Around 1900, there were about 20 hurdy-gurdies grinding away in Buffalo. By 1927, there were three. The city’s last organ grinder, Dominic Cocco was beloved and in demand in the 1940s.

In the world of rock and roll, instruments like shawms, hurdy-gurdies, mandolas and pennywhistles are far from the norm. And that’s something that suits Ritchie Blackmore and his spouse, Candice ...

Ask Idahoans today what a hurdy-gurdy is, and most will have no idea. A few will probably know that a hurdy-gurdy was a kind of hand-cranked musical instrument popular in the 19th century.

Starting from one of the game's taverns, SK uses the sounds of his crewmates' hurdy-gurdies to direct himself towards their ship. Once aboard, he takes the helm, ...

Early next morning half a dozen hurdy-gurdies, as many hand organs, and various other instruments were making things lively directly under the window of Editor Bowles's sanctum.

Come 2 p.m. Sunday, the curbsides of Wisconsin Avenue will be aglow with wonderment as the Great Circus Parade trundles and hurdy-gurdies its way past. After an all-night campout to stake their ...

Sarah Paulson earned acclaim for her small but meaty role as a villainous slave mistress in 12 Years a Slave.. What she didn’t know was that Vera Farmiga was among her fiercest competitors ...