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Robbert Trice’s rig
Robbert is the excellent harmonica player and multi-percussionist with George Cutter and Friends. Here he shares a pic and thoughts about his many and varied rigs: Convocation of Instruments. Two are family size, one is pail size. They all follow … Continue reading
Chunk’s Rig
What we have here is the Behrens board used by Chunk, washboardiste of Gutter Puddle from up in Vancouver, BC. He describes his add-ons as follows: I added 3 measuring cups all different sizes The one mounted on the bottom makes … Continue reading
Shameless Plugs Division
At the risk of seeming immodest, I’d like to take a moment to plug my recent tome on how to play the washboard. It’s titled, appropriately enough, How to Play the Washboard, and I would like to think that it does … Continue reading
The Washboard Assemblages of Mal Tornay
Everything but the kitchen sink (and that may be attached to a board we simply can’t see in this video)!
She Got Her Name Changed Back
I guess this counts as washboard playing. Miranda Lambert, vocalist with Pistol Annies, is wearing a board during a performance of “Got My Name Changed Back.” Lambert is playing a pail-sized board à l’américaine with no add-ons. To be honest, I … Continue reading
Some South-of-the-Border Scraping
Washboardiste Ian Foreman rocks it with some compadres in Rosarita, Mexico. Foreman plays the board à l’américaine, decked out with what looks like a bell and a can. The board fits in perfectly with this tune! Foreman has posted videos of … Continue reading
Horniblow’s Hot Three’s Nicholas D. Ball
Wow! This is the stuff! Brit Nicholas D. Ball, who runs the fascinating “Drums in the Twenties” site, lays it down in a trio called Horniblow’s Hot Three. In this video, they’re playing “Skoodlum Blues,” originally recorded by Jimmy O’Bryant’s … Continue reading
The Always-Delightful Deborah Tropez
Here’s another video of the supremely-skilled Deborah Tropez, whom we have previously featured in this space. As usual, she nails it down like a boss. I love her rig, which is a cross between à la française and à l’américaine.
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