Any where near this fellow? http://www.gurdy.co.uk/
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=75431781
he has a band called the Maud and a yahoo group for hurdy gurdies here:
http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hurdygurdyforum
are nyckelharpas welcome?
perhaps you will want to contact those links to invite others to join?