Sep 28, 2018
From description:
For the uninitiated the lagerphone is described as follows from the Australian/English dictionary "Lagerphone - a home-made musical instrument made of beer-bottle tops, loosely nailed to a stick, which rattle when hit or tapped."
It is a rhythm and percussion instrument much used in Australian bush bands to provide timing for both the band with the melody and the dancers with their steps. Often the lagophonist is also the caller - the person who calls out to the dancers what the dance formations and steps will be...
