The Hurdy Gurdy Man

This gentleman is a Scottish busker living in Galway. He says his instrument a combination of strings and a handle you wind is Hurdy Gurdy.
For the record he was playing My Bonnie while I took his picture...

[Joy's Focus]

Great capture! Love his period style

[PhotoCrazy]

Wonderful!

[Pam]

Good capture! Would have loved to have heard him.

[Carol Wiseman]

My hubby made a hurdy gurdy (see Feb 8th for pic). I do find them a remarkably strange instrument - the sound they make is somewhat of an acquired taste! :))

[Michael Smith]

Very colourful--both the photo and the character! Almost medieval--what you might expect from a Scot....

[Tari]

reminds me of the Donovan song, but here is how the hurdy gurdy sounds ~ I was curious:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHmML7bu-iM

[Tim L]

You certainly have some colourful characters in Galway. I see the clogs, did he do clog dancing as well ?

[Keri]

That is fabulous.

[john morley]

@joysfocus @photographycrazy @pamdavis2015 @mothermalarky @golder365mjsmith @sitiodown @laroque @pitasmum thank you all .I didn't see him wear the Clogs Tim. But the little puppets were operated by the wire attached to his Knee..

[vstap]

Lovely local color.

[Ukandie!]

Interesting character and quite a set up he has there.

[ShazzyM]

Love it, brilliant capture

[Annie D]

Love the term Hurdy Gurdy and he is such an interesting busker