23 Jun Tirizzumpelarillallera Featuring Morbello Vergari
Posted at 14:16h
in Uncategorized
This is a YouTube video featuring the Italian player Morbello Vergari. The link to this video was sent by RBS friend Paolo Casini of Florence and Maremma, Italy. The photograph shows a sampling of their instrments. ...
08 Jun Italians Play Mescher Style
Posted at 14:13h
in Performance
Italians Ido Corti and Alessadro Casini perform in a style like the Mescher Tradition of Jerry and Sharon Mescher and Bernie Worrell. Click HERE to view. ...
03 May All-Ireland 2022 Bones Competition Video
We had a wonderful fleadh by the feale 2022. And our grand finale last night was the all Ireland senior and junior bones competition. We had 9 competitors and 3 of those were from USA. The senior result is as follows 1st James Yoshizawa from...
01 May Rhythm Bones Society 2022 Ensemble Video
This is a compilation of Rhythm Bones players from around the world. Each player played to the same song, then the videos were synchronized. I have to say I'm amazed and humbled at the incredible talent they showed. In 30 years of video production,...
15 Apr Highlight of the Week
The Highlight of this week was found on Scott Miller's bonedrymusic.com website and is the band with the animated rhythm bones player from the movie Mary Poppins. It would be nice is we knew the rhythm bones player's real name. ...
01 Apr Rhythm Bones Player, Vol 24, No 1, Online
Rhythm Bones Player, Vol 24, No 1 is online with only 6 pages. SteveW ...
29 Mar Hank Tennenbaum Story about Al Jolson
Posted at 13:08h
in Uncategorized
My father played rhythm bones with Al Jolson on the street in DC in front of the burlesque houses for the lines going in. Pennies, nickels, and dimes. They rarely saw quarters. Jolson sang and whistled, and my father played rhythm bones and did sand...
29 Mar Dennis Devine Finds 1977 Percy Recording
New member, Dennis Devine, saw Percy Danforth play at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival, and said he did not realize his importance at that time. He found this photograph and a great recording of Percy playing both from the Festival at the website of...
12 Mar Art Sands Has Passed
Art Sands passed on February 20, 2022. He photographed several Fests and some of the photos were printed in the newsletter. ...