Below is a YouTube link where you can see 70-year-old John Bridgwood

(no "e" in Bridgwood) play the bones on Britain's Got Talent.



John is from Manchester in the United Kingdom and has been playing

the bones since childhood. The video includes some nice

behind-the-scenes footage.



I think the judges cut him off way too soon. John tells me he

appeared on the show in April, right at the end of the program. Maybe

that's why they buzzed him off so quickly. In any event, John did

rattle the bones on Britain's Got Talent - and he even got one yes

vote. So congratulations to John Bridgwood on this glorious

achievement!



John Bridgwood Plays the Bones on Britain's Got Talent:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_f1jRS_MFg



Scott Miller

Saint Louis, Missouri



..

Anyone going to be at the Mystic Seaport "Music of the Sea" symposium

Friday/Saturday (CT/USA)? I ask because I'll be there and giving a paper on WS

Mount's "The Bone Player"--and would be happy to have some bone-centric people

in the house!



Feel free to reply via christopher.smith@...; thanks!



chris smith

--- In rhythmbones@yahoogroups.com, "Smith, Christopher" <christopher.smith@...>

wrote:

>Hi Christopher



I just hung up the phone from Kenny Wolin who is, at this moment driving to the

Seaport.  He'll be performing in the kids area today I think & tomorrow for

sure.  He'll be doing concertina & bones of course.  In fact I think he's doing

a workshop for kids on making bones.  Also Timmy Reilly is there & you can find

him with his band Barnacle playing over the weekend.  I wish I could say I'd be

there as well but weekend work keeps me in Buffalo so maybe next year.  If you

don't know either of these guys just introduce yourself & start talking bones -

they'll be thrilled!

best

Teri

> Anyone going to be at the Mystic Seaport "Music of the Sea" symposium

Friday/Saturday (CT/USA)? I ask because I'll be there and giving a paper on WS

Mount's "The Bone Player"--and would be happy to have some bone-centric people

in the house!

>

> Feel free to reply via christopher.smith@...; thanks!

>

> chris smith

>

John is pretty good.  I suspect I would be cancelled too.  Playing and

entertaining are two different worlds.  I'm trying to be more entertaining. 

Let's find out who's more entertaining at Bones Fest.  I don't want to see any

buzzers at the Bones Fests.  Don't get any ideas.







Mike



Cincinnati



> To: rhythmbones@yahoogroups.com

> From: scott@...

> Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:57:37 -0500

> Subject: [rhythm bones] Bone Player On Britain's Got Talent

>

> Below is a YouTube link where you can see 70-year-old John Bridgwood

> (no "e" in Bridgwood) play the bones on Britain's Got Talent.

>

> John is from Manchester in the United Kingdom and has been playing

> the bones since childhood. The video includes some nice

> behind-the-scenes footage.

>

> I think the judges cut him off way too soon. John tells me he

> appeared on the show in April, right at the end of the program. Maybe

> that's why they buzzed him off so quickly. In any event, John did

> rattle the bones on Britain's Got Talent - and he even got one yes

> vote. So congratulations to John Bridgwood on this glorious

> achievement!

>

> John Bridgwood Plays the Bones on Britain's Got Talent:

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_f1jRS_MFg

>

> Scott Miller

> Saint Louis, Missouri

>

> ..

>

>

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