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 ...

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Please Note: Blog posts are not selected, edited or screened by Seeking Alpha editors. In this article you will learn what a bodhran is. You will also learn its basic history like where and how it ...

When percussionist and filmmaker Ruairí Glasheen delves into the history and origins of the bodhrán in his new four-part documentary about the drum often hailed as the heartbeat of Irish music, what ...

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 ...

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 ...

BEAVER CREEK – Around here, it’s not hard to find people who march to the beat of a different drummer. It’s not likely they do it as well as the Trinity Irish Dance Company though, in their new ...

There is not a great deal of information about the bodhran and its history, probably because the drum hasn't really changed much over time. It resembles a large tambourine without the jingling parts ...

Documentary On One: Professor Mel Mercier, Chair of Performing Arts at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at University of Limerick, introduces Peadar Mercier, a documentary portrait of his ...

A four-day festival of music workshops, performances by top bodhrán players, and an exhibition of the world's largest deer hide-bound bodhrán drum are expected to draw more than 15,000 visitors to ...