Our dear friend Paul Otte had told us about the "change ringers" at York Minister. This is a group of people who practice ringing the big bells in the towers of the Minister on Tuesday nights. Now, most musical groups rehearse in private....learning new stuff can need a lot of rehearsal....but when the instruments in question weigh more than a car and are mounted in a medieval tower, its hard to practice in private. The change ringers don't really play songs, but rather they play a series of patterns. Watch the video and you'll see the ropes going up and down. Some of the people actually have to jump and use their whole body weight to ring the bell. Its pretty incredible. We sat in a park across from the Minister and listened for quite a while. This was definitely not on the regular tourist agenda...but we highly recommend it!
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