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...
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...
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. --...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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....
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...
Thanks Teri, your description of Russ helps to bring him back in my memory. Steve Brown ... From: teridavies1 To: rhythmbones@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday,...
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...
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...
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)",...
... 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Thank you Vash. I really appreciate Circled by Hounds music. I recommend everyone visit their website. Mike Passerotti Cincinnati, OH ... From: "Vash (Just...
... 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
Greetings Bone Fans - and Happy New Year! With the beginning of 2007 I am happy to report some good news: After many months of preparation, I am about ready to...
Was passing through Tombstone today & met another bones player! You can see him on the web at: <http://tombstone1880.net/johnnybones/> Parker PS I hope you all...
I am up in Vermont. Where are the nearest bones players? I get down to Mass, NH and Maine a fair amount. Started about six months ago and practice alot in my...
Hello John! Please don't try practicing both hands while driving. I guarentee that will draw a lot of attention. I hope you find bones playing, rattling,...
Ya Mike, It would be tough to explain to my wife that I am in the county lockup for DWBP. Truthfully though, playing these two sticks makes me grin. I am only...
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