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...
Dom Flemons with David Bragger--Bones and Fiddle - And those are Steve Browns rhythm bones ...
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. ...
This video Highlights the In-Person pat of Bones Fest XXVI and include backyard and in house action. ...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
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,...
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...