Bones have been widely used in Europe for hundreds of years, spoons for at least 100 years - both seem more associated with virtuoso or comic players than as band / dance instruments. African and Oriental drum culture is of course incredibly rich, diverse, and thrilling. Scottish pipe band drumming is believed to have derived from Swiss canton drumming, and was revitalised 30 years by a man named I thin Alex Dickson, who drew on West African drum choirs for his ideas!