"Down Yonder" with bones

Sky Bartlett (L) and Ernie Duffy (R) on bones, performing at Lester Bradley's traditional square dance in Wentworth, NH, on April 2, 2010. Sky learned to play bones from Ernie, who in turn learned from Elwin "Shorty" Boulet.

In addition to Lester Bradley on guitar and Paul Amey, lead fiddle, the other musicians shown are, from L to R: Mike Hebb, fiddle; Bob Reed, banjo; David Colburn, guitar; George Randall, 12 string guitar; Samantha Amey, bass; Adam Boyce, fiddle, and Lynn Bradley Clogston, piano.

The band strikes up a tune for a lively polka with the bones players several times a night to signal the start of the next group of square dances. Other video footage from that night shows more of the dancing, but this one has the best shots of the bones players.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• bones
• Sky Bartlett
• Ernie Duffy
• square dance
• Wentworth
• polka

[CadillacL]

AWESOME! Makes it looks so easy :)