Articles tagged ‘percussion’
Irish Instrument of the week - the bones
By Seán | July 8th, 2007 |This week’s instrument is the bones.
Exactly like they sound - the bones are two bones (usually the rib or lower leg bones of a goat) held in the hand and played to percussive effect.
Today “bones” are more often carved from wood. They are most commonly held concave sides facing away from each other on either [...]
