tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64644073108974428192024-12-18T19:15:56.005-08:00A blog dedicated to the Irish Bodhran, with articles, videos, tutorials and links.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger148125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464407310897442819.post-9519449077397644022012-08-04T13:19:00.003-07:002012-08-04T13:19:24.310-07:00

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(Photo credit: Wikipedia)There’s no band, and an audience isn’t necessary, but there are plenty of musicians, and the place is packed. This format is the way Irish music works on Monday nights at Galloway Station. Musicians form a closed circle and play traditional tunes, usually in unison, flute player Lee Worman said. The group is not a band; it’s an informal gathering that anyone can join,

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Cymraeg: Dyffryn Conwy English: Conwy valley (Photo credit: Wikipedia) A HOBBY has grown into a business for members of a Celtic folk band who have started handcrafting traditional drums. Alan Collinson and Mark Harmsworth, who are members of Conwy county based The Wee Bag Band, are behind an innovative project to make bodhráns and other frame drums in Tal-y-Bont. The bodhrán (byddar in Welsh) is

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Image of Linenhall Street, looking towards Rush St., Castlebar, Mayo, Eire (Photo credit: Wikipedia)"Bodhrán player and percussionist Robbie Harris presents a Rhythms of the World percussion workshop for anyone over 16 years of age at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Thursday May 3 from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. This interactive and fun workshop will introduce participants to rhythms from all

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Bushmills (Photo credit: Wikipedia)The Old Bushmills Distillery, where handcrafted Irish Whiskey has been made for centuries, is to host a landmark whiskey and music festival. The Bushmills Live two-day festival will take place on June 20th and 21st and will be the first ever music festival staged in an Irish whiskey distillery. Some of the Bushmills' most famous fans will play a series of

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Modern flag of Brittany (the Gwenn-ha-du, made in 1923), formerly strong nationalist symbol, but less so today. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)IF you’re moved by the spine-tingling skirl of pipes, beat of drums, colour and spectacle, join the clans and spectators from across the nation on May 3-6 for the Australian Celtic Festival’s 20th birthday. Organisers are delighted by the surge of interest for

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Image via WikipediaNEWPORT folk group The Dai Bach Band will perform at Caerleon Town Hall next week on Saturday, February 18. The band are well known to clientele of the Bell Inn for their weekly concerts and for performances throughout the area. The members of the Dai Bach band have been playing locally for about 30 years but not always under that name. Marcus Butler, Sue Cleaves, Greville

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Cover of Rodrigo y GabrielaReporting from Ixtapa, Mexico —— Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero came to this beach resort seeking a fresh start after realizing that their Mexico City metal band was a dismal failure. More than a decade later, Ixtapa is again a haven for them — this time from the rigors of soaring success. The couple, known as Rodrigo y Gabriela, have lived a story that could

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Image via WikipediaGOATS are hard to come by these days, and bodhráns are becoming very popular with aspiring young musicians. Which all goes to make things a little difficult for Davey Gunn, the bodhrán-maker from Trieneragh, Duagh, Listowel. Davey, who began his unusual trade over 25 years ago, estimates that he makes between 40 and 50 bodhráns every year. And as goat skin is the ideal

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Free bodhran tutorial on video. Learn the hornpipe rhythm Related articlesIrish Arts Center' Bodhrán instructor films Irish scene for 'Gossip Girl' (irishbodhran.blogspot.com) Packie Russell, Doolin 1973 (irishconcertina.blogspot.com) Chapter and verse on music-making (irishbodhran.blogspot.com) Mary MacNamara - Canúintí Ceoil 3 (irishconcertina.blogspot.com) In love, with the bodhrán (

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Tiony DeMarco plays a set of reels, with accompaniment by Anna Colliton on bodhran Related articlesChapter and verse on music-making (irishbodhran.blogspot.com) Féile Frank McCann (irishbodhran.blogspot.com) A Winter's Night: Ensemble Galilei (irishbodhran.blogspot.com) Globe's heart-pumping fusion of music, dance, and percussion (irishbodhran.blogspot.com)

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Image via WikipediaOne of America’s leading bodhrán players is to be featured in the popular CWTV show “Gossip Girl” which is filmed in New York. Anna Colliton, teaches advanced bodhrán, a traditional Irish drum at the Irish Arts Center in New York, is filming an Irish scene on Gossip Girl this week. The Irish Arts Center tweeted the news on Wednesday morning; “IAC Bodhrán instructor, Anna

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Image via WikipediaWILLISTON The James Memorial Art Center presents an evening of Irish culture featuring music, traditions and food with Dearbhail Finnegan and Robin Slater, a husband-and-wife team from County Meath, Ireland, on Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. In preparation for the James' upcoming "Key Ingredients" exhibition which deals with America's food culture, the reception following the program

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Image by colleen_taugher via FlickrIrish and Scottish folk music duo Men of Worth will play at the Lewis-Clark State College Silverthorne Theatre on Friday, Jan. 13, at 7 p.m. Tickets are available through LCSC Community Events located at 415 Main Street in Lewiston; through Community Programs in the Sam Glenn Complex at Lewis-Clark State College, or online through Tickets West. Men of Worth

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Four Shillings Short, a Celtic/folk/world music duo, returns to Richmond on Jan. 12 as part of Indiana University East's Mindful Explorations programs. Four Shillings Short performs traditional and original music from Ireland and Scotland, Indian Ragas, folk ballads, medieval and Renaissance instrumentals and a cappella numbers. The husband and wife, Aodh Og O'Tuama and Christy Martin of San

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Cover of Cherish the LadiesConsidering their name, which they take from the title of a traditional Irish jig, it is unsurprising that the Irish-American Celtic song and dance ensemble Cherish the Ladies is an all-female group. Founded in 1985 in an attempt to showcase female talent in the male-dominated world of Celtic music and dance, the group has released fifteen albums, and their recording

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On December 10, Neal Conan, host of NPR ’s Talk of the Nation, narrates A Winter’s Night: Ensemble Galilei, a festive evening of traditional music, poetry, and stories. The lineup includes Liz Carroll on fiddle, Jackie Moran on banjo and bodhran, and whistler Kathleen Keane, along with hometown players Sue Richards (Celtic harp), Ginger Hildebrand (guitar and fiddle), and Carolyn Surrick (viola

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Image via WikipediaTHE BRIDGE House Theatre in Warwick is already looking to the year ahead. The varied spring musical programme ranges from a top Candian folk singer to American classical greats, plus drama both classic and modern. Award-winning Canadian songwriter Ruth Moody starts her Garden Tour at the theatre - which includes later concerts at London’s South Bank Centre and Birmingham

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THE BRIDGE House Theatre in Warwick is already looking to the year ahead.The varied spring musical programme ranges from a top Candian folk singer to American classical greats, plus drama both classic and modern. Award-winning Canadian songwriter Ruth Moody starts her Garden Tour at the theatre - which includes later concerts at London’s South Bank Centre and Birmingham Symphony Hall - on January

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