Bill vits, also known as Vitsy, could not make it to a Bones Fest and sent this video showing some of his techniques. Well worth watching. ...
I learned of Bill's passing from Tom Connolly who read about it on his wife Stacey''s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=stacey%20vits). Below are posts from members of the rhythm bones community, and others will be added as people react to the news (email via our Contact...
This is a video of Mark Shelton (who attended BFXXVI) demonstrating the playing by two percussionists of rhythm bones and drums simultaneous to a single page of notation. Quite unique and interesting. ...
I ran across an interesting website that talked about the discovery of a Neanderthal flute that is 60,000 years old making it the oldest flute ever discovered. I don't have the background to dispute this claim, but if it be true the flute is...
Volume 24, Number 3 issue of the Rhythm Bones Player newsletter is online with In-Person and Virtual Highlights from Bones Fest XXVI, article from Michael Baytop, Highlights of Brad Dutz's Recording Rhythm Bones Workshop, Summary of a Discussion on Rhythm Bones Holders, and Minutes of...
The Highlight is of last year's Bones Fest XXVII hosted by Sky and Jessye Bartlett. ...
This video Highlights the In-Person pat of Bones Fest XXVI and include backyard and in house action. ...
Steve Brown made it to Virtual Bones Fest XXVI and told us his Rhythm Bones Story. ...
Jeremy Brown has health issues and could not make it to Bones Fest XXVI. Attendees ask to see him play and HERE is a video from bones FestXVII with Blue Hammond, Jeremy, father Steve Brown and Dave Renier. ...
"FROM MAREMMA (TUSCANY) TO TENNESSEE or FROM WOODEN CASTANETS TO BONE CASTANETS"Short documentary on the use and tradition of castanets (gnacchere) in Tuscany and in the United States (here called "bones"). The document was prepared on the occasion of the presentation in Grosseto of the...