Hello to everyone and especially all of the new members. Thanks for joining. Sorry I've been a bit silent these last few weeks, will try to write more over the...
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teridavies1
Jun 27, 2006 2:30 pm
... First of all - congratulations to you Steven on your Abbeyfeale success (first for going & then doing so well in competition). My plan had been to go next...
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Jonathan Danforth
jonofiddle
Jun 28, 2006 7:50 pm
Just a reminder to everyone that if you're even vaguely thinking about attending Bones Fest (see http://www.rhythmbones.com/bonefest10.html for details), you...
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Scott Miller
scmi11er
Jun 28, 2006 9:36 pm
Yes, if you are looking for a roommate, be sure to let Jonathan know. My Bonesfest roomie is Gerard Arsenault, who is traveling from Quebec. Gerard tells me he...
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Stephen Brown
notthebuddah
Jul 14, 2006 12:17 am
Hello to everyone and especially new members. Thanks for joining and as usuall we would love to hear from you, how you came to the bones and of course any...
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etanbenami
Aug 12, 2006 3:08 am
I want to thank Jon Danforth and everyone else who produced BonesFest X. Though I was only able to attend for a day, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Everyone made...
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Stephen Brown
notthebuddah
Aug 12, 2006 1:21 pm
Etan, Thanks for comming, it was a pleasure to meet you, and glad to hear you're working hard on those bones! Jon and Mellissa did a fabulous job producing...
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etanbenami
Aug 14, 2006 6:43 am
I plan on attending the Philly Folk Festival this coming weekend. If anyone else from this group is going to be there, let's meet up and rattle them bones. --...
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Jennifer Ranger
dulcimer50a
Aug 24, 2006 11:42 pm
Hello Friends! Please join us this Saturday, August 26th, 2006 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM in the Courtyard Plaza in the 400 block of South Myrtle Ave. for THE...
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Stephen Brown
notthebuddah
Sep 11, 2006 1:15 am
It is with extreme sadness I'm posting the death of Russ Myers. Russ Myers was a cornerstone in our little bones community. He learned to play from his father,...
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Scott Miller
scmi11er
Sep 12, 2006 2:22 am
My first and most lasting recollection of Russ was at Bones Fest VII in Louisville, Kentucky where he gave a vintage performance. At the Saturday night public...
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Mike Passerotti
mikepasserotti
Sep 12, 2006 1:46 pm
Russ is a good man. His memory lives on in our hearts. I appreciated the opportunity to get to know him a little at Bones Fests. He taught many of us how to...
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Stephen Brown
notthebuddah
Sep 12, 2006 10:11 pm
thanks to Mike and Scott for their rememberences of Russ. And please if any of you have any memories you would like to share with us I would love to hear them....
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teridavies1
Sep 13, 2006 3:42 am
I attended my first BonesFest last year and unfortunately, Russ Meyers was unable to attend so I didn't have the opportunity to meet him then. After that...
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Stephen Brown
notthebuddah
Sep 13, 2006 10:06 am
Thanks Teri, your description of Russ helps to bring him back in my memory. Steve Brown ... From: teridavies1 To: rhythmbones@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday,...
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bonequint
Oct 3, 2006 12:23 am
Hi, I'm back. Well, I never really left, although I've been traveling a lot in the last year and a half or so. I've been concentrating on learning other...
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bonequint
Oct 23, 2006 4:46 am
Hey again, some more bones stuff for y'all. First of all, I recently got some very nice bones by Clif Ervin. The yellow cedar pair is subtle and variable, not...
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Mike Passerotti
mikepasserotti
Oct 23, 2006 5:25 pm
Great find on the minstrel toy. Check out patents: (www.uspto.gov) 1,570,268 * 1,332,732 6,273,781 Louis Marx, do a patent search on "in/(louis and marx)",...
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bonequint
Oct 24, 2006 1:47 am
... For some reason the patents won't display for me, some plug-in issue I guess.... But the Secor toy I linked to is from the 1860s, some 60 years before Marx...
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bonequint
Nov 16, 2006 10:48 am
There's a CD out called "Globetrottin' With Bones" by "Brother Bones and His Shadows." Sounds exciting, but it's simply a collection of low-fi samples from...
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Scott Miller
scmi11er
Nov 17, 2006 6:42 am
I share Jeff's desire for wanting high fidelity recordings of vintage bones players. In fact, I would really like to see a top quality audio CD of Brother...
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Vash (Just Vash)
bodhranai
Nov 17, 2006 7:30 am
Just wanted to pass along to everyone that my band Circled By Hounds released our new CD "Chasing Our Tales" this past weekend at the Yachats Celtic Music...
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Mike Passerotti
mikepasserotti
Nov 17, 2006 1:10 pm
I have to agree with the copy right protection of the Brother Bones content. If you download, listen to or burn a CD copy to listen in your car, you have the...
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Mike Passerotti
mikepasserotti
Nov 17, 2006 1:30 pm
Thank you Vash. I really appreciate Circled by Hounds music. I recommend everyone visit their website. Mike Passerotti Cincinnati, OH ... From: "Vash (Just...
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bonequint
Nov 17, 2006 11:32 pm
... Well, it appears to me that's exactly what the Acrobat label has done! I can't imagine a company buying the rights to some music, and then using lo-fi...
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rbsfacilitator
Nov 18, 2006 8:29 pm
Slainte fellow boneplayers! I'm just wrapping up my 2 month tour with the Marine Band and wanted to give you all a quick update. I've been on the road since...
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hsavin18
Dec 12, 2006 6:10 pm
I have just had a set of bones thrust into my hand and been given some instruction. Had great fun attempting to accompany my friends playing fiddle and...
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Stephen Brown
notthebuddah
Dec 13, 2006 1:30 am
dear hsavin18, Thanks for joining the group and your interest in bones. this could be a lengthy subject, and you might want to look through the archives as I...
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Mike Passerotti
mikepasserotti
Dec 13, 2006 1:01 pm
Howdy and Welcome to the group! I find playing bones is fun, exciting, rewarding, and one of the best uses of dead animal parts on Earth. See if you're near...
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hstory
hsavin18
Dec 15, 2006 2:28 am
Mike, Thanks for the welcome. Your generous offer of sharing techniques will probably never get used as I am in New London, Connecticut. By the way, Tim ...
