A blog for those interested in lithophones (instruments made from rock) and especially the famous 'Musical Stones of Skiddaw' held at Keswick Museum and Art Gallery. The instrument is a 14 foot-long 1.5 ton stone xylophone made in 1827 by Keswick stonemason Joseph Richardson out of rare 'hornfels' rock found between the mountains Skiddaw and Blencathra in North Cumbria, UK.
Thanks to Gav Bradshaw for creating this great Tour Video of The Musical Stones of Skiddaw at Grassington Fest, Lakes Alive Penrith 2008, Carlisle Arts Fest & Sheffield Millennium Galleries with Grizedale Arts:
