Claire Dugué
@clairedugue.bsky.social
Hurdy-gurdy maker based in Ramsgate UK and in Cassel, Northern France.
Facteur de Vielles à roue à Ramsgate, Angleterre et Cassel, Nord de la France.
www.claire-dugue.com
[email protected]
+44 1843 588 470
Facteur de Vielles à roue à Ramsgate, Angleterre et Cassel, Nord de la France.
www.claire-dugue.com
[email protected]
+44 1843 588 470
Great first day of open studios . More tomorrow
#saintlawrenceopenstudios #openstudios #Ramsgatecreatives #kaitoenjes #robertpoulter #graceayson #emilypeasgood #clairedugue #musicalinstrumentmaking
#saintlawrenceopenstudios #openstudios #Ramsgatecreatives #kaitoenjes #robertpoulter #graceayson #emilypeasgood #clairedugue #musicalinstrumentmaking
December 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Great first day of open studios . More tomorrow
#saintlawrenceopenstudios #openstudios #Ramsgatecreatives #kaitoenjes #robertpoulter #graceayson #emilypeasgood #clairedugue #musicalinstrumentmaking
#saintlawrenceopenstudios #openstudios #Ramsgatecreatives #kaitoenjes #robertpoulter #graceayson #emilypeasgood #clairedugue #musicalinstrumentmaking
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Well done! A Massachusetts church displayed an “ICE was here” sign in its Nativity scene.
December 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Well done! A Massachusetts church displayed an “ICE was here” sign in its Nativity scene.
On the bench
#hurdygurdy #drehleier #viellearoue #musicalinstrumentmaking #lutherie #womeninlutherie #meilleurouvrierdefrance #ramsgatecreatives #ramsgate
#hurdygurdy #drehleier #viellearoue #musicalinstrumentmaking #lutherie #womeninlutherie #meilleurouvrierdefrance #ramsgatecreatives #ramsgate
November 27, 2025 at 10:18 AM
#hurdygurdy #viellearoue #drehleier #musicalinstrumentmaking #womeninlutherie #meilleurouvrierdefrance #ramsgatecreative #clairedugue
November 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Thank you New York ❤️
November 5, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Thank you New York ❤️
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Nigel Farage supports lowering the minimum wage, opposes taxes on the wealthy.
So whose side is he on?
So whose side is he on?
November 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Nigel Farage supports lowering the minimum wage, opposes taxes on the wealthy.
So whose side is he on?
So whose side is he on?
Chilling ....
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Americans have 400 days to save their democracy | Timothy Garton Ash
I never thought I’d see fear spread so far and fast. Next year’s midterm elections are now crucial for the Democratic party – and for democrats everywhere, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
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September 17, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Chilling ....
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Truely great concert yesterday at #snfccagora with young, promising musicians 😊 ney,clarinet, violin, Greek lute, bouzouki, oud, Lyra, pipes for Greek & Bulgarian repertoire
#Vangeliskaripis #GiorgosKontogiannis #HarisLambrakis #marthamavroidi #NedyalkoNedyalkov #StamatisPasopoulos
September 10, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Truely great concert yesterday at #snfccagora with young, promising musicians 😊 ney,clarinet, violin, Greek lute, bouzouki, oud, Lyra, pipes for Greek & Bulgarian repertoire
#Vangeliskaripis #GiorgosKontogiannis #HarisLambrakis #marthamavroidi #NedyalkoNedyalkov #StamatisPasopoulos
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‘Compassion and care are being stripped away’: a Just Stop Oil activist on her time in prison
‘Compassion and care are being stripped away’: a Just Stop Oil activist on her time in prison
Louise Lancaster reflects on the unique challenges faced by neurodivergent inmates, raising concerns for those left behind
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July 21, 2025 at 12:07 PM
‘Compassion and care are being stripped away’: a Just Stop Oil activist on her time in prison
one last video, merci Joel 😀
Don't miss him this Saturday eve in Glastonbury!
#viellearoue #hurdygurdy #drehleier #ramsgatecreatives #womeninlutherie #meilleurouvrierdefrance #Glastonbury
vimeo.com/1095460396?s...
Don't miss him this Saturday eve in Glastonbury!
#viellearoue #hurdygurdy #drehleier #ramsgatecreatives #womeninlutherie #meilleurouvrierdefrance #Glastonbury
vimeo.com/1095460396?s...
Joel Turk on Alto hurdy-gurdy by Claire Dugué
Third video , this time amplified using all separate channels.
vimeo.com
June 26, 2025 at 8:05 AM
one last video, merci Joel 😀
Don't miss him this Saturday eve in Glastonbury!
#viellearoue #hurdygurdy #drehleier #ramsgatecreatives #womeninlutherie #meilleurouvrierdefrance #Glastonbury
vimeo.com/1095460396?s...
Don't miss him this Saturday eve in Glastonbury!
#viellearoue #hurdygurdy #drehleier #ramsgatecreatives #womeninlutherie #meilleurouvrierdefrance #Glastonbury
vimeo.com/1095460396?s...
Another nice video Joel sent me. This time using only the magnetic pick ups fitted for the sympathetic strings :)
#hurdygurdy #drehleier #viellearoue #Ramsgatecreatives #womeninlutherie #meilleurouvrierdefrance
vimeo.com/1095459770?s...
#hurdygurdy #drehleier #viellearoue #Ramsgatecreatives #womeninlutherie #meilleurouvrierdefrance
vimeo.com/1095459770?s...
Joel Turk playing Alto hurdy-gurdy by Claire Dugué
Amplified using only the electromagnetic pick ups of sympathetic strings
vimeo.com
June 23, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Another nice video Joel sent me. This time using only the magnetic pick ups fitted for the sympathetic strings :)
#hurdygurdy #drehleier #viellearoue #Ramsgatecreatives #womeninlutherie #meilleurouvrierdefrance
vimeo.com/1095459770?s...
#hurdygurdy #drehleier #viellearoue #Ramsgatecreatives #womeninlutherie #meilleurouvrierdefrance
vimeo.com/1095459770?s...
A nice little video Joel sent me yesterday... vimeo.com/1095282586?s...
Joel Turk on Alto Hurdy-gurdy made by Claire Dugué
Acoustic version
vimeo.com
June 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
A nice little video Joel sent me yesterday... vimeo.com/1095282586?s...
And another one going...
June 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
And another one going...
Ready to go :)
#hurdygurdy #viellearoue #drehleier #musicalinstrumentmaking #womeninlutherie #ramsgatecreative
#hurdygurdy #viellearoue #drehleier #musicalinstrumentmaking #womeninlutherie #ramsgatecreative
May 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The great Free Range needs us to keep going !
#freerange #canterbury #improvisedmusic #experimentalmusic #communityproject
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#freerange #canterbury #improvisedmusic #experimentalmusic #communityproject
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Free Range needs your help
Free Range provides about 20 free-entry adventurous music events each year, alongside monthly open mic nights for all kinds of adventurous performance practice and monthly improvisation workshops with...
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May 19, 2025 at 8:39 AM
The great Free Range needs us to keep going !
#freerange #canterbury #improvisedmusic #experimentalmusic #communityproject
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#freerange #canterbury #improvisedmusic #experimentalmusic #communityproject
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I had a right old rant about Tony Blair's ignorant, self-interested statement on The Jeremy Vine Show today. I mentioned that he has worked as a lobbyist for PetroSaudi, earning Tony Blair Associates £41,000/month, plus 2% of any deal he brokered.
Starts 9 minutes in: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Starts 9 minutes in: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Radio 2 - Listen Live - BBC Sounds
Listen live to BBC Radio 2 on BBC Sounds
www.bbc.co.uk
April 30, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I had a right old rant about Tony Blair's ignorant, self-interested statement on The Jeremy Vine Show today. I mentioned that he has worked as a lobbyist for PetroSaudi, earning Tony Blair Associates £41,000/month, plus 2% of any deal he brokered.
Starts 9 minutes in: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Starts 9 minutes in: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Morning walk to work
April 30, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Morning walk to work
Vielles en Flandres 2025 😊
March 19, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Vielles en Flandres 2025 😊
Le Son Continu 2025
March 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Le Son Continu 2025
@jan-kristof.bsky.social great to meet you here :)
March 15, 2025 at 9:46 AM
@jan-kristof.bsky.social great to meet you here :)
Alto 400mm scale length with Western red Cedar tdop + Cedrela back and sides
+Drop wheel mechanism
+Portuguese style Sympathetic tuners
+6 channels
+Drop wheel mechanism
+Portuguese style Sympathetic tuners
+6 channels
March 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Alto 400mm scale length with Western red Cedar tdop + Cedrela back and sides
+Drop wheel mechanism
+Portuguese style Sympathetic tuners
+6 channels
+Drop wheel mechanism
+Portuguese style Sympathetic tuners
+6 channels
New sympathetic tuning mechanism
February 21, 2025 at 7:54 AM
New sympathetic tuning mechanism
Soon ready
Bientôt prête :)
Bientôt prête :)
February 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Soon ready
Bientôt prête :)
Bientôt prête :)
Beautiful figured cedrela 😍
February 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Beautiful figured cedrela 😍