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...
Greetings fellow bone rattlers, My band Circled by Hounds is pleased and proud to officially announce the launch of our very first, very own website! ...
Does anyone have contact information for Bob Goulet, West Brome, Quebec, Canada. I think he is very close to me in vermont and I would like to contact him....
Sigh, the spammer has been removed from the list. There have been a number of good discussions about what to do about this occasional annoyance, but Steve and...
... Jonathan, I moderate several lists and the best solution I've found is to set the list parameters so that all new members are moderated. After they posted...
Thanks Michael, Jonathan and I will talk about this, and figure out what to do. Steve Brown ... From: Michael P. Thompson To: Rhythm Bones Group Sent: Tuesday,...
Hello to everyone, and thanks to new members with a genuine interest in playing the bones. On the other hand we seem to have been the target of spammers over...
Hi everyone, We've changed the settings of this group so that new members are "moderated" by Steve Brown and/or me, so that we can weed out these occasional...
Hi all, I'd like to make an offer to the group. I'd like to make an informal bones compilation. Send me a recording of yourself playing the bones and I'll put ...
