A Hurdy Gurdy, or “wheel fiddle”, is an instrument used in folk music, particularly in Hungary and France. (And I thought hurdy gurdy was just psychedelic dribble by Donovan).
The Hurdy Gurdy has a bass drone like a bagpipe. I find the sound of bagpipes hypnotic and I always end up following them in parades. So to with this curious instrument.
Here is a busker in Budapest playing the Hurdy Gurdy.
[Hurdy Gurdy Busker - Budapest]