"The Bones have spoken!" "Praise the Bones!" Can anyone guess which movie these lines are from? Thought they might come in handy for this bunch some day. ...
Bones Fest VIII / Rhythm Bones - It's Dancing With Your Hands! August 20-22, 2004 Reston, VA That's the "basic" information. Do you all know that the...
Hey, y'all...we would LOVE to have some Bone Playin' Buskers in Hinton, WV Labor Day weekend, during "Festival of the Rivers"!!! (9/4 and 9/5). Y'all come! ...
Hi All, Please Note: Despite Ray's use of Bones Fest VIII as his subject matter, his message about the Labor Day festival did not actually refer to Bones...
Hey all...I apologize if my post caused ANY confusion! I hope to attend Bones Fest! I just wanted to let y'all know your invited to Hinton! Again...Sorry for...
Hello clackerers, I'm really quite glad I stumbled upon Jonathan's beautiful website and this mail group. I've been playing haphazardly for many years. Never...
Hi Bob, I know that Sally (the host this year) is on this list, but is only able to check her email sporadically, so if her reply doesn't show up in the next ...
HI Nicolas, Hope you are well. You want to contact Steve Wixon of Chattanooga, Tennesee, I believe. Steve Wixon 1060 Lower Brow Road Signal Mountain, Tennesee...
Hi Steve, Thx for your quick answer. I'm sending Steve Wixon him an e-mail. I've heard of that video as being great, an american friend of mine has it. We sure...
Hi Nicholas, the All Ireland Bones Playing Championship is held out side the control of CCE, at a little Fleadh in Abbeyfeale, West Limerick during the May...
Hi Steve, I knew the bones competetion was separate from the actual Fleadh, but believed it was held more or less at the same time. Speak of ignoramus ! Has...
Hi Nicolas, sorry, I should have emailed you that I forwarded your message to Steve Wixon, he should be in touch with you shortly, He does have a couple of...
Hi Steve, No worries. We've already gotten in touch and are sorting out a way for me to get those vids. Thanks for your help. ... I hope I'll be able to attend...
I've read here and there that bones have been used in African music, but I've never seen any direct reference to how, when, and where they were used. Has...
That's always been a big question still somewhat unanswered. The most direct information I've seen is in Beth Lenz' Disertation "bones Playing in the United...
As Steve mentions, the evidence seems to point to the European and Mediterranean sphere as the origin of our (USA/Minstrel-show) bones. Of course, the...
Steve and Jonathan, thanks for the great replies! That will make my answer when people ask "where are those from?" a little less convoluted! I would like to...
I have played bones at drumcircles, and a few weeks ago I played them with some Africans at a West African drum and dance camp in SC. The only person who asked...
... "Fanga Allafia" is a welcome song and dance from Liberia. Established in 1820s, the Republic of Liberia is the oldest democracy on the African continent. ...
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Hello, Everyone... It was "Willow"...but "Voodoo Summer" sounds kinda cool! Best, Kim...
Greetings List, A few months ago I began experiencing some pain and stiffness in my thumbs and knuckles (no, I haven't been punching out all those political...
Hey Scott, Sorry to hear this. Latelly I have been experiencing mild pain in the left hand only, nothing that stops me from doing anything, and in my opinion...
I hope my friend Arthur Itus hasn't been knocking on your door. I would first ask what "bones" you're playing. Cow rib bone is thicker between the fingers and...