tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1839623793894703519.post168604552909654865..comments2024-03-27T00:47:16.020+11:00Comments on The Bush Music Club: Sistrums, barcoo dogs & lagerphones.secretaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09968704899333901045noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1839623793894703519.post-57768844047101760332020-11-03T00:20:24.006+11:002020-11-03T00:20:24.006+11:00Corenthin, thanks for your enquiry, my apologies f...Corenthin, thanks for your enquiry, my apologies for the delay in answering.<br /><br />from the Macquarie Dictionary of Australian English - A Barcoo Dog is a rattle made of tin lids strung on a loop of baling wire, used for rounding up sheep and named after the Barcoo Shire in Western Queensland, where it originated.<br /><br />It was not often used in making music, but could be used when there were no other instruments. It has also been used to interest children in making music.<br /><br />I'll look for more information & email you.<br />secretaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968704899333901045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1839623793894703519.post-6688823772582971832020-10-17T01:49:32.373+11:002020-10-17T01:49:32.373+11:00Hello, I wanted to thank you for this article. It ...Hello, I wanted to thank you for this article. It was a wonderful discovering for me. I just wanted to do researches on the Internet about sistrums and I fell down here.<br />I’m a french ceramist, working now on sistrums for a ceramic residency in Greece until the half of november.<br />I have a question : do you know for what the barcoo dog is used ? Have you exemples about the use of this kind of sistrum ?<br />Thank you in advance for reading.<br />Kind regards,<br /><br />Corenthin Thilloy<br />corenthinthilloy@gmail.comCorenthin Thilloyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13883415759452891362noreply@blogger.com