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bodhran

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bodhran (plural bodhrans)

A type of frame drum used in Irish music which was traditionally played by being struck with an animal bone, or in modern times, a piece of wood.

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Built mast-high and crowned with a mop of unruly hair, he hunches low over his amplified bodhran and whacks the tar out of it with one of his several tippers. Source: Internet

The headliners on the musical stage this year will be the Celtic-style rock band The American Rogues, with their unforgettable sound where guitars and drums meet electric violins, bagpipes and bodhran. Source: Internet

Workshops will include song writing, fiddle, flute, story telling, banjo, sound engineering, bodhran and whistle to name but a few. Source: Internet

The majority of shamans carried a ritual drum similar in shape to the traditional Irish bodhran. Source: Internet

This recording was made during last summer’s run of Searching For Abegweit, and features Gallant on guitar, harmonica, and bodhran, nephews Jeremy Gallant on keyboards and percussion and Jonathan Gallant on backing vocals, drums, percussion, and mandolin. Source: Internet

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