The final bow

MintFest was the final outing for Bone Yard Tales this year. Now the Bone Yard must creak and groan its own dusty lullaby, fold into itself like a hibernating clock and settle into it’s barn for a Winter of rusty snoring, musty  autumnal dreams and occasional scrapyard flatulence.

A hearty thank you to everybody involved – without you all it would not be possible.

We have our own specially unqualified Quack Doctor who will be checking up on the sleeping BoneYard during the winter months and will let us know when the first stirrings and rumblings start in the Spring.

Some great video  footage of Bone Yard Tales at Stockton here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFQnKHYj4QQ

Thanks to Milkmandavekennedy

We had a ball in a sun drenched Stockton last weekend, performing Bone Yard Tales for Stockton International Riverside Festival 2013. Loads of sun, lovely crowds, great organisation and the best festival catering ever – what more could you want?

Wallop gets up close to the Beast of the Bone Yard. Note his approach to health and safety

Just uploaded a whistle-stop tour video edit of Bone Yard Tales to Vimeo. You can watch it here:

Boneyardtales from Rag and Bone on Vimeo.

It’s a brief flavour of the show, filmed at Greenwich and Docklands International Festival in June.

Bone Yard Tales finds it’s way to Stockton International Riverside Festival soon.

We’re on at 2pm and 8pm on Friday 2nd August,

2pm and 8pm on Saturday 3rd August, all shows are at the High Street venue, see here for details.

Some feedback from our appearance at Greenwich & Docklands International Festival the other week:

A piece by writer and poet Lemn Sissay about the whole event:

http://www.festival.org/blog/?p=971

And a gallery of great photos from photographer Fred Adams

http://fred-adams.photoshelter.com/gallery/Greenwich-Docklands-Festival/G0000wMfEzkvm_Ng/C0000ZLVNhjuPqAY

Just got back from Greenwich and Docklands festival – our fourth outing for Bone Yard Tales so far. In summary – extreme luck with the weather, Old Royal Navy College backdrop, King Charles Lawn, beached whale, amazing smells from Greenwich Market, Premier Inn thumbs up, small pub meals thumbs down, new hire van practically loads & unloads itself, crinkly dried leaf confetti substitute result, new costume for Rag fits first time, lovely appreciative crowds, pints by the Thames, jobs a good un.

Some photos:

And another thing, I want a classical backdrop in every gig from now on…

The Bone Yard Ark sets sail…

The Beast of the Bone Yard attacks

It’s a busy time of year for Rag and Bone – no resting on our worn out laurels in the Boneyard. Tim Hill and Geraldine Giddings organised the Endless Parade – a 1 day conference in Taunton, Somerset exploring parades, processsions, carnivals and other mobile transports of delight. Rag and Bone were there with some of the procesional devices, mutant bicycles and mobile beasts we’ve made in the last year or so.

Two days later on 15th June we were a core part of 2 processions for Somerfest in Taunton town centre, along with Mike Pattison from Kinetica and his amazing contraptions from the Paralympics Closing Ceremony, and the The Big Noise.  Much fun was had by all, including participants and an unsuspecting public. We’re hoping this can turn into a regular event – here at Rag and Bone we delight in seeing town centres full of colour, fun, mayhem and a joyful noise.

The Bone Yard Beast goes shopping on Taunton High Street

The Somerset Wind Gatherer – designed and built by Rag and Bone

The Bone Yard Beast loose on the streets of TauntonThe Bone Yard Beast goes shopping on Taunton High Street