News
Greg Adams and Rowan Corbett 19th Century Music Workshop
Greg Adams and Rowan Corbett put on a Fiddle, Bones and Banjo workshop in Harpers Ferry on November 12 and 13, 2011. The Video of the Month is from the workshop. There will be an article about the event in the next Rhythm Bones Player newsletter.
Dr. Mel Mercier's PhD Thesis is On-line
The first PhD thesis on rhythm bones is on-line. Mel Mercier's original research direction was traditional Irish music, but when he heard the Mescher's play at Bones Fest IV, his direction changed. The thesis title is The Mescher Bones Playing Tradition: Syncopations on the American Landscape. Shown in the Photograph of the Month are Mel and his wife, Maura, and Jerry and Sharon Mescher.