Fun With The Fujara
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The “fujara” is a Slovakian overtone flute. Notes are controlled partly by stopping holes with your fingers (like a conventional flute or recorder) and partly by the pressure of your breath.
A few weeks ago, I got myself a “futujara” from flute wizard Nadishana and I had such fun with it right out of the box, that I decided to make myself a fujara out of PVC pipe. The instrument I made is the one you see in the video. It is 68 inches (173 cm) long and is in the key of G. I called this video “FUN WITH THE FUJARA” because I make no claims to being able to play the instrument at anything beyond the level of a rank amateur!
There are, however, a couple of things about the performance that I should explain. First of all, I am playing while seated, and that is because I am accompanying myself on a pedal board (a ROLAND PK-5) similar to the type of pedal board found on church organs. The “choir” that you hear is being controlled by the pedals. The fujara is traditionally played while standing, but it is not possible to play pedals in a standing position. The ability to add harmony to the improvisation lends another dimension to the experience of the instrument.
At one point in the video I am also using a pitch shifter (a LEXICON MPX 1) which is activated by a footswitch. This allows me to play a major third and when it is used in combination with the two notes possible with the pedal board, some unusual and unexpected harmonies are possible.
There are some wonderful fujara virtuosos on KZread, and I have been seriously inspired (not to mention humbled) by both Winne Clement and Max Brumberg.
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It sounds like a flute had a baby with a didgeridoo
@quondamchoir6615
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah I agree, perfect description
That's the tone!!! That overtone is the sound of ancient and wild Central Europe.
@quondamchoir6615
6 жыл бұрын
FallaciousScotsman yes!
I come from Slovakia and this is the first time I hear anyone play fujara like this. Simply amazing!
it is like one of those moments, especially in late afternoon or evening, when it feels like everything is still, and you can almost feel the earth moving. at first i didn't know how to hear the unusual sounds, but the more i listen, the more they seem like they belong and it is all beautiful, and mystical. thank you very much i wish everyone could hear this.
I already see a whole film occurring before my eyes when I hear it
You sir, are an extremely talented musician!! I can't stop listening to your videos. I only request that you might think about making a follow up video for the epic of gilgamesh. Thank you for sharing your talent with us.
@CelestialChorus9827
6 жыл бұрын
Azeez Alkalidy, I want that also. I want to hear the whole story performed by Peter.
@quondamchoir6615
6 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@stevezodiacsteve
4 жыл бұрын
Me Too....please...
@alexanderb7721
2 жыл бұрын
Luckily he did after all these years
I once met a street musician in Croatia, Zadar, with a Fujara and some other whistles without any holes, just a hollow wooden pipe (never got the name), he thought me the basic, most fascinating and requires a lot of skill. Cheers
@UjoTommy
3 жыл бұрын
I think you mean "koncovka" ... it is well known in Slovakia, just like fujara
"Having fun with the Fujara" xD Oh, anyone who is Polish would laugh out loud at this title. It literally blows. Great performance from Peter, still. As usual.
@Sluchowiska
5 жыл бұрын
LOL, I know it's been 2 yrs but i'm laughing now.
@GoreTheSummoner
4 жыл бұрын
hahahah true
@3stefany
3 жыл бұрын
@@GoreTheSummoner Will anybody dare to translate this title for English-speaking users? :D (I won't)
This has to be one of the instruments in Andreas Vollenweider's music. It has always sounded ethereal, and I never knew how some of the sounds were produced, but I'm certain this must be one of the instruments he uses.
Mr. Pringle I love your work!!!!!!!!! Thank you for sharing with us :)
Wow... I'm a Tenor (sax) player and Maaaaan that guy can make that stubborn piece of wood shift! (gave a like, cuz I'm shocked there are no likes... What's that about! :-) I guess everybody is far too mesmerized to do the "Like" thang... Thanks for uploading this !!! Peace..
oh man, your channel is amazing and delightfully weird. Rare instruments with cool sounds run through electronic processing and played in front of interesting backgrounds. I love it.
Mystical, contemplative, and beautiful.
Fujara national soul Slovakia, you super music work..,thank you!
Omg love this so much. Thank you - have to go to Slovakia ...
A thing I´ve learnt from a Slovakian fujara player (from a video) is that if you want to ask someone to play fujara, it is better to say, TELL ME, not PLAY. Because it´s like you tell someone straight from your soul, by the sound.
Best sounding bong ever! As always amazing!!!
Sounds like a mix between a middle eastern sound with scottish scales. We got some nice culture in Europe.
I just discovered you and I am so happy I did! I love your performances. and thank you for teaching your audience about the instruments you play.
@jesseatkinson7497
6 жыл бұрын
same hear!
Hi Pete, greetings from a fujara player from Germany! I like your fresh and creative approach to the instrument (and your written explanation(s). Marco Trochelmann
I am pretty familiar with this sound but never knew what instrument made it.
Took me to Goosebumps city :) What a lovely sounding thing, and a beautifully composed and performed piece.
I've never heard of this instrument before, but I already love it!
Mr. Pringle, you, sir, are an inspiration. I've just discovered you and you are as talented as it gets. God bless. Your song, "the Wanderer?" Haunting in the absolute best way. Much love and respect. God bless.
Playing a new instrument and using your feet at the same time, I cant even talk and type at the same time...thanks for the performance. Charles
Superb! So mysterious and splendid. Where is the background picture from? Looks like the orthodox cathedral from Sibiu, Romania
Amazing as always. Thanks Peter.
Bravo! Thank you. That’s fantastic.
This guy is like Tom Waits if Tom had been raised in a good neighborhood, smoked weed instead of cigarettes and drank fine wine instead of whiskey.
Thank you mister! You are an amazing musician. I've just stumbled upon one of your videos. I thought: What a beauty! But now. When I'm hearing my national fujara sounding like this is just unbelieavable. Thank you. Bless you. 💗
laying it down like a prince
Always a pleasure. Thank you.
AMAZING STUFF !! IT'S MESMERIZING 😮
This squeezed some very healing tears out of me. Thank you for what you do.
Thank you Peter so very very beautiful..it's like it's not of this world but to much better world of sounds and music...
Excellent Give us some more More of Gilgamesh And more of the Fujara
Beautiful
sounds peaceful and mysterious !
So beautiful....!!
An excellent video! Thanks for sharing and thanks for shining a light on this wonderful instrument.
I'm always stirred when hearing such beautiful and yet intuitively played harmonies. It makes listening to it an experience-it's not simply music. One thing... would love to hear you play it for a little longer. Smile
superbe !!
I just discovered your channel yesterday and maan, i saw all your videos, their content is really interesting and good, keep it like that! 🎵🎧
magnifique merci beaucoup !!!
Beautiful , glad you share your conent marvelous
Essais de traduction ;-) " La « fujara » est une flûte harmonique slovaque. Les notes sont contrôlées en partie en bouchant les trous avec vos doigts (comme une flûte ou une flûte à bec conventionnelle) et en partie par la pression de votre respiration. Il y a quelques semaines, je me suis procuré un "futujara" du magicien de la flûte Nadishana et je me suis tellement amusé avec que j'ai décidé de me fabriquer un fujara en tuyau de PVC. L'instrument que j'ai fabriqué est celui que vous voyez dans la vidéo. Il mesure 68 pouces (173 cm) de long et est dans la tonalité de G. J'ai appelé cette vidéo "FUN WITH THE FUJARA" parce que je ne prétends pas pouvoir jouer de l'instrument à un niveau supérieur à celui d'un amateur de rang ! Il y a, cependant, deux ou trois choses sur la performance que je devrais expliquer. Tout d'abord, je joue assis, et c'est parce que je m'accompagne sur un pédalier (un ROLAND PK-5) similaire au type de pédalier que l'on trouve sur les orgues d'église. Le « chœur » que vous entendez est contrôlé par les pédales. Le fujara est traditionnellement joué en position debout, mais il n'est pas possible de jouer des pédales en position debout. La possibilité d'ajouter de l'harmonie à l'improvisation donne une autre dimension à l'expérience de l'instrument. À un moment de la vidéo, j'utilise également un pitch shifter (un LEXICON MPX 1) qui est activé par un interrupteur au pied. Cela me permet de jouer une tierce majeure et lorsqu'elle est utilisée en combinaison avec les deux notes possibles avec le pédalier, certaines harmonies inhabituelles et inattendues sont possibles. Il y a de merveilleux virtuoses du fujara sur KZread, et j'ai été sérieusement inspiré (pour ne pas dire humilié) par Winne Clement et Max Brumberg."
Thank you SO MUCH for sharing your beautiful musical soul with us. I thoroughly enjoy your posts. Beautiful music, beautiful instruments beautifully played and sung. I share your music on my Facebook page so others can enjoy it as well.
Amazing! Thanks for that!
Ok - "just a little fun" and "rank amateur" are not the words, i have in mind right now :) Thanks!
Just great!
Amazingly beautiful, thank you for sharing :)
That looks like so much fun to play
Don't undercut yourself mate, that is good playing, both beautiful in sound and well done on making your own. I just purchased a pvc fujara too last week, I am a didgeridoo player but the Fujara is so much fun to play that I want to try a wooden one to feel the difference in play, you can play nice on a pvc didge but the depth of sound is far better on a traditional wooden didge. Great work my man 👏 Also where is the church you are playing in "Stunning"
Bravo Maestro!
Hi Peter this is a fabulous sounding futujara in PVC would you please share the construction information, I have built many PVC instruments of the type Nicolas Bras makes and love them. Recently I have started a simple low cost instrument creating project and this would be a great addition.
Incredible.
music of an elephant , i mean that as a compliment.
amazing!
Sublime xxx
Would love to hear you play the Carnyx.
You are a legend
power packed and then some
wow your are a realy good artist peter
Where is this? Looks like orthodox cathedral from Sibiu
@wolfganggugelweith8760
4 жыл бұрын
You mean Herrmannstadt.
Wow
You should come to the Oregon symphony at the arlene schnitzer hall.
I am half Slova. Fujara comes from my "Vaterland" :-)
Why the background with the Orthodox cathedral from Sibiu?
I enjoyed, thanks :)
The name is really close to the Hungarian "furulya" which is basically the recorder instrument. But this one is much cooler.
because of your inspiration i got one fujara - what did you use for drone and reverb i wonder? awesome videos and music you do
Wow Silithus ost
Nice, but it would be nice to also mention the other drone effects you use on this video (that you seem to activate with your feet). Makes people curious ;)
Do you have any advice for making one like you did? Instructions somewhere? It sounds amazing!
@thetraitor3852
4 жыл бұрын
I know only of this video documenting the whole process. It's in Slovak language though. kzread.info/dash/bejne/d6mhpdxpidS2irw.html
you are so cool
The Horizon Zero Dawn feels !!
This one is so moving to me
Any chance we could get the instructions you used to make yours?
fascinating sound. Any plans of the instrument on the web?
@costezzo
7 жыл бұрын
maybe this would help (in Slovak, but drawings are clear): www.maclab.sk/clanky/pvc_fujara.php
@revtonynewnham
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks
Where was this filmed? Does anybody know?
What composition/piece is this?
I think I hear this instrument in every single movie Mel Gibson ever made and I know why. Its EPIC
It's a very nice. Getting didgeridoo vibes.
yo DUDE UR SO FUCKING COOL
Flidgeridoo (flute + didgeridoo)
that plastic pipe is awkward xdD :D :D
it's a digiridoo with a cute little mouth piece :D
@ Peter Pringle .. Please write "fuyara" instead of "fujara" because english speakers could pronounce it wrong. Thank you for your work. You are enriching our civilisations.
@TacoCat8891
7 жыл бұрын
Vova C excuse me, he has the right to spell it any way he wants. Keep your entitled comments to yourself
@vovac8915
7 жыл бұрын
You piece of shit should watch your fingers! It is not HIS language and I can correct people if they are making a potential mistake. It is likely, that he is pronouncing it "foodzhara". So go to hell, piggy boy!
@joeyhinds6216
5 жыл бұрын
You two are both an embarrassment to the entire purpose of this work
Thank you, for this nice performance. But playing Fujara (shepherds pipe) in our country (I am from Slovakia) realy is more wild, dolorous or more yoyful, because this souds represents our wild, stormy and sometimes deeply sad Slovak soul. This instrument was the main music instrument of shepherds in the mountains of High ang Low Tatras. Look for example this : Fujara - Daniel Homola a Ľuboš Dubovský Fujara- sounds of Poľana Five Fujara Songs & Melodies from Slovakia But Mr. Peter Springle is master of ancient songs, for me : his The Egyptian ancient love song is one of the best...
@Xshathra006
3 жыл бұрын
As a Slovakian myself I love his grasp of the instrument. It's different than how our musicians play it and honestly, I find it refreshing. Slovakian Fujara players tend to replicate the same traditional sound over and over again, which is not necessarily a bad thing, but It's nice to see it being done differently.
Any Zero Horizon Dawn players in the room?
sounds a little like american indigenous flutes
It sounds almost reminiscent of a didgeridoo at some points
úbohá hra na tak ušľachtilý a starobylý nástroj, smutné
@sitzpredsedafunt8544
3 жыл бұрын
Prečo? Každý si môže hrať ako chce.
@sebaobrana
3 жыл бұрын
@@sitzpredsedafunt8544 To je pravda. Len toto je trápenie a nie rozprávanie fujarky.
@sitzpredsedafunt8544
3 жыл бұрын
@@sebaobrana Mne sa to náhodou páčilo. Jasné, že je to niečo úplne iné.