Hello fellow "Boners"! (Wait, is that right?) Anyway, I saw someone do this on the bodhran list and it worked out So I thought I'd try it here. As some of you...
I learned from a folklorist that the cheapest way to get enough "bones" for a group of people, kids or adults, is to go to your nearest Target, Home Depot,...
hello everyone and welcome to the new members, hope you will post and tell us about yourself. don't hesitate to ask any question you might have, folks here are...
Hello to all, I live in Italy and I am studying various percussions but only a few days ago I heard about rithm bones and I understood immediately that I...
Hi Folks! My name is Martin, but my friends calls me Padre. I've tried to learn to play bones for last 4 years ;-) but never for sure. This year,february, I've...
Hi Andreas and welcome to the group, I was given my first pair of bones by Percy Danforth through the mail and made an attempt to learn by myself with some...
Padre, Welcome to the group, how great to hear of bones playing in Poland! My wife will be very impressed as she is of Polish decent. I recently returned from...
Thank you very much for your kind reply. You say that one should see somebody play to learn how it works but I don't think I'll ever have the opportunity here...
Hi Andreas, Aaron Plunkets video is a good one, and a favorite of a number of folks. Glad the web site was helpful. Please ask any questions that may come up...
I am seconding Steve Brown's invitation -- there is an admission fee which includes some food as well as jamming. You need to make a "reservaton". At 4-5pm...
Friend, Check out http://ChezBrandon.com It's awesome. As it should be, those who are friends with individuals who are intelligent, industrious, and good...
Hello! Bones were used in Polish traditional music. They were called "bocian" meaning stork or "klaskanki" there no english word to describe it, this word just...
Padre, thanks for your information on bones in traditional Polish music. Are there any recordings of bones being played with this music? Mel is a good friend...
... No problem ;-) Are ... Nope, sorry. Nobody uses bones here anymore except for celtic/shanties/bluegrass freeks. Mel is a good ... Thanks. He will be at ......
Buon Giorno Andreas, Welcome to the list. Bones were popular in ancient Rome. Check out www.soundcenter.it and Walter Maioli, a researcher in ancient Roman ...
By the way, if you're planning to be at the Mr. Bones Day event in Lexington at 2 pm (and you should be), please don't forget to call (781) 862-7837 to let us...
Ciao Steve, thank you very much your precious informations! Hope to be soon able to play the bones, I have begun to practice a lot, but it is more difficult...
Andreas, Also, the fantastic French Canadian band, Le Vent du Nord, will be playing in Northern Italy during August 9-11 (unfortunately, there are no further ...
Jon, Excellent point! Andreas, Benoit is a super person and if you could hook up with him I'm sure would give you some valuable pointers. He is surely one of...
This is to remind any of you who are in the New England/New York area that this coming weekend (Thursday June 9 - Sunday June 12) will be the weekend of the...
I'm going through unanswered email from the website (yes, I know I'm way behind in a lot of respects with the site!), and I'm not sure what the answer is to...
The Hastings Jugband under the direction of Rob Rudin and Constance Cook is invited to play at the MIdsummer revels "preshow" in Boston, MA. WHEN: 7-7:30pm....
I have only met one person who knew and played with Brother Bones. Joe Birl. Joe said Bother Bones played with 4 bones in each hand. If you run into Joe at...
Saturday September 3rd and Sunday September 4th "Labor Day Weekend" Festival of the Rivers Hinton, West Virginia USA PO Box 1504 Hinton, WV 25951 Call: (304)...
Thank you for the information! Unfortunately I found out that they will play very far away from here, so it will not be possible to see them. I think this will...
Hi J, Joe Birl is the man to answer that as he met him and may have seen him play. Certainly sounds like he played with four bones from the recordings. Best, ...
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Hi Andreas, Wow that sounds amazing and I would be very interested in hearing more about this player. If you could give us more information I would be very...
I've tried playing with 4 bones per hand at once, and it's not as difficult as you might think. I do it with thinner bones than when I play 2 per hand, and...
I concur with Charlie Obert that playing four bones in each hand is not as hard as it looks. (And the playing style really comes in handy at times.) But like...
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