Playing in 7/8 time on the Bodhran

[cwazywabbit1]

good vid, hows about a breakdown of slip jigs

[kutregistratie]

awesome video though that guy seems to swallow his instrument at the end hahaha

[lsdvine]

amazing

[1dimitar2]

The rhythm and melody is very much like Bulgarian Ratscheniza, Ръченица, dance...

[niallmac44]

Personally, I have found that I even have to think about what time a tune is I am in trouble. To master 7/8 time I just put every slip jig I had on record on a tape (yes eons ago) and practiced. Eventually I got it. Lovely drum though.

[f1ypside]

type "gift" before youtube to win money!

[ILuvCaroline]

Thanks for this. I thought it would be hard to learn but its not. I am a beginner so this is helpful.

[JackyRowe]

BAHRON?!

[ianmcdonagh]

Hi Lucy, Ian here from Scotland.

Do you have a vid showing us the technique you use for the fast double/triple timing beats you use like a riff? (probably not right use of words)

Ian

[slowdog294]

You can play with my band any time you want!

[spudmommy]

my 5 year old loves watching you play (as do I) and has been "drumming" on everything!

[nuke97]

The jam in the end is sick!!!!!!

[georgemars]

Hi Lucy,

Is your book/cd set The Goat Whackers Guide to Rhythm still available?

Cheers,

George

[ruiseartalcorn]

Mòran taing (Many thanks). I found this to be very helpful indeed!!! :)

Ruiseart Alcorn :)

[numofan]

Excellent playing - ditto for the way you've broken down a variety of approaches to playing in 7/8. I'm an Arabic/Turkish-style frame drum and darbouka player, and am wanting to learn to play bodhran... but for more than jigs and reels. So this is very helpful to me!

[melliebum]

cut to the chase lady......hmm hmm skip to the end.

[AnAmericanComposer]

Great video I love the ONE two three ONE two ONE two pattern my favorite style of music to write in is in seven time, with that pattern. Except my percussion will have a ONE two-and three ONE two ONE two so the first "two" of the measure is cut in half. 7/8 time is fun, and so is 10/8 time! ☺

[WomenFrameDrumming]

Excellent instructional.... we have you on our instructional drumming playlist and bodhran playlist.

[Copterdl]

Thanks for posting such a creative, out of the box video. Well done.

[dafra26]

keep your ignorant comments for yourself. If you don't like, don't watch. Is that too complicated for you?

[BadBlueBoy213]

7/8 is very common in the balkan region! it sounds very cool :D

[MrBrendank]

i cant hear you because my brother wont stop playin the banjo but it looks good. ill check this out later

[WobblingHobGoblin]

beautiful!!

[outcube]

So amazing sound. I also composed some songs in 7/8. One of them is on youtube, it is called "East Express", if anyone is interested.

[simonguitarjackson]

Great clarity of instruction!

Any chance you could do another one that clearly shows how you do triplets?? There are a couple of vids of top end tripletting, but I'm sure you'd do it much better.

Cheers,

Simon

[margkehoe]

what is the name of the other instrument ?

[GumatzPotrzebie]

The instrument is a mouth harp custom made by the amazing man playing it - Brendan Power.

[carveawoodeneye]

i love odd time signature !!!!

[gnativerson]

a beautiful and useful creature you are :^)

[melliebum]

@gnativerson no you

[fochie]

One of the finest Bodhrán players Ive ever heard,Check Lucy out on Brendan Powers gig on the Jules Holland show,

Love it. Brilliant Lucy, Got the "goat whackers guide to rhythm" By Lucy .Great tuition for all levels of Bodhrán playing.

[neilandfi]

I love playing 7/8, nice video, thanks.

[kallegu]

Wonderful! I've never heard of 7/8 time, either - probably because I've never connected the bodhran to Middle Eastern music. What a fantastic sound!

[cunliffe52]

I enjoyed your video very much...and am getting the hang of this rhythm now. I was forced to concentrate very hard as the sound is not great over the first portion of the vidoe. It was worth it though ;)

Thanks...good job!

[TenaciousxT]

I think it's awesome how every Rush song that uses 7/8 sounds so natural that I don't even know it's 7/8. I've never listened to anyone else that can do that.

[MacHendrik]

Awsome, never heard of 7/8 time signature, but I love it. It's indeed very like

the complex middle eastern rhythms.

Thanks for sharing!

[TenaciousxT]

Are you a total noob? What the hell are you playing that you've never heard of 7/8?

[MacHendrik]

well i guess im a noob yea.. thanks

But what are you playing that you do know it?

[Khamomil]

It does have a Middle-Eastern sound, due to the scale (pentatonic?) the harmonica player uses. The 7/8 is also ME or Oriental though I had never realized before. I heard it played on darbouka (North Africa) and Indian tablas.

[mikeysrose]

Thanks for this vid, Lucy! Whenever I just pick up my bodhran and 'free-play', I always wind up coming back to this same tune that gets stuck in my head - don't know where it came from... it just kinda happens. You're right - there's only so much you can do with jigs and reels - I'm really excited to try this and have another set of beats for my repertoire!

[Scarabine]

thx - that helped me a lot!

[Vaskis4life]

woah... i didn't know it was possible to play the harmonica that well... cool!

[TubingUs]

Thank you for your lesson.

God bless.

[Anjohl]

VERY middle eastern...I am on the fence between buying a bodhran, and buying a bass guitar, and I have to say, videos liek this are persuasive!

[4stringswing]

I have a bass and a bodhran, get the best of both worlds!!! If you want a little more spice, get a didgeridoo, they're fantastic once you get the circular breathing :-)

[IrishCanada67]

What type of tipper is that?

[Hyardacil]

I know it's weird to say this, but 7/8 is my favourite time signature.

[DaMastaMynd]

That's not that weird. I like 7/8 a lot too. I'm trying to decide if I like 7/8 better than 5/8.

[TenaciousxT]

My friend writes songs in 17/16. I thought that was kind of weird, but it sounds soooo good.

[LucyRandallMusic]

Hi Doug,

Good to hear you are enjoying the bodhran. I would like to visit the U.S at some point for sure, but have no plans to do so just at the moment.

If my plans change however I will post on myspace.

All the best... Lucy

[TarPaprShack]

The tune at the end has a mid-east flavor to it....

Very good, hope you post more.

[pearharp]

Hello, Lucy. My name is Doug. I am relatively new to the Bodhran. I am loving it! I live in Chicago, IL., USA. Do you offer any condensives or seminars near Chicago? I like the way that you relate the information that you have to offer. Thank you. -Doug

[karlnesbittcom]

Absolutely brilliant.

[TheCobaltRod]

Great tips. I really enjoyed the song at the end.

[Laulanmad]

Wow! That sounds very nice. It's a finnish tune, isn't it? Admirable.

[BardofCornwall]

Very informative. Thanks for posting.

[Dingens]

Hey Lucy

great stuff, well explained and great sound. Great to see the RWE is doing so well in your capable hands.

Talk soon

Rolf

[jefvandenbroeck]

great! I agree with every word. Good instruction. The only thing you might add is the use of the left hand to play with bass notes in 7/8. Brilliant tune!

[Cryptoenigma]

Great playing Lucy. What you call the side stroke I refer to as a Check stroke when I teach. Amounts to the same thing. Great instruction on 7/8. Obviously knowing the tune helps too. Also notice the slight "ring" in your RWE. Good to know that it's not just mine. Great sound too.

Jeremy

Tasmania, Australia

[firehandszarb]

wow! That was really refreshing. I loved mix of bodhran and chromatic harmonica. Baltic music totally rocks!

[xkrayze]

Just kind of ran across your vid, I just have to say that is was OUTSTANDING!!

[kishanabear]

you are amazing!!!! pleeeeeze post more instructionals. please let folks know when you have a dvd available!(my learning style is visual or i would order the cd/book).

i agree w/irishgetto, take this show on the road. do you have an offical website?

thank you!

[irishghetto]

The 2 of you need to take this show on the

ROAD!!!! If I owned a record label I'd sign

u up LOLOLOL!!! Great Stuff!!

Caroline)i(

[LucyRandallMusic]

Thanks Kip! The drum is an RWE and the mic I was using is a Thomann t.bone SC300.

Cheers

Lucy

[nchune]

nicely done Lucy! Love your sound and style.

Great sounding drum...is that an RWE or a Dragonskin?

You have such a relax and effortless style and it grooves!

great recorded sound as well. What mic setup do you favor?

Luv it!

Cheers,

-Kip