The following video is:

One of kind music recording
Rare and precious music artifact
Must see to believe
Evidence of human intelligence
Example of someone with Parkinson’s disease or really nervous
Short enough video to where you will want to replay again
Example of how to express regret.

Over 800 years ago, an instrument started to appear in the Middle East and in Western Europe called a hurdy gurdy .  The hurdy gurdy was operated with a crank, and moved a rosin-coated wheel which “bowed” the strings of the instrument.

If you listen closely, you’ll find that the earth is full of sounds.  Some are things that you hear every day, some are truly remarkable and some sounds hail from origins completely unknown.  What follows here is a list of “sonic mysteries” for your pleasure – many of them include audio.

It was once thought that the earliest recording of the human voice  was made by Thomas Edison in 1877, when he recorded Mary had a Little Lamb on his new invention – the phonograph.
BUT… a new recording has turned up.

If you won the lottery, how much would you spend on an entertainment room?  Probably less than music producer Jeremy Kipnis.  He has put a cool $6 million into his “home theater”.