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The King and Queen have arrived in Northern Ireland for a visit beginning with a celebration of culture, music and creativity. Charles and Camilla were hailed as “naturals” as they played bodhran ...

The King and Queen drummed up a thirst for whiskey when they performed with a folk group during a celebration of Irish music, song and dance. Charles and Camilla were hailed as “naturals” as they ...

Anna Colliton on bodhrán (Irish drum), guitarist Collin Cotter, violinist Sumaia Jackson and cellist Tristan Clarridge play a concert Thursday night at the home of Daniel Steinberg on Washington ...

The origins of candlestick charting can be traced to the rice futures markets of 18th-century Japan. A merchant and trader named Honma Munehisa from the town of Sakata is widely credited as the father ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

18,000 people are expected to descend on the Rebel County next week Munster Technological University (MTU) proudly announces its role as the host venue for competitions and headline concerts as part ...