The late composer, musician and educator Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin had a long time relationship with former RBS Board member, Mel Mercier. Here is a video of them performing together with the RTE Concert Orchestra in 2011 with Mel playing two-handed rhythm bones. Mel enters at...
Maggie McCabe well known Blues musician from Detroit posted lots of photographs from the just held Bones Fest XVIII. ...
This morning we have lost our beautiful beautiful boy, no words. Jennifer Brown ...
Dom Flemons with David Bragger--Bones and Fiddle - And those are Steve Browns rhythm bones ...
Dean Robinson was elected by the Board to fill the Board Member At Large vacancy created when Sharon Meschar resigned. He was then elected at the General Membership Meeting held on Zoom at Bones Fest XXVI. His Profile will be included in the...
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...
This video Highlights the In-Person pat of Bones Fest XXVI and include backyard and in house action. ...