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Hello everybody,
I thought that I would do a short artical on one of my other instruments "The Bodhran"
The Bodhrán falls into the category of a 'Frame Drum', made from wood (e.g. ash) which is easily bent and then a stretched, treated skin of an animal, usually, a sheep or a goat is placed over one side of the wooden frame
It is well known in the Celtic World (Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Brittany etc.), that a 'skin tray' fitting the above description was in universal use for over one thousand years, and in fact was still being used in parts of Ireland during the 1950's. This tray was suitable for winnowing (separating chaff from grain) a process still to be seen in third world countries such as Africa or India. It could also be used as a sieve through the simple process of punching holes in the skin.
My Bodhran is a hand made tuneable one made by waltons of Ireland it is 15inch in diamiter and has a Goat skin. As you will see from the picture above I play with a stick known as a "Tipper" and I generaly play the Kerry style,though at the moment I am trying to learn the top end style, How ever I find that playing the kerry style it is easier to have more control over triplets.
However I will continue with my pursuite to learn the top end style
Here is a Great example of Top End Playing by John Joe Kelly
To Be Continued !!!
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