How a hulusi is normally played

Subject: How a hulusi is normally plyed
From: The Sandman
Date: 09 Feb 21 - 03:28 PM

https://youtu.be/dWxzea8Jhoc
this is an example apparantly of nice clean playing of a chinese tune, supplied to this forum by jack campin

Subject: RE: How a hulusi is normally plyed
From: The Sandman
Date: 09 Feb 21 - 03:42 PM

The hulusi (traditional: ???; simplified: ???; pinyin: húlúsi), also known as the cucurbit flute[1] and the gourd flute[2] is a free reed wind instrument from China, Vietnam and the Shan State and by the indigenous people of Assam. It is held vertically and has three bamboo pipes that pass through a Calabash gourd wind chest; the center pipe has finger holes and the outer two are typically drone pipes. It is not uncommon for a hulusi to have only one drone pipe while the second outer pipe is merely ornamental. The drone pipe has a finger hole which allows it to be stopped. Advanced configurations have keyed finger holes similar to a clarinet or oboe, which can greatly extend the range of the hulusi to several octave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BErE8zfBq64
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p23nOsViEP8

Subject: RE: How a hulusi is normally plyed
From: Manitas_at_home
Date: 10 Feb 21 - 12:55 AM

Normally *played*.

Subject: RE: How a hulusi is normally played
From: Sarah the flute
Date: 10 Feb 21 - 04:34 AM

Chris Evans and me play a variety of medieval tunes in harmony on our hulusis - they make a great sound. We have a sound bite on our Doves Vagaries website.

Jaylin Chu also plays fantastic Irish music on them
Bucks of Oranmore

Subject: RE: How a hulusi is normally played
From: Manitas_at_home
Date: 10 Feb 21 - 04:39 AM

Full circle.

Subject: RE: How a hulusi is normally played
From: Jos
Date: 10 Feb 21 - 05:11 AM

Remember what they say about herding cats. It includes mudcats.

Subject: RE: How a hulusi is normally played
From: The Sandman
Date: 10 Feb 21 - 05:21 AM

nothing about herding anyone . do what you like ,
in future i wont bother to put up clips of irish music on hulusi . jos and manitas can keep mudcat how they want , i wont bother i will use. facebook instead find the clips for yourself and put up the music yourself
and i do not have to put up with abuse from the like of steve shaw.facebook has a much bigger audience anyway.
why the hell do i bother
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Subject: RE: How a hulusi is normally played
From: Sarah the flute
Date: 10 Feb 21 - 08:53 AM

My fault - sorry I didn't see the previous thread
Didn't mean to cause any trouble

Sarah

Subject: RE: How a hulusi is normally played
From: leeneia
Date: 10 Feb 21 - 12:19 PM

Thanks for the link, Sandman. I liked the music.

As for those who insult and bully, I make it a point to remember their names and disregard their posts, esp if they are posting after 11 pm their time. Chances are they've been drinking.

Despite people like that, I have learned and taught much enjoyable music here on the Mudcat.

Subject: RE: How a hulusi is normally played
From: Jack Campin
Date: 10 Feb 21 - 12:45 PM

My favourite hulusi tune is "Bonny at Morn". Its timbre is a lot like a Northumbrian pipe.

Subject: RE: How a hulusi is normally played
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 10 Feb 21 - 04:22 PM

"As for those who insult and bully, I make it a point to remember their names and disregard their posts, esp if they are posting after 11 pm their time. Chances are they've been drinking."

Well, as someone who routinely posts after 11pm my time, night owl that I am, and who routinely posts stony cold sober, I regard this remark as insulting, bullying and judgemental in a completely uncalled-for way. Thank you.

Subject: RE: How a hulusi is normally played
From: The Sandman
Date: 13 Feb 21 - 03:47 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECD40vHvGI0

Subject: RE: How a hulusi is normally played
From: Jack Campin
Date: 13 Feb 21 - 07:54 AM

Nadishana has not been known to play anything normally. Effective though.

I have a few Chinese CDs where it features. Doesn't have any surprise techniques so it should work in many idioms.

Subject: RE: How a hulusi is normally played
From: The Sandman
Date: 13 Feb 21 - 10:53 AM

any clips would be appreciated, jack

Subject: RE: How a hulusi is normally played
From: leeneia
Date: 13 Feb 21 - 01:36 PM

Jack, remember what "chances are" means.

The main reason I think late-night meanies have been drinking is that they've said they are right here on the Mudcat. Before I read that, it had never occurred to me that someone would sit at the keyboard with a glass of liquor.

Subject: RE: How a hulusi is normally played
From: Jack Campin
Date: 13 Feb 21 - 02:12 PM

The problem with sharing Chinese links: once I've got some text in computer readable form, it's easy enough to paste it into a search box and link to what I find. But the CD documentation is all in physical print, and I can't type Chinese. So I can't originate search terms myself.

Subject: RE: How a hulusi is normally played
From: Jack Campin
Date: 13 Feb 21 - 06:08 PM

Track of clasical hulusi playing. This was a bugger to track down this far on the web.

https://www.classicalarchives.com/newca/#!/Work/482429

Subject: RE: How a hulusi is normally played
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 13 Feb 21 - 06:26 PM

Cheers, Jack. And apologies to you and to Dick for my having to make that off-topic intervention.

On with the show!

Subject: RE: How a hulusi is normally played
From: Jack Campin
Date: 13 Feb 21 - 07:15 PM

Tutorial. No shipping to the UK, seller is in Australia. You might be able to get one direct from Hong Kong (if you're not in the UK, I suppose).

https://www.amazon.com.au/Getting-practical-tutorial-gourd-Chinese/dp/7806929347

Subject: RE: How a hulusi is normally played
From: Jack Campin
Date: 26 Mar 21 - 04:55 PM

Ederlezi on a sophisticated hulusi

Subject: RE: How a hulusi is normally played
From: Jack Campin
Date: 19 Apr 21 - 06:20 AM

Brendan Power's modified harmonica for Chinese music:

the AsiaBend

Brillant but I suspect nobody else can do all that with it.