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Folk musician John Palmes plays everything from Bach to James Brown. What is unusual is his instrument, the mouthbow. Marika Partridge reviews his new CD, "Mouthbow: Small Voices."
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NPR Mouthbow Music from John Palmes Radio archives transcripts stations npr shop about npr contact us help CD Reviews By Marika Partridge Mouthbow Music from John Palmes John Palmes demonstrates his mouthbow. eFolkMusic From Mouthbow: Small Voices I Feel Good Ground Hog Paw Paw Patch All...Guide to constructing and learning to play the mouthbow.
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John Palmes Guide to the Mouthbow The complete guide to constructing and learning to play one of the world's oldest musical instruments Go to John's artist page to hear his music Use spruce only (or anything else Branches work well, but a round branch will roll...Straightforward guide written and illustrated by Peter Taney.
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The Mouthbow: Make Your Own Written and illustrated by Peter Taney A mouthbow requires only a springy, thin tree branch, a loop end steel banjo string (single strand not wound) and an eye bolt. Drill a hole in one end of the stick large enough...Somewhat technical explanation of how to play and why certain actions lead to certain sounds.
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#9 Mouthing Off How to Play the MouthBow The mouthbow is played in a similar manner to the trump. Both utilize variance in the mouth cavity to accent harmonics. With a mouthbow, a tunable string allows changes in the instrument’s fundamental pitch, while the trump is at a...Article by Buffy Sainte-Marie.
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Mouthbow I guess that sooner or later the musician in the group figures out how to make music on a weapon. Long ago, people used flax or fiber or sinew for the string, and wood for the tuning peg. The ones...