There are no plans for solo, Hala Strana or Ulaan Khol shows or tours. Thuja does convene from time to time to play when we can all get together. Any shows or relevant info will be listed in the news section.
I enjoyed the Hala Strana releases, what are some records of traditional music form Eastern or Central Europe that I might like?
Check the records that are listed in the Fielding Sources page on this site. Those are some really great recordings, some of which go back to the early part of last century. There are lots of other great recordings as well, that list might just be a good place to get started. For more current groups and recordings, try "the Prisoner's Song" by Muzsikas or pickup the self-titled disc by Taraf de Haidouks on Nonesuch which are both personal faves.
Where did you get/how did you build your hurdy gurdy?
That was something I built for the Hala Strana records based off of the hurdy plans found on the wonderful and informative site put up by Dennis Havlena ( http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/~dhavlena/ ). Mine's a bit different from the one on Dennis's site in that it has a small fretboard with frets instead of a peg box. This type is sometimes called a hurdy-dulcimer or a fretted hurdy gurdy.
Do you have any more copies of ______ which have gone out of print?
Generally, what is listed in the contact/items for sale page is currently what I actually have on the shelf to sell. I do tend to pull a title off when I have only one or two copies left of something in order to avoid having five people ordering through Paypal at the same time when I really only have one copy left. So there are times when I actually do have one or two copies left of something which I then forget about. So, you can email me if there's something you're looking for and can't find in all the other usual places (the record label, mail order, distro, etc.) and I'd be happy to take one last look around.
Can I record at Worstward Studios?
Worstward Studios is not a commercial studio and is not for use or rent to the public. But anyway, here's the beans:
Multi-tracks
Tascam 388 reel-to-reel 8-track
Tascam 22-2 two track for mix-down
Logic Pro 9
Tascam cassette 4-track
Mics
Rode NT1 condensor
Studio Projects TB-1 tube condensor
Shure SM57 (x2)
Shure BG 4.0
Mic pres
Universal Audio Solo 610
Apogee Duet
PreSonus Tube Pre (x2)
Dynamics
RNC 1773 compressor
RNLA 7239 levelling amplifier
Symetrix 501 compressor
Misc outboard
EVT 4500 spring reverb
Furman RV-1 spring reverb
EH Deluxe Memory Man
Moogerfooger Ring Modulator
Moogerfooger Low-Pass Filter
SansAmp classic
