ralph carney plays all kinds of crazy-looking unique instruments and plays all of them really well. he worked with successful people like Tom Waits, Jonathan Richman, William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, B-52’s, Marc Ribot, Bill Laswell, David Thomas, Hal Wilner, Elvis Costello, Tipsy, Galaxie 500, Daevid Allen, Mushroom, Oranj Symphonette and The Black Keys.

you should take a look at his site

there’s a documentary presently being made about ralph carney, and here’s the trailer:

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