Hi there, after many many years of putting it off, I finally bought a bodhran 3 days ago.
I usually play ukulele or bass or cigarbox guitar or fiddle. I have always had an interest in drumming and the bodhran, so I am really enjoying your you tube tutorials. It's good that you have a great presentation style that doesn't put off us beginners that use your videos.
My first drum was supposed to be a present for my wife. I bought it second-hand from one of the players at a Session we went to listen to every week as she likes drums and rhythm instruments. The Session was in full swing and all the players told me I had to have a go at it so they showed me how to hold the tipper a couple of basic rhythms and I followed as best I could, sweating bullets the whole time. I loved being part of the music, kept the drum & had to find another for my wife's birthday.
It looks like my drum, think it's a Watson. I'm considering buying a new drum. Michelle, what do you think about the double skin drums? are they a better sound? and what size would you recommend? thanks Michelle!
Tx Michelle: Beautiful. My 1st drum also from Pakistan. It is now w/my grandson. I promised I wouldn't buy another 'til I mastered a roll which btw you taught me. p.s. I so enjoy a good love story so tx for sharing. My encounter w/ my hubby involved biking in pink shorts; him not me. LOL....married him anyway! He was a warm and sensitive man of the millenium.
I have been a folk musician for almost 50 years and yours are the best teaching videos I have ever come across. I teach also and I like the clear and concise way you handle your subject matter. Hope you enjoy the winter in the UK. I'll be in sunny Florida.
Good to see a new posting from you, and am looking forward to more! I'm at the other end of the UK from where you're heading (I'm in Cornwall) but be warned- it's grim, weather-wise!
Great story Michelle, your first bodhran is very much like mine: untunable and simple.
Mine was also made in Pakistan, and mine has a very nice tonal range, though the quality of the build is questionable. The skin is thinner in one place near the rim than the rest, there are marks around the inside edge where glue got on the skin, and the dreaded pinholes of a cheap drum are on one edge.
Despite this, I love my drum, and I practice with it everyday. Hoping for a new one this Christmas...
wow!!!a great one..thats the perfect tune I want for my bodhran the deep one=)
aprilshey16 3 months ago
Hi there, after many many years of putting it off, I finally bought a bodhran 3 days ago.
I usually play ukulele or bass or cigarbox guitar or fiddle. I have always had an interest in drumming and the bodhran, so I am really enjoying your you tube tutorials. It's good that you have a great presentation style that doesn't put off us beginners that use your videos.
yellowbellyflatt 9 months ago 2
My first drum was supposed to be a present for my wife. I bought it second-hand from one of the players at a Session we went to listen to every week as she likes drums and rhythm instruments. The Session was in full swing and all the players told me I had to have a go at it so they showed me how to hold the tipper a couple of basic rhythms and I followed as best I could, sweating bullets the whole time. I loved being part of the music, kept the drum & had to find another for my wife's birthday.
metric1nz 1 year ago
Hi Michelle,
When I bought my bodhran at Waltons in Dublin, they told me it was made in Korea. It sounds just fine.
I've enjoyed all of your videos and your love for the instrument.
Cheers
rsmorphy 2 years ago
It looks like my drum, think it's a Watson. I'm considering buying a new drum. Michelle, what do you think about the double skin drums? are they a better sound? and what size would you recommend? thanks Michelle!
cowpooca 2 years ago
Tx Michelle: Beautiful. My 1st drum also from Pakistan. It is now w/my grandson. I promised I wouldn't buy another 'til I mastered a roll which btw you taught me. p.s. I so enjoy a good love story so tx for sharing. My encounter w/ my hubby involved biking in pink shorts; him not me. LOL....married him anyway! He was a warm and sensitive man of the millenium.
edensawplay1 2 years ago
I have been a folk musician for almost 50 years and yours are the best teaching videos I have ever come across. I teach also and I like the clear and concise way you handle your subject matter. Hope you enjoy the winter in the UK. I'll be in sunny Florida.
folkie53 2 years ago
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irkkutapsa 2 years ago
Good to see a new posting from you, and am looking forward to more! I'm at the other end of the UK from where you're heading (I'm in Cornwall) but be warned- it's grim, weather-wise!
fibbafox 2 years ago
Great story Michelle, your first bodhran is very much like mine: untunable and simple.
Mine was also made in Pakistan, and mine has a very nice tonal range, though the quality of the build is questionable. The skin is thinner in one place near the rim than the rest, there are marks around the inside edge where glue got on the skin, and the dreaded pinholes of a cheap drum are on one edge.
Despite this, I love my drum, and I practice with it everyday. Hoping for a new one this Christmas...
foureyes99 2 years ago
Have a great time and thanks for the great videos!
bayfilm 2 years ago