Anwyn & George Leverett / Altarwind Music
PO Box 32
O'Brien, OR 97534
phone toll free 888-265-9711 (alt # 541-596-2006)
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Our woodshop on a snowy day
Who are We? -
Besides making instruments, we are also professional performers-using the same designs & instruments for our live
shows and c.d.'s that we offer for sale.
It's important to us that our craft only enhances the environment,
to that end our electricity is derived from windpower.
At any time you will only hear gentle orchestral (classical) music
in the woodshop, because this is the energy we want fueling our creativity. Even though we've made hundreds of instruments to
date, we can't wait to make the next hurdy gurdy or harp, delighting to hear each of these instruments make their music for the first
time.
George Leverett -woodworking & design, harpist, hurdy gurdy
George was a business student in college (at UNR in Nevada). He was going to be an accountant, but we all know how hard it is to find work in that field. So, he took the easy way out and became a musician & luthier instead. George started making harps way back in 1994. In the late 1990's, George got his first taste of making hurdy gurdies and found his other musical love in these wild and wonderful instruments.
George was a business student in college (at UNR in Nevada). He was going to be an accountant, but we all know how hard it is to find work in that field. So, he took the easy way out and became a musician & luthier instead. George started making harps way back in 1994. In the late 1990's, George got his first taste of making hurdy gurdies and found his other musical love in these wild and wonderful instruments.
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George You can find a more detailed biography of George on our music site: www.aroundthehearth.com, or on his Facebook page.
Anwyn started this all with George back at the beginning. To answer the question most on your mind right now: Yes, she is always as happy as she looks in the picture. Besides her work with instruments, Anwyn plays hurdy gurdy, psaltery, hammered dulcimer, & guitar. She studied art at the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco.
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You can also find a more detailed biography of Anwyn on our music site: www.aroundthehearth.com
You can also get to know us a little better by watching the video segment that recently aired on Oregon Public Television (click here).