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 ...

The Footloose star – he’s got a ton of other stuff to his credit too, but the ‘80s dance movie will always be at the top – told RTE host Ryan Tubridy back in 2020 that he loves the Irish hand drum, ...

A NEW music network teaching residency for people aged 60 and over is kicking off in Limerick. Making Music in ...

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 ...

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 ...

A French tourist on holiday in west Cork has spoken of her disappointment at not being made feel welcome when she brought her bodhrán to a traditional music session in a pub in the Skibbereen area so ...

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 ...

WHENEVER I come across someone playing traditional music I can’t help but be visited by the ghosts of my own primary school efforts — the sound of a cheap, poorly played, and soon-to-be-neglected tin ...