The bodhrán is one of Ireland's oldest traditional musical instruments. The bodhrán is the iconic Irish drum, one of a small select family of Celtic instruments that is stated to pre-date Christianity ...

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 ...

Brian learns how to play a Bodhran ...

South Sligo, and Gurteen in particular, has long been an Irish music stronghold and last week that was particularly evident with the Junior Davey Bodhrán Academy taking place at the Coleman Centre.

The instructional video Ray Gallen: Bodhran Tutorial - Irish Heartbeat features the renowned master of the instrument offering a variety of tips to those just beginning to learn how to play the Irish ...

When Cathy Jordan went on stage at this year’s TG4 Gradam Ceoil concert it was as amhránaí na bliana – singer of the year. But she closed the event accompanying herself on the bodhrán, so putting the ...

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 ...