In partnership with Kendal College, The Musical Stones Players are honoured to be able to perfom on the Kendal Museum Lithophone for the first time in a special concert tonight at Kendal Carnegie Library, 7pm, £2ea.
Pictures and video will follow from this momentous event.
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.
Thursday, 18 November 2010
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Excellent New Musical Stones Tour Video
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:
Musical Stones Tour Video
Musical Stones Tour Video
Thursday, 19 August 2010
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Tuesday, 6 October 2009
Rehearsals in progress
Chris Stones, Gavin Bradshaw and Jamie Barnes are currently in rehearsals for a forthcoming concert. They are planning to add a further acoustic instrument to enhance the sound of the antique lithophone. Updates on this development will be posted shortly.
Friday, 24 July 2009
Stones Resonate in Cathedral
Chris Stones, Gavin Bradshaw and Jamie Barnes performed a series of newly-composed lithophone music in concerts in Carlisle today (24/07/09). You can read a BBC report on the event, including pictures and even an audio interview with Chris and Jamie here: http://bit.ly/13glXS
Thursday, 16 July 2009
Upcoming Musical Stones concerts
We have two upcoming Musical Stones concerts on Saturday the 25th July in Carlisle, Cumbria, UK. The first one is at 11am in Carlisle centre, and the second is at 1pm inside Carlisle Catherdal. A full report will be posted here, and there are more concerts on the way.
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