bodojo.com -Top end Bodhrán - Bo style 2 minute introduction

[neilandfi]

I used to play sambe kerry style (using back hand for the 4th beat. Would love to jam with someone playing this way.

[neurosynthetic]

how are you playing triplets if you dont use the top end of the tipper?

[rhc76]

only jokin p i luv u!!!!!

[rhc76]

crap quality vid and not a very good player

[CarlosMacMartin]

Nice little drum!

[b642m]

More! More!

[lillaperendy]

Hi!

Many thanks! This was the only video I found that showed slowly how to beat the bodhran! Thanks again!

[LoneGranger]

Thanks Paul, especially for demonstrating slowly for beginners like me..;-) I wrote a jig for the Hang drum called Hang jig so trying to learn Bodhran now.

[danielscheck]

very nice, but unfortunatly when I tryed this I threw my stick accross the room and broke out the window hahahaha

[kishanabear]

thank you for posting this, most things i've seen are using the kerry style. what kind of bodhran are you using? it's gorgeous!!!

[Junkdojo]

Thanks for your comments, I'm playing a 12" Metloef 'popcorn' drum - metloef [dot] com. I have about 6 or more of his drums, all very individual, all excellent. This wee 12" 'popcorn' drum was his own personal drum with which he competed in the All Ireland and is still a favourite of mine for intimate sessions and recording - For more on this style visit bodojo and look for 'top end' - cheers - Paul

[kcloona]

nice wan bei now i know how to play thanks a billion UP THE IRISH

[Leoguitarrocker]

cool!

[cromwellsfort]

Bo dosen't mean Bottom.......It means cow!

[looppool]

And man, I wish I could bring you to the Y2k7 International Loop Festival this year. We have 50 loopers from 8 countries in 3 days.

It's going to be amazing! be well, my good friend.

[looppool]

Hey Paul, Rick Walker here. Nice video......really nice. I have the same question. In the style I learned, the top of the tipper causes the 2nd note of the triplet but I can't for the life of me figure out how you are getting the very rapid triplets about 1:58. As far as I can tell, the top of the tipper isn't hitting the drum and it doesn't look like you are using a finger inside of the drum (or are you)

Do you mind explaining that to this poor remedial bodhran player?

[Junkdojo]

Hey Rick / Rodrigo, thanks for visiting. Those are left thumb strikes on the back of the drum in that instance, also achieved them by playing DDU instead of DUD. Between the DDs there is an upstroke grace note that can be caught i.e. DXD.U.DXD.U. It works naturally in a jig (6/8) but playing it as triplets over 4/4 works, I love crossing bar lines :).

Standard 'triplets' are simple single stroke rolls accomplished by doubling handspeed.

[rodrigoYK]

ok, if I heard right, this is a "top end cipin" or like he called "Bo".

this style is way better once you get ir right

but, I have a question

with an "regular" tiper you can do "triples" (hit with the top ending and the top...begining(?) of the tiper an then hiting with the top end again, but fast, doing 3 hits in a move) very ease

but, how to do that on that tiper?

I really heard the triples in this videos, i Thought he woul teach this on this video =/

[b0dhran]

Thank you - I'm going to try to learn this style, too !

[chade2112]

What was the name of that cipin again?

[benza435]

you're good!! how do you play with one of them double ended beater things tho? i got one of them.