Sing Out! The Folk Song Magazine, 2003 Various Artists The Rough Guide to the Music of the Alps Also charting new paths is the Austrian hurdy gurdy player Matthias Loibner who leads the Deishovida group. Over oddly repeating electric bass lines and electronic distortion effects a buzzing hurdy gurdy plays the lead melodies while violin or accordion weave in and out with second melody lines. Neat! Ken Roseman