Davey stretches it into a board and lets it dry. The skin has to be wet for a second time and Davey says that he hangs it outside when drying. The bodhrán frame is usually of plywood and Davey nails ...

TWO of the country's most iconic musical instruments are being celebrated in a European-wide stamp series. The Irish harp and bodhran will feature on two new stamps created by An Post in recognition ...

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 ...

Craft and culture shine in West Clare as Michael meets a master bodhrán maker The Wild Atlantic inspires music, craft, and cuisine in West Clare. Join host Michael Londra to watch the craftsmanship of ...

How bodhran maker Paul McAuley pulled himself out a rut ... with a little help from some enterprising friends How bodhran maker Paul McAuley pulled himself out a rut ... with a little help from some ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...