Thanks Mike, I'll look into those. Any idea what label the"Old time bone sna hickory playing from West Virginia" might be on? Thanks Steve Brown ... From: Mike...
... There was another one with Rod Fuller; Philo released an album just titled Louis Beaudoin. There was bones playing on every cut, except maybe one, where...
I saw something like that in the Elderly catalog. It looked like the bones were conected at one end by a leather bootlace or something, but it said they were...
Mike, are you able to tell us how a hickory leaf is played? I've never heard of it as an instrument. Thanks, Jonathan ... "Piedmont Blues" and "Old-Time Bones...
... "Old-Time American Harmonica (forgot to include harmonica in my original osting), Bones and Hickory Leaf Playing" was put out on Troubador records in '77 ...
Tim, Thanks for the lead on the other Louis Beaudoin record with Rod Fuller. Although its out of print I've found a web site where you can down load it on mp3!...
... I've seen Dave Para play the leaf a couple of times. He doesn't use a real leaf anymore; he uses a piece of flexible plastic, cut in the shape of a leaf....
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Adam Klein
aldaron@...
Apr 2, 2002 1:37 pm
My CD that I haven't released yet will feature lots of bones playing. I'll post an announcement when it's done. Adam Klein...
Hi Bone Players: Just joined the group and thought I would give a quick hello. This is Norm Conrad the one man minstrel show. I got a charge out of the ...
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Parker Waite
Parkerwaite@...
Apr 3, 2002 2:13 am
for purchase?........glad you have joined the group!!!!!!! Parker ... Hi group. I am a new member, and looking forward to interesting discussions. I just...
I just wanted to say thanks to all the new members for joining the group. I'm looking foreward to all of your comments and discussion. Thanks again! Steve...
... the ... the ... Hi Norm, I'm kind of interested in how the tamborine was used by minstrel groups. I just figure they must not have used it in a very simple...
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Adam Klein
aldaron@...
Apr 4, 2002 3:03 pm
I suppose it depends on whether one can divorce the clean fun of the minstrel shows of the 1920s from the blatant racial and male chauvinist character of the...
... Tim, As far as I'm concerned you are absolutely welcome to discuss the tamborine in the context of this group. It certainly is connected to the bones, as I...
I am attempting to list Bones related events in the calendar section, and have listed several things there now. I would appreciatte it if any of you know of...
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Adam Klein
aldaron@...
Apr 10, 2002 1:11 pm
There's some band called the Rolling Bones playing at the Jammy Awards in NYC, Friday April 19, 311 West 57th Street. They're scheduled to play at 11:00. I...
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Parker Waite
Parkerwaite@...
Apr 15, 2002 2:03 pm
made. Thank you to all who were involved in the effort to document that event. It is incredibly helpful to be able to refer to the different styles in my...
Thanks Parker, I'm glad you liked it. Chet Sinclair of Rindge NH is the videographer and I think he did a very good job, but I agree with you the high light is...
I am researching an article on Brother Bones for the Rhythm Bones Player newsletter and was introduced to Ernie McBride, a neighbor of Brother Bones. I did a...
Hi Steve, When we met at NEFFA you asked me towrite up my story of playing the bones with the cub scouts "in the newsletter". What is the address for that...
I was noodling around with some bones the other day, and I remembered something I'd seen when I first took up bones. I recall seeing a guy adjust one bone of...
If you are looking for a quieter sound I have a set I made from maple. They work well, with a quick action, but they are light and fairly quiet. Steve tried...
Hello, if I got your description right, it's the way I started playing myself. But I have to admit that, at that time I didn't have a teacher, so it may have...
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Adam Klein
aldaron@...
Apr 29, 2002 8:07 pm
My friend Art Scholtz used to do that to get a quieter sound. I usually reverse one bone so the tips hit and that quiets it down, but the sound isn't the same...
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Adam Klein
aldaron@...
Apr 30, 2002 2:29 am
I have made maple bones that will blow your ears away. It all depends on how you cut them. AK...
... usually ... sound ... I did notice that I got a quieter sound, also it was less piercing. I can't imagine changing that grip on the fly, though; I think...
