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 ...

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 ...

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 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, ...

The Dublin Irish Festival offers cultural and music areas, but academy classes will provide a more in-depth look at a few of the Irish arts. The Dublin Irish Festival Academy will offer up seven ...