Hi Greg! Looks like WV is the closest I will get to DC in the foreseeable future. ... Scott .....
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Mike Passerotti
mikepasserotti
Aug 24, 2011 8:09 pm
Wow! nice front page billing. I was planning on being in the Charleston area that weekend. I will ffind a way to get down there. Are you going to have a...
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Scott Spiegler
scott_spiegler
Aug 25, 2011 1:25 am
Hi Folks, I don't mean to dampen anyone's plans (sorry for the bad pun), but there is a potential category 3 storm moving up the East coast expecting land fall...
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Stephen
notthebuddah
Aug 25, 2011 10:56 am
I'm sorry to announce that the Regional Bones Fest scheduled for Sunday August 28 is cancelled due to the impending hurricane. The hurricane is now projected...
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'Tom Callinan'
tc_in_ct
Aug 25, 2011 11:58 am
Hi, Steve - Looks like my annual appearance at The Chester, CT Fair may become a victim of "Irene" as well. On the bright side, maybe your rescheduled date...
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Stephen
notthebuddah
Aug 25, 2011 12:38 pm
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Scott Spiegler
scott_spiegler
Aug 25, 2011 1:44 pm
Oh, that's a shame that Mother Nature spoiled our day, but I think you made the right call. Better safe than sorry... Hope we can reschedule, Scott ... -- ...
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Scott C. Miller
scmi11er
Aug 25, 2011 3:03 pm
Hi Mike, Yep, they do portray me and the bones workshop as a major attraction. But that's just because this is a small town backwoods festival. They were ...
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Mike Passerotti
mikepasserotti
Aug 25, 2011 4:07 pm
Last year I was in that area. I camped at Babcock State Park and Pipestem State Park. We saw the New River Gorge Bridge, and New River. Had a wonderful time...
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Scott C. Miller
scmi11er
Aug 26, 2011 8:06 pm
See you next week, Mike - hurricane on the mountain or not! Scott .....
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Scott Spiegler
scott_spiegler
Sep 2, 2011 2:09 am
Hey all, As many of us in the northeast are pulling out of the darkness left in the wake of hurricane Irene, I thought I would share this bones performance...
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Scott Spiegler
scott_spiegler
Sep 2, 2011 2:11 am
Here's another by the same bones player. I want to learn to grip my bones like he does! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHN2sBFWMUc&NR=1 ... -- Scott D....
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Scott C. Miller
scmi11er
Sep 2, 2011 3:18 am
Scott, Kyle is using the 2-finger grip, and also has the bone closest to the thumb choked way up high. BTW, that's Kyle (a drummer boy at the time) getting up...
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Scott Spiegler
scott_spiegler
Sep 2, 2011 5:06 am
I guess my question is- when you choke way up on the closer bone, you reduce the surface available for the free-swinging bone to collide with the fixed bone. I...
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Scott C. Miller
scmi11er
Sep 2, 2011 6:35 am
For me, choking up makes a quieter tone. I almost always choke up my less dominant hand. It also enables you to play faster tempos. Some folks enjoy choking up...
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andychase
Sep 2, 2011 11:12 am
I got to talk to Kyle at Antietam Early Banjo Gathering IV (say, that's my clip you linked to!) and he said he likes the slightly muted tone, particularly when...
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Stephen
notthebuddah
Sep 3, 2011 12:15 am
I think, Scott Spiegler, that Scott Miller is being a little humble here, It's my understanding that Scott actually taught Kyle pretzel some things on the...
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Scott Spiegler
scott_spiegler
Sep 3, 2011 12:17 am
Hi Steve, I think Scott Miller is a little humble in general... :) -Other Scott ... -- Scott D. Spiegler, M.A. Conflict Resolution Principal- The Computer...
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flybaden
Sep 6, 2011 12:39 am
The wonderfully vigilant and grammatically accurate Adam Klein has kindly alerted me to the fact that I typed my OWN email address incorrectly. I must be ...
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Scott C. Miller
scmi11er
Sep 7, 2011 7:13 am
Hi Steve, Yes, I did give a bones lesson to Kyle when he was first learning to play the instrument. Kyle and I first met up in September 2007 while I was doing...
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Mike Passerotti
mikepasserotti
Sep 7, 2011 8:28 pm
That sure was a small party with big ideas. I really enjoyed the music while I was there. I was travelling to Charleston WV anyway, so I made the 2 hr trek...
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Mike Passerotti
mikepasserotti
Sep 7, 2011 8:56 pm
Who might be interested in joining up with the Clifftop Music Fest in WV for Rhythm Bones? http://www.wvculture.org/stringband/index.html Also known as...
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Matt
jmhpe2000
Sep 7, 2011 10:51 pm
Interesting idea Mike. I'm pretty sure I could do something to have us some special treatment at HOTAFest next year in Titusville, PA if people want me to...
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Matt
jmhpe2000
Sep 7, 2011 10:52 pm
I will add that is what the Hurdy Gurdy players do, basically have a meeting at the music workshop weekends that's oriented for them to work together, but also...
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Scott C. Miller
scmi11er
Sep 8, 2011 12:46 am
Mike, Thank you for the great report! The event got rained out after the bones workshop. The next day was better weatherwise. The local ABC television...
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Bonedog
scmi11er
Sep 9, 2011 5:14 am
As promissed, below are links to 2 YouTube videos of our extra stage performance that followed the bones workshop last week at Festival of the Rivers in...
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Mike Passerotti
mikepasserotti
Sep 9, 2011 2:47 pm
Here are two more videos with Scott at his bones workshop. Well done Scott! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40VxVILWafg ...
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Percussion Magazine
percussionma...
Sep 18, 2011 2:07 pm
Percussion magazine a digital download magazine for drum and hand percussion If you are a drummers please be part our community. We have a drum forum at:...
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Bonedog
scmi11er
Sep 20, 2011 4:05 am
It was a real treat doing "Sweet Georgia Brown" ˆ la "Brother Bones" with award-winning whistler Jan Marra. Below is a YouTube video of the demo recorded at...
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Scott C. Miller
scmi11er
Sep 21, 2011 4:56 pm
Long time Danforth bones maker and originator of the Danforth Bones product line, Ray Schairer, died September 17 at age 89, reports San Slomovits who has been...
