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Walter Messick Has Passed

steve — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 00:26:57 +0000

Walter Messick passed away on February 28, 2022, and his formal obituary is at https://www.dispatch.com/obituaries/b0058918. He was primarily a creator and seller of handcrafted dulcimers, and his instruments won numerous awards and were sold around the world.
He also made a variety of other folk instruments including the uniquely shaped rhythm bones shown in the photograph above. In a story in our newsletter, he said. “ I made a jig for my band saw where I could cut hundreds at a time, and then sanded and finished them. I made thousands of pairs of bones selling them at craft shows and later on my website.”

Jerry Barnett has passed

steve — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 18:15:03 +0000

Dr Jerry Barnett passed away today, October 20, 2024. Jerry was a regular at the NTCMA Festival winning the the Bones and Spoons Competition and was inducted into their Old Time Hall of Fame. We first met Jerry at Bones Fest IV and he attended a few others. Jerry was great with cowboy songs, ‘The Old Chasm Trail’ in particular. Also a good storyletter.

Rhythm Bones Society is 25 Years Old Today

steve — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 19:53:13 +0000

Kenny’s Blues Shuffle Patterns Workshop Online

steve — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 23:02:05 +0000

Kkenny Wolin led a Blues Shuffle Pattern With Fills Workshop at Bones Fest XXVIII

A Vitsy Video Memory

steve — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 13:32:20 +0000

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.