Celtic Winter Hurdy Gurdy Music for Sleep | The Ferry at Thornwake

The ferry at Thornwake runs until the river closes, and this year it has not closed yet. Ice comes down from the north in flat plates and knocks against the hull all night. The ferryman keeps a brazier lit on the landing so people can find it in the dark, and a lantern on the far post so he can find the far bank. Between crossings there is nothing to do but wait for someone to come down the path. So he plays. A hurdy gurdy is a good instrument for waiting — you turn the wheel and it keeps going, and you can stop thinking about it. The sound carries over water further than you would expect. Nobody is in a hurry here. The last crossing is whenever the last person arrives. One hour of calm medieval celtic ambience, led this time by hurdy gurdy over celtic harp, with a soft fiddle answering and a low cello drone beneath. No sudden changes in volume, nothing to pull you out of what you are doing. Made for sleep, deep rest, quiet study and long winter evenings. ────────────────────────── CHAPTERS 0:00 Waiting at the Landing 10:00 Ice Against the Hull 23:00 The Lantern on the Far Post 36:00 Someone Comes Down the Path 45:00 Crossing in the Dark 55:00 The Last Crossing ────────────────────────── ABOUT THIS CHANNEL Northreach Hearth is a fictional northern land where the snow never stops. Every video is a place inside it — an inn, a frozen lake, a lamplit road. The music and artwork on this channel are created with the help of generative AI tools, arranged, edited and curated by hand. New videos every week. ────────────────────────── #celticmusic #medievalmusic #sleepmusic #ambientmusic #studymusic #fantasymusic #relaxingmusic #winterambience #hurdygurdymusic