to accents and where they come from.

[@FXGreggan.]

Patty has the most amazing eyes!

[@MetaL556]

Up there with Simone Simons I'd say.

[@TheLittleRussian2]

Her orbs are of reasonable quality.

[@ke4uyp]

Look up ring lights. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j32aiZR5hJpraac

[@ke4uyp]

SwampCritter No green.

[@JoshRiffMonster]

I completely agree with you

[@swarm69]

5:52 dun-dil-ions :D that made me so happy

[@hankanderson359]

5:50 for dan-dil-ions!

[@tinaxlynn9157]

I'm glad I'm not the only one totally enamoured with your pronunciation of dandelions 😍

[@manofculture8225]

The passion you express when you talk about your music, i like it a lot. Love to see people burning with passion with what they do.

[@Fsilone]

I've never heard anyone pronounce dandelions like that before, and I kinda like that way better.

[@rwsmith7638]

Not as many silly jokes when pronounced like that.

[@annmariekugel5131]

Is patty Irish

[@annmariekugel5131]

Is patty Irish?

[@Bitter_Beauty_Music]

@@annmariekugel5131 No, she specifically said she was german.

[@danniellemechling4018]

Aye Du ya mate..?

[@bearcingetorix6326]

Dandeelyuns. Luv it.

[@leodillon6316]

As soon as I heard this I hit ctrl+f to make sure someone else noticed :D

[@seauwn]

A strange pronunciation, but not unpleasant

[@davidpihl8339]

Patty, I hope you know how fun it is for us to get to know you. You’ve helped me fight against the depression that keeps trying to drag me down.

[@DanielRWomack]

Recently became a huge fan of the gurdy after watching Stephan Groth playing with Faun and then your videos came up! As a brass and guitar musician and vocalist, the gurdy might be next on my list to learn. IF I can afford one! Ooh the Kalimba/Mbira sounds like a great instrument to learn as well. Very interesting design. Thank you for your videos and music!

[@leithp]

I'm with you on the seasons!

[@bigdambluesband6295]

Just discovered her yesterday and with the red hair and Celtic sounding music I was expecting an Irish accent when she talked but knew right away she must be German but has obviously been speaking English for some time. English is the universal language because of American TV shows I think. Everybody has picked up on our language and culture from movies and TV.

[@maddog8356]

She’s just so adorable and talented and smart-can’t get much better than that.

[@johncross5316]

Feel your pain on the heat, here in Texas, in the ol' USA, we have had a string of 102-108 and expect it for the next full week except for a week cold front coming in on Thursday to drop it in the 90's. Stay cool, totally enjoy the Q&A's and the Music.

[@crazycanuck6422]

Love your performances! I've learned German from a very young age, although being from the U.S. and a fairly remote area, they're aren't many German speakers around me. Unfortunately my speech has become fragmented over the years while also trying to learn 4 other languages so I can travel in the future. Tangent being over, I've always loved Central European and Northern/Nordic music and instruments as most of my family is from there (Irish/Norse) Anyway, here's to much prosperity and fortune for you in the future!

[@rarypka]

You are bright light and make the world a better place! I look forward to more videos!

[@frederiqueday-forest191]

Your accent is beautiful. I know it's a tricky compliment. I'm a French Canadian and I have a hard time accepting when people tell me I have an accent, but yours is just plain beautiful!

[@BloodyBay]

Being a native-born Texan, I learned at an early age to accept the idea that _everyone_ - myself included - has an accent and a dialect of some sort. The other 49 states habitually remind us that the Texan accent is a rather unique thing, and we ourselves acknowledge the Texan _dialect_ every time we use words, pronunciations, phrases or figures of speech that nobody else says (ie. "y'all" or "ro-DAY-o" or "Remember the Alamo"). ;-)

[@rfe8nn2]

@@BloodyBay Then you have the New York/Boston accent!!! Then you also have the Southern Bell accent.

[@Tenz0r]

I wanted to add on the irish trad sessions. Depends to which session you go, in my irish session we beforehand tell people which tunes we are going to play and what key they are in. Also the most common irish trad tunes are in G, D, A and E(m).

[@kenfrank3782]

Love your playing. And love your personality!!!! I’ve totally enjoyed your videos.

[@stephenkrall7609]

Your Q&A videos are fun to watch. I like your sense of humor. It makes me smile.

[@buhimoth]

A big thumbs up to colchester! One of my favourite towns, and just down the road from me :)

[@chrisdeshazer7576]

Ur the best artest, u have inspired me so much in life, i have been listening to ur music for a long a time, without ur music i wont be here today, so thank u so much, ur inspirartion has keep me alive thank so much, ur fan chris

[@curvingfyre6810]

I haven't successfully built one yet, the wheels been a bastard to cut without a proper workshop, but I've been working on a kind of simple gurdy that might work against the tuning problem. Specifically, one that can play chromatically on all it's strings, plus maybe one drone that can still be adjusted on the fly, but less so. Specifically, I made the design to primarily use 4 fingers, with the strings tuned like viol family instruments, partially because I'm a violinist, and partially because those are really common ranges and tunings, which makes sheet music easy to come by and make use of, so long as you can improvise the "double stops". To achieve this, you'd grip the instrument like a tagelharpa rather than a normal gurdy. All of the keys would also be the same length regardless of the string, specifically so that you can use your thumb like a slide, adjusting the "open string" on the fly, and bringing the drone string, whatever that was tuned to, with it, with said drone having a single key at each different hand position. If I hadn't been working with a small medieval style box case that didnt have enough room, I'd have included a trompet with switch tuning, like you get on harps. That being said, I think I'm not good enough with the fiddly work yet to make the key box, so I'll probably have my next attempt be a fretted gurdy and be done with it.

[@ragdoll2309]

Hello from an Irish man in Germany (Darmstadt). I like the sound of your music and I think the Gurdy would definitely fit in with Irish music (pre-organised tunes obviously). I don't think you have an Irish accent (sorry), but very similar to my students here (a sort of mixture of everything fusing into a Denglish accent. Stay awesome!

[@rfe8nn2]

We also forget language has lots to do with accents.

[@Panterakat1]

Cool glimpse into the world of PG. Keep cool, especially in winter.

[@MishamolProfile]

Best Q&A ever! So funny and not boring

[@mixedupjoanna975]

I really enjoyed hearing you share your experiences. Sorry summer is so miserable for you! See if you can book some festival shows in coastal California! The summers are delightful here. I'll be sure to come see you :)

[@kennethwilliams2738]

Hey Patty, that is what swimming is for.... I love the Hurdy gurdy, I can hear it being interesting with guitars and possibly other folk instruments. May have to play parts and take turns but I am quite creative. I could hear them blending well too really although you would have to take turns with melodies. Almost like a bass drone for guitar.... would be neat to try

[@KM-ml8bp]

When I first saw your channel I thought you were Irish. I was surprised when I found out you were germin. Your music is different but I love it. I will just listen to it over and over when I'm bored. I am actually a musician my self. I played trumpet for 6 years.

[@stephenrock-wc6xt]

You are absolutely amazing Patty!! Keep on shining brightly!!!

[@Darksyne9]

You are so awesome and down to earth. Love how you like to Help people with their Music as well. Look forward to your next video lovely Lady.

[@hayleejordan9515]

I totally thought you were from Ireland, your accent and the songs totally sound very irish! Mind is blown right now! Hi from New Zealand 👋

[@maikatupua8228]

Thank you Patty!! You are a lovely young lady with talent. Please continue singing your voice and music is beautiful. Come to Fiji Islands someday. We would love to watch and hear you play!! But sorry we have a lot of summer!!

[@lovelyjubbly1010]

Revisisted>>>>A sweet charming young lady, talented beyond her years, the version of "Game of Thrones" on the HG is amazing, I have watched the video's explaining how it made and how it works, I play a little guitar, and I was lost at >> and this is -- so however it been learned you have the patience of a Saint. Cudos to you!

[@guitarrepairandmaintenance4741]

I am with you on the preferred seasons.

[@stuartharam1742]

Same, I work in customer services too so I get alot of `Isn't it nice now that it's warm out? Aren't you happy it's sunny? Aren't you upset to work on a gorgeous day like this?' and iterations thereof. It's easier to get warm than cold, and I don't tan; I go straight from white to red.

[@adamwest8256]

I freaking love you! I actually thought you were Irish! I love all your music. Please keep doing your thing.

[@davidbanaszak562]

the backgroud rift is fantastic!

[@kass2163]

Most Irish traditional music sessions stick to G and D (and their related minor keys), with the odd tune in A and the odd accidental. A doesn't work on whistles or keyless flutes (I think the same is true of keyless uilleann pipe chanters), which is part of why there's a big bias for G and D. We flute players just drop the notes we don't have, sometimes, so I would think going with G or D would work, and dropping the C/C# as needed?

[@vernonquattlebaum1824]

Now I know what a Hurdy Gurdy is. I love your voice , keep it coming Sweetheart... and thank you so much for the beautiful sound. :)

[@megalopolis2015]

This might have been the cutest and most random Q&A I have ever seen.

[@michaeltriba1307]

Totally agree with you! Patty seems like a sweet young lady and a lot of fun!!!

[@TakKurtz]

Hello Patty, just throwing an idea out there for you, on having the Hurdy Gurdy set up in one tuning...and wanting to play in another tuning while on stage...have a second or third instrument made and une it to the favoured other tunings. I do this with several violins ...as a fiddler most of us play only in a few keys( to use our open strings)...so for me keeping a few other fiddles in other tunings... just one note up... on all strings and one note down on all strings on another instrument ...makes the keys of C, E, and F as easy as G, D and A...but that is the fiddle. With the fiddle vs. the violin...we have other strange tunings as well that we play with, where as violists stick with the GDAE tuning. Having back up instruments are always a good thing... takes the stress off having a one of a kind instrument and touring. Anyhow...I very much enjoy your videos, you skills are great...you are very entertaining. Wish you much luck and will watch to see if you ever get here to Japan.

[@maidengems304]

I'm glad you use puns! It is the jewel of all languages!

[@TheFallenElf]

Yes, thank you! Finally someone who gets it.

[@elizabethashley42]

Would love to see a video of you with your kalimba 😊 I was wondering what your accent was, since you'd mentioned before that you were German! Makes sense that it's is a fusion.

[@Snarge22]

All good fun. It's been a pleasure to listen to Patty play and perform. :-)

[@seancarritt2438]

Well Patty your Music is AMAZING. Your a gorgeous stunning irish Lass Keep up the Amazing music and the Irish Traditional folk music burning strong. Sean Carritt from Zimbabwe, Southern Africa.

[@StarSong936]

When it comes to accents, I love all of them. It gives me a chance to learn new things.

[@tps607]

nice one, thanks! You would not like it in Texas at the moment (I'm not liking it neither) 38C today

[@stephenalexander321]

This was great! Love your music; Love your videos! And I do love the pendant.

[@Zombecz]

Spring and autumn! My favs too!

[@leepogo5639]

I want a hurry gurdy so badly now. Self taught guitar (Spanish and bluegrass) learning violin currently and now having discovered the hurdy gurdy via SoT my heart flutters at the thought of playing one but I digress. Tootles.

[@Jan-S-Simonsen]

I’m becoming a bigger fan with each video. Rock on Gurdy Girl!

[@johnnyprivitt6639]

She is awesome i just found her and man she is damn good. Hey she has an amazing voice and player i never of a hurdy gurty until now.

[@ThisRandomGuyYouDidntNotice]

Order of questions couldn't be better xD 6:30 "I will leave the crafting to other people" 6:38 "It's made by me"

[@edi9892]

Complaining about summer is typically German. Though, if it doesn't rain in Britain, then they start sweating too... I'm the odd one as I considered emigration because of the climate. Temperatures below 20°C seem to severely affect my immune system and I can feel all my joints despite being relatively young.

[@rushthezeppelin]

All you Europeans do not know the meaning of heat until you come to Texas or the American Southwest. It seems that Germany is hitting mid 80s with fairly low humidity right now (according to a google search on Berlin weather) while we are easily high 90s/low 100s (like 35c-38c) with pretty bad humidity here in Texas.

[@edi9892]

rushthezeppelin In Austria our worst summer days were 40C. However, I found 30C far worse with high humidity. Still, such conditions are relatively rare.

[@rushthezeppelin]

Agreed humidity is what makes heat unbearable. I used to live in AZ and we would have days that would hit up to 47c in the summer but they were much more bearable than a 37c day here in Texas with over 50% humidity, especially if you wear sun protective clothing. The only thing you have to watch for with dry heat is making sure you are keeping up with your water intake since your sweat evaporates almost instantly and you don't have so much of an obvious representation of how much water you are losing.

[@edi9892]

I'm currently in Switzerland and we are approaching 30°C and have currently 27°C and 60% humidity. This week every day was warmer and more humid than the day before and we're still far from the hottest month... just when I said it was a rare thing... either way, we have now daily storms in the evening. It's totally weird.

[@evilkillerwhale7078]

I live in Georgia, in the southeast United States. We had a summer a few years back where we had multiple days over 45C with OVER 90% HUMIDITY. That, my friends, is utterly miserable.

[@Jason-zn7re]

Patty, I love your music, I love your videos in general. And in some ways, I get to remember a little bit from my past, Back in the late 90's, 1999-2000, I had a Beautiful Redheaded girlfriend who was from Switzerland, and hearing you talk and describe things, reminds a lot of her. I was her "Cutie American Boy". Keep doing what you do. I Love It.

[@muttersliebling8696]

Because she is from Germany.

[@Jason-zn7re]

@@muttersliebling8696 I know.

[@Whatthechuckttv]

Really enjoy your videos. And your music.. And your accent, if I'm honest. I find your information on the gurdy very interesting. Thank you for blasting these out. Good luck with summer.

[@RayRand]

I love kalimbas! I was browsing an exotic instruments store once, on vacation with some friends in Vancouver, British Columbia late 90s. I was in my mid 20s. I purchased a small African kalimba on a whim. I got pretty good coming up with melodies on the thing and would take it on camping trips and other outings. I don't know what happened to it .. I must have lost interest. Now I cherish every single instrument that comes into my possession and have started a small collection (guitar, banjo, mandolin, violind). I have decided to buy another kalimba. BTW I absolutely love your channel and your playing! I have become obsessed with the gurdy and you are an absolute virtuoso! Thank you for giving us a window into your life. Love from Las Vegas, NV.

[@timlattin8205]

I've never heard dandelion pronounced that way. It's an awesome pronunciation!

[@gerbrandpaich6910]

Well, there goes my wish for a visit to South Africa from you... Would have been awesome... It easily gets up to 25-32'C even in winter, except maybe for the midlands during July...

[@LeeTheHairdresser]

Why is your English so good? I just love listening to you. And i love your red hair :-)

[@TheEmeraldNight]

I have two colours, white and burnt. Sorry to hear that it is so hot over there. It is winter here in Aus and I am in thermals and under three blankets.

[@888mandalore]

I'm from Colchester, didn't expect to hear you mention it!

[@paulpeirce1993]

Love you and your music (in the most non-creepy manner possible). 😊 My wife and I used to live in Massachusetts and we moved to Florida. So, being tired of the snow storms and blizzards, we traded New England weather for Florida Hurricanes. When you can swim in your pool in February, you might imagine the Summers can be brutal, but living on the Atlantic Coast of Florida has its benefits as well. Our municipality is called “Sebastian”; often described as “...a Drinking town with a Fishing problem. 😄

[@madmanvarietyshow9605]

YES! She actually put it on there!

[@geoffallert1921]

Too hot in Germany. Come down to Australia in February.:) You'll have fun here. Love your work. you're a beautiful and talented young lady.

[@drd1924]

You have such a fun bright personality! Cool interview

[@klntym]

I am so confused. Your German but lived in the UK, but fiery red hair. I clicked the subscribe button because I thought you were Irish. I stayed because I like your music! Oh and I came here first to find out what a hurdy gurdy was. Nice job young lady, of confusing this old man.

[@robmx2324]

Your music is awesome. I love how you collaborate with other European musicians. ❤❤❤❤

[@Snoochy87]

Keep up the amazing work! Never give up on anything in life. No matter how hard it seems. :)

[@me262talon2]

Would love to see you collaborate with Cellist Tina Guo.

[@connercampbell9086]

Mark Miskell With Taylor Davis and Lara DeWitt.

[@edi9892]

Conner Campbell or maybe Malukah.

[@connercampbell9086]

edi I didn't think of that. Form like a KZbin supergroup. It's be pretty cool.

[@Hobbitbot3000]

Nah. She would suit a collar with Alina gingertail much better

[@TheBusterboy62]

Just love Patty's music!!!!!!!

[@isaacribeiro6823]

me the one who grow up in a country where is +35C for 9 months, gets dry in the summer and goes to +45C. and every 10 years snows, i dont like snow at all. i do eat ice cream in the winter not january do, is too cold. summer you sound british with the heat waves. they melt at 40C in the UK and iam like nice spring is late but show up.

[@edtacey2257]

I have never heard Dandelions pronounced that way before, but I like it!

[@angelusdraven6101]

I've just found you're channel today, and then obviously only hearing you're music for the first time, I was blown away, I am very impressed by the talents with instruments and you're harmonic voice, think you've gotten a new fan and most definitely a new sub, if you do anymore Q.A's could I just request that you say dandilion I love the way it sounded with you're accent I don't know why but it brought a smile to my face, best of luck with any future stuff you do, and thank you so much for doing what you do

[@reginthe7th823]

I know what you mean with burning like toast , although i tend to turn into a strawberry myself. Burning like toast gave me freckles :) I always enjoy your video's , lovely tunes from a lovely lass .

[@Quasihamster]

"Oyrrish accent? Stoop sae'n I goot an Oyrrrish accent?! Oi'm Sco''ish!"

[@kaizakaria]

😂

[@eddiec4536]

I love your Gurdy and your singing. You are so talented and now also, funny. Please come to California and do a concert someday, in Spring or fall of course. Edward in Souther California

[@richardbast7243]

About time I see proper eye makeup. It is beautiful! Most women no days looks like they have black eyes or are addicted to something. Thank you for looking gorgeous. .

[@mehdirahmouni]

my favorite song is luring , leaves and lemons , run and grieve no more

[@lowe7455]

Liebe Grüße von einem Berliner aus dem Allgäu! ;) Klasse Musik, sympathische Gestik und interessanter Akzent!

[@owengreig1088]

The capital of Assyria is (or rather was) Ninevah, in case anyone was actually paying attention to the questions and not just Patty. Not that I was, of course (paying attention to the questions, that is).

[@CuDobh]

Yay ... Swedish bagpipe! Very close to German "Dudelsack" and very very medieval!

[@robbielee5423]

Thank you for your amazing talent you share with us Patty

[@raymondsmith9884]

Cute video... looking forward to hearing future music and video. Maybe someday you'll find yourself visiting my home state of Portland Oregon. At least you'll love our weather.

[@MRCelSynap]

This was amazing, you're amazing, keep doing this!

[@61Vibes]

No army could defend against a small group of Patty's. Patty, please remember that freedom is the opposition of captivity. So dramatic, I know, but if you were to be cloned, and coarsened, the world could be drawn to it's knees. The entire internet community needs a cold shower after watching you,. Besides that, your wisdom and knowledge is apparent and appreciated. I am a Gurdy fan and enjoy your humor, thank you.

[@JoshRiffMonster]

The summer here in Central America is like 30± Celsius

[@rolandvogt1193]

You have a lovely voice and I enjoy the sound of your hurdy gurdy as well.

[@김지산-q5i]

Every time when I see her, my heart runs fast up and down, right and left automatically.

[@ekowahono4409]

Thanks for your channel Patty I love unique sound of uncommon music instrument like Hurdy Gurdy I've just found out that it exists

[@33Sonja]

You are hysterical! Loved your video.

[@siraugustwinter]

Thank you for the Q&A video, keep up the great work and I look forward to watching more of your videos!

[@tomcline5631]

I sympathize with that thumb injury! I chopped the end of my right pinky finger about 3/4 off(the finger nail bed was all that was whole) and I stupidly had them sew it back on. How can something be numb,and always hurt!?? I should have had them remove the end, would've been better in the long run.

[@rfe8nn2]

What's cool is German and Celtic cultures have rich histories together. Plus both have a rich history in the British Royal family as well.

[@rockclimbing3844]

Talented and knowledgeable and funny and beautiful. Keep up the good work.

[@Goludan]

really enjoy the insight! sooo looking forward to getting a gurdy.

[@MartinAhlman]

Swedish säckpipa is great fun! Go for it!

[@johnathankuzyk]

Hope your studies are going well! I graduate on the 18th with my BFA in Graphic Design.

[@vanesaboston2283]

I love your attitude!