Hurdy-gurdy twenty-three different forms, and there is still no standardized design today. The six-stringed French "vielle à roue" is the best known and most common sort. A number of regional forms developed, but outside France the instrument was considered a folk instrument and there were no schools of construction that could have determined a standard form. There are two primary body styles for contemporary instruments: guitar-bodied and lute-backed. Both forms are found in French-speaking areas, while guitar-bodied instruments are the general form elsewhere. The box form of the "simphonia" is also commonly found among players of early music and historical re-enactors.
The Hurdy Gurdy Man (EP) The Hurdy Gurdy Man (EP) The Hurdy Gurdy Man is the fourth studio EP by American alternative rock band Butthole Surfers, released in 1990. The EP was named after its title track, "The Hurdy Gurdy Man," written by 1960s pop star Donovan. All versions also included one original Butthole Surfers song, "Barking Dogs," and most versions also included a remix of "The Hurdy Gurdy Man." Both songs were also part of 1991's "piouhgd", marking the first time that songs from a Butthole Surfers EP were officially included on a later album. (The contents of "Cream Corn from the Socket of