A drama by famous Kerry writer John B Keane played a major role in the bodhrán’s rise from household container to staple of traditional Irish music. The bodhrán is now so synonymous with Irish music ...

Contrary to Seamus Ennis’ much-quoted admonition that the best way to play the bodhrán was with a penknife, this percussion instrument is a much-admired and prominent feature in many Irish traditional ...

There’s an old joke that goes, “What’s the best way to play a bodhrán? With a penknife.” The slag is reputed to have come from the piper Séamus Ennis – infuriated by beginners buying a bodhrán at a ...

The Londonderry air was alive with the sound of music as the All-Ireland Fleadh got under way for the first time north of the border. Derry feels as though there must be a musician inside every bar, ...

Via The Journal Of Music: Cork University Press has recently published Beating Time: The Story of the Irish Bodhrán by Fintan Vallely, a major new study of the instrument with portraits of renowned ...

Earlier in 2017, IrishCentral featured the skills of incredible 11-year-old bodhrán player Seán Maguire who plays alongside his Dad and two sisters in The Maguires. The four-piece family band has now ...

Registration for traditional music lessons will take place in St Nicholas of Myra Primary School, Malahide Road, on Wednesday, (September 9) 7 pm and 8 pm. Classes in accordion, banjo, guitar, ...

SPECIAL NOTE: This production requires ACTOR/MUSICIANS. All cast members will be required to be proficient on at least one (1) of the listed instruments, with multi-instrumentalists strongly preferred ...