We've seen a bunch of new members join the list in the last couple of weeks since Bones Fest ended. Welcome! Introduce yourselves if you like, and in any case...
Hello, I, too, would like to welcome all new members to the group and encourage your questions, and comments. I love hearing how people came to the bones and...
... Thanks Jonathan, and Stephen, for the welcome. I play bodhrán, among other things, and bones just seemed to be a natural adjunct. I like the sound of ...
Hi Michael, Thanks for introducing yourself. Sounds like you have the beginings of a good bones collection. Like alot of folks with bodhran, I can't have...
Hello everybody and a big congratulations to Scott Miller, one of our members, who won the Bones and Spoons Division of the Misouri Old time country music...
Hi Everyone, September is jam packed with great events and classes at Bang a Drum. I have also listed a couple of cultural/rhythmic events in the community...
... Tell me more: where is this etc. AK -- <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>maple syrup</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> -- <BR> Life is too short to use imitation maple syrup. ...
Hi everyone! It was great to meet all those who attended this year's BonesFest. I'm leaving for tour with "The President's Own" U.S. Marine Band on October ...
Hey Adam! Hinton is in southern West Virginia! Summers County! 10 minutes from I-64! 30 minutes from I-77 and Rt. 460 Hinton; Gateway to the New River Gorge! ...
-- Just testing to see if my email address update was successful. Sorry for the waste of time. AK -- Life is too short to use imitation maple syrup....
OK, RBR, that sounds like fun. I'd like to be there next ypear but my crystal ball doesn't see that far ahead. I thought I'd be able to attend Bones Fest VII...
Hey folks...here is a link to lots of great pix of Festival of the Rivers, taken by various members of the Cigar Box Guitar forum! Enjoy!!! Rhythm Board Ray ...
Hello all, I am in the market for two pairs of long "rib bone" bones. I would need them in like the 9 to 12 inch range which is longer than the usual bones...
I often get my bones at renaissance festivals across the country from a maker named Morgan Reed. "Morgans Mane" sells wooden combs, hair accessories, and...
... I tried to find a source for real rib bones, but I discovered that your standard butcher cuts that part in half. Apparently, you'd have to buy a whole side...
Brian, I have some buffaloe ribs curing in my shop, I don't know how well they would suit the purpose but I will take a look. sounds like you might be trying...
How were they trying to play the longer bones? From my experience the longer bones were played by gripping them in the center and not towards one end. Brian...
Regarding the custom bones - I can vouch for the fact that Stephen Brown does a good job of crafting bones. I have a pair he made - a different type, made of...
Just in case anyone is online and has ten bucks to play with, there's a set of bones for sale on ebay whose auction is going to end in a couple of hours, with...
So, I know some of you are experienced in teaching large numbers of children to play the bones, all at once. I find myself, to my own surprise and amusement,...
Hey Jonathan, That's me. But hey, my max bid this morning on the Goon Bones was apparently the same as Steve Brown's. Glad to see an RBS member got them. Hope...
Jon, When I have made the kids bones I don't go by any measure, just making them thinner, probably not thinner than a 1/2". I would think Constance Cook would...
Hey Adam K.: I understand about forecasting and Crystal balls! BUT...I gotta figure out a budget for 2005 so I need to know who needs how much, etc...ASAP If...
I've taught quite a few kids to play bones (not always successfully). Different kids have different attention spans. Also, I try not to be too dogmatic about...
We'd like to remind you of this upcoming event. The Journey Drum Circle meets from 3-5 pm on the second and fourth Sundays of each month, at the Cheshire Cat...
I make my Kidbones about 3/4 inch wide by about 3/8 inch thick, a bit thicker than regular bones because that way you don't lose so much mass and they keep a...
Hello, The upcoming newsletter will include the new column for young players and for teachers of young players. NEWS about children playing bones. Send me...
