Welcome to the Over the Water Hurdy-Gurdy Association
"to promote and foster knowledge about and use of the hurdy-gurdy..."

What we do ...

The Over the Water Hurdy-Gurdy Association (OTW for short) is a group of hurdy-gurdy players, builders, and aficionados based mostly in Western Washington (USA). We put on French music jams and dances in the Seattle area (with live hurdy-gurdy music, of course) and an annual hurdy-gurdy festival and Saturday dance on the Olympic Peninsula. For more information, please select from the links above or write to us via regular mail (at the address above) or e-mail at info@overthewater.org.

 

The Over the Water Hurdy-Gurdy Festival...

The Over the Water Hurdy-Gurdy festival brings together hurdy-gurdy players, builders and teachers for intensive instruction, jamming, fellowship and good food. Classes cover melodic techniques, rhythm, repertoire, and instrument setup and maintenance, with instruction tailored for beginning through advanced players. more information ...

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Upcoming events...

Northwest Folklife Festival, Seattle Center, WA May 23-26, 2008

Jamming one of the 4 days - watch for details.
   
Tall Ships® Tacoma 2008, Foss Waterway, Tacoma, WA July 3-7, 2008

Hurdy-Gurdy players will perform - watch for details.
   
Over the Water Hurdy-Gurdy Festival, Fort Flagler, WA September 16-21,2008

Five days of workshops, playing, concerts, dancing, great food and a whole lot of fun.

 

Helping out...

The OTW is a nonprofit educational organization formed to promote and foster knowledge about and use of the hurdy-gurdy, including music and dances associated with the instrument. You can help the organization in several ways including volunteering or preparing for events such of the Over the Water Hurdy-Gurdy Festival and through donations to the organization. Please see the "Support OTW " section of the Web site for more details.

 

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Last update: April 14, 2008 (LJC)