Rhythm Bones Media

 

There is an enormous amount of rhythm bones media listed or referenced on this Page. The two main sections are; Audio and Video that RBS has secured permission to include on this website (Note that these works are still copyrighted by their owners) and Mike Passerotti’s growing list of known YouTube and Vimea videos (If you find a new one, please email the link via the Contact Us Page).

 

NOTE: if you click a player name you will be taken to their Player Profile Page where more information may be available. Note: this is a work in progress.

 

 Most Bones Fests have individual performance and workshop videos, and over the next few months we will fill in missing Highlight videos. Click HERE for the index to all Bones Fests. 

 

There is a collection of Instruction and Workshop videos on the Rhythm Bones Instruction Page.

 

Audio/Video on this website

Mike Passerotti’s YouTube/Vimeo Videos

Players A-D

Greg Adams – Banks of the Ohio
Greg Adams – Teaches Novices at Banjo Camp
John Allin – Cass Country Historical Society
John Allin – Cass County Civil War Kids Club
John Allin – Southern Travelers
Gerard Arseneault – Canadian TV Talent Show
Sky Bartlett – At Bones Fest in NH
Hillar Bergman  – Learn to Play Rhythm Bones
Hillar Bergman – Inexpensive rhythm bones for teaching
Guy Berniquez – Jitter Plateau Mont-Royal
Bones, Jugs and Harmony‏ – Wiggle Ya Bones
Bones, Jugs and Harmony – Battle of Jug Bands
Mitch Boss – Bones for Donovan and family
Mitch Boss – Philidor Percussion Group with guest
Tom Breathe – History and how to play
Steve Brown – All Ireland Competition 1
Steve Brown – All Ireland Competition 2
Steve Brown – Plays thr Bones
Steve Brown – With Raymond Henry in Tubbercurry
Steve Brown – Cajin two-step with Nashua Stroll
JC Burris – Smoke Filled Room
JC Burris – Highway Blues (good solo
Greg Burrows –
Bones Solo and Discussion
Greg Burrows –
Bones Solo #2 – Shuttle Rhythm
Jason Catron – Kickstarter Demo for Rhythm Bones
Roy Clarke – A little history lesson)
Rowan Corbett and Dom – Carolina Chocolate Drops at IMT 
Rowan Corbett and Dom – Jam on Bones
Rowan Corbett – Pretty Little Indian / Ducks on the Millpond 
Rowan Corbett – Bones and Banjo Workshop Performance
Rowan Corbett – A Bones Happening with Greg Adams
Francis Craig – Play Them Bones
Jonathan Danforth – Jethros – Shake Your Bones
Percy Danforth – With David Holt
Percy Danforth – With Andy Cohen
Freeman Davis – Brother Bones Sweet Georgia Brown
Freeman Davis – Yes Sir, Mr Bones Movie Clip
Freeman Davis – Black Eyed Susan Brown
Donny DeCamp – At BFXI with Ernie and Sky
Donny DeCamp – At Bones Fest XI
Ernie Duffy – At Lester Bradley’s with Sky Barlett
Abe Doron – Rhythm Bones Playing Solo
Abe Doran – Rhythm Bones Lesson
Brad Dutz – Bones & Bodhran for Black Sails
Brad Dutz – Bones with Brad Dutz – Part 1
Brad Dutz – Bones with Brad Dutz – Part 2
Brad Dutz – Bones with Brad Dutz – Part 3

Players E-G

Clif Erwin – Turkey in the Straw
Cliff Erwin – At IMC with Chris Coole
Dom Flemons – Snowdon’s Jig
Dom Flemons – Snowdon’s Jig in Alley
Dom Flemons – Jammin On The Bones with Jerron Paxton 
Dom Flemons – At the Rock an Roll Hall of Fame
Dom Flemons – Cindy Gal with Bones Solo
Dom Flemons – How to Play Rhythm Bones
Dom Flemons – Plays ‘dem bones’ at CSPS
Dom Flemons – Going Down The Road Feeling Bad
Dom Flemons – John Henry y los Vaqueros
Darrell Flanery – Rhythm Bones Explained
Skeff Flynn – Cornbread and Butterbeans
Anthony Gibson – (LimerickLad25)
Guy and Pip Gillette – At Bones Fest XI
Guy Gillette – Banjo and Bones
George Gilmore – On Original Ameteur Hour
Ernie Gordon – Northhumbrian Moothie
Mardeen Gordon – Harmonica and Rhythm Bones
Bob Goulet – Performs at Woonsocket RI
Steve Green – Playing the Bones, Basic old time technique
Dave Hare – Arkansas Traveler/Turkey in the Straw Medley
Dave Hare – Boil em Cabbage Down
Dave Hare – Old Dan Tucker
Dave Hare – Racoon
Graham Hargrove – Horising Around with my New Steve Brown Bones
Gil Hibben – Plays the Rhythm Bones
David Holt – Learn to Play Folk Rhythms
David Holt – Georgia Buck with Rhiannon Giddens
David Holt and Carlock Stutsberry – Mouthbow Demonstration
Hubby Jenkins and Dom Flemons – Instrument Interview: Bones & Banjo
Hubby Jenkins and Dom Flemons – Dueling Bones
Gilles Lapierre – Performs

Players G-L

Jim Hess – How to Play Rhythm Bones
Gil Hibben – Playing the Rhythm Bones
Gerry Hines – Silver King Minstrels in Tombstone
Gerry Hines – At Bones Fest in Grand Rapids
Ed Hopwood – Harmonica and Percussion: Rhythm Bones
Hoss – Rattle Bones 1
Hoss – Rattle Bones 2
Hoss – Rattle Bones 3
Wayne Jones – Swining rhythm bones & spoons
Kafari – How to Play a Forward Couplet
Kafari – How t Play a Triplet
Kafari – Rhythm bones freestyle to ‘Relax’ by Lettuce
Kafari – Rhythm Bones rhythm #1: Walking, Trotting, Galloping
Yoppy Kyabetsu – Froggy went a Courtin
Yoppy Kyabetsu – Dem bones
Yoppy Kyabetsu – Making and playing bones
Yoppy Kyabetsu – Banjo Friday 15: Possum in a Well
Yoppy Kyabetsu – Save the Bones for Henry Jones
Jeff Lefferts – Ukulele & Bones Ragtime Duet
Jeff Lefferts – Guitar and Bones Duet
Jeff Lefferts – Bones Guy 
Jeff Lefferts – Ukulele & Bones
Jeff Lefferts – All-Ireland Bones Championship
Jes Lund – Bones Solo
Jes Lund – Bones Solo II
Jack Frost – Plays the bones!
Steve Levitt – Hambone, Rhythm Bones, Flatfoot Dancing
Steve Listos – Shave Yo’ legs – Swamp Train

Players M-P

Markus Maggiori? – Chlefli making and playing
Grandad MacDonald – Playin’ the Bones
Gene MacGillicuddy – On The Bones
Gene MacGillicuddy – More Bone Action
Yirdy Machar – Playing 8 bones
Yirdy Machar – Performing Live with Neil Stanford
Edward Meeker – Rap, Rap, Rap on your Minstrel Bones
Jean Mehaffey – Demonstrates her Skill
Mel Mercier – Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin and Mel
Mel Mercier – Gerry Murray playing a polka
Mel Mercier – Cork Folk Festival
Mel Mercier – At Aula Max University
Michael Metzler – Playing medieval castagnettes
Jerry Mescher Trio – At Bones Fest XI
Jerry Mescher Trio  – At Bones Fest XVI
Jerry Mescher & Bernic worrell – At Bones Fest VII
Jerry and Sharon Mescher – Jerry Mescher  – On Original Amateur Hour
Scott Miller – Arkansas Traveller
Scott Miller – Old Dan Tucker
Scott Miller – Al Simms’ Tune
Scott Miller – Hinton WV Bones Workshop Intro
Scott Miller – Bones Workshop One Hand Style
Scott Miler – Reel de Montebello
Scott Miller – The Zipper
Scott Miler – Sweet Georgia Brown with Jan Marra
Scott Miller – Scott’s Youtube Channel
Scott Miller – Get Up In The Morning/Circus Jig 
Scott Miller – With the Carolina Chocolate Drops
Spike Bones Muhrer – Bones Fest XII – Playing the Bones
Scott Miller and Dom – Unrehearsed
Scott Miller and Dom – Performance
Ana Mitchel – Rhythm Bones – El Choclo
Paddy “Sport” Murphy – Breandan O Beaglaioch – Hornpipe
Daniel Papuga – Learn to Play Bones
Mike Passerotti – Blue Rhythm And Bones Patriotic
Mike Passerotti – Harp and Bones – Hen’s Cackle
Mike Passerotti – Nacogdoches Front Porch Jam Session
Mike Passerotti – 8 Bar Blue Jam
Mike Passerotti – Dan and Mike Passerotti
Barry Patton – World Class Player
Barry Patton – Learning The Bones
Barry Patton – Bones Player
Barry Patton – Playing the ‘Bones’ – Winfield, KS
Aaron Plunket – Instruction DVD Excerpt
Aaron Plunkett – World Beat Sample 
Kyle Pretzl – Wood Stove Walk ‘Round 
Kyle Pretzl – Jammin’ with Clarke! 
Kyle Pretzl – Buffalo Gals
Kyle Pretzl – Old Dan Tucker 
Kyle Pretzl –Where Did You Come From 
Kyle Pretzl – Circus Jig
Kyle Pretzl – Lucy Neal
Kyle Pretzl – Mississippi Rag, early banjo film (1897)
Kyle Pretzl – Rare footage of forgotten Blues duo
Kyle Pretzl – Old Cremona
Kyle Pretzl – The Unique Mazurka, 1892
Alan Gunga Purves – Plays the bones

Players R-Z

Raquy – “The Wish” Music Video
Bill Raies – Plays the Bones
Richard Schaffert – Mosibuebä – Muotathaler-Gäuerler = clapperle
Rob Schneider – Technical Rudiments Tutorial 1
Rob Schneider – Technical Rudiments Tutorial 2
Rob Schneider – Technical Rudiments Tutorial 3
Rob Schneider – Rhythm Bones Hemiola
Rob Schneider – Butter Shakin’ Bones
Rob Schneider – Rhythm Bones: A-One, and A-Two
Rob Schneider – Rhythm Bones Progress Report 2
Rob Schneider – http://youtu.be/0qGKZIGnpgU
Rob Schneider – Rhythm Bones Progress Report 6
Borus Sichon – Dueling Percussion
Borus Sichon – Playing Bones With Borus
Nicolas Spicer – Don’t Let Go with Michael Baytop
Ken Sweeney – At Portsmouth NH Maritime Festival
Russ Myers – At Bones Fest VII
Dennis Riedesel – At Bones Fest XI
Ryan Thomson – Rhythm Bones percussion workshop
Vash – Basics of playing the bones
James Thorpe – On the bones
Richard Troon – RTROON – Music Man
Richard Troon – Troon & Carr thanksgiving ’10
Richard Troon – Troon, Carr & Buster
Unknown – Red-Hair Boy
Unknown – Esther clase castanuelas
Unknown – Oficina de trancanholas, castanholas ou tabuinhas
Bill Vits – Bones & Drum Kit Workshop
Waltons Irish Music – Bones and Spoons
Jack Wardrop – Rhythm bones and clawhammer banjo
Walt Watkins – BFVII Pass-Off
Kenny Wolin – Performance at Bonesfest X
Kenny Wolin – Performance at Bones Fest XI
Kenny Wolin & Tim Reilly – Bones Duet – Buffalo Whore
Kenny Wolin & Tim Reilly – Mystic Sea Music Festival
Bernie Worrell – Octoberfest 2011 – Miami
James Yoshizawa – Irish Bones Lesson
James Yoshizawa – Rhythm Bones Improvisation
Martin Zak – Old Time Music – Haste to the Wedding
Mickie Zekley – Bones & Skin

Other Interesting Videos

Chlefeli is the Swiss name for rhythm bones. Click HERE for how to hand carve a pair (in German)

Klepperle is German for rhythm bones. The Klepperle.de website is in German with no English. Jonathan Danforth wrote an article on ‘klepperle’ and you can read it in on-line newsletter, RBP, Vol 7, No 2. The Webmaster is Dr. Joachim Schuhmacher. The following videos links speak for themselves.
klepperle.de/kurse/filme.htm – How to Play Klepperle
klepperle.de/fotogalerie/filme/filmgalerie.htm – Videos of 2009 Contest

The Travel Channel played a video about Klepperle. It was directed by Reinhard Enderle from Gengenbach, Germany, and he gave us permission to add it to our website. It is separated into seven videos at the bottom of the ‘How to Play Them” page.  It is in German, but the music is universal.