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• Laura Feddersen & Anna Colliton #5/5 Live at The Ale House
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
• Irish nights: Uplifting songs played simply
  (Photo credit: Wikipedia)There’s no band, and an audience isn’t necessary, but there are plenty of musicians, and the place is packed. This format is the way Irish music works on Monday nights at Galloway Station. Musicians form a closed circle and play traditional tunes, usually in unison, flute player Lee Worman said. The group is not a band; it’s an informal gathering that anyone can join,

  
  

  
  
  
  
• Conwy Valley firm makes drums for world famous musicians
  Cymraeg: Dyffryn Conwy English: Conwy valley (Photo credit: Wikipedia) A HOBBY has grown into a business for members of a Celtic folk band who have started handcrafting traditional drums. Alan Collinson and Mark Harmsworth, who are members of Conwy county based The Wee Bag Band, are behind an innovative project to make bodhráns and other frame drums in Tal-y-Bont. The bodhrán (byddar in Welsh) is

  
  

  
  
  
  
• Percussion workshop at the Linenhall
  Image of Linenhall Street, looking towards Rush St., Castlebar, Mayo, Eire (Photo credit: Wikipedia)"Bodhrán player and percussionist Robbie Harris presents a Rhythms of the World percussion workshop for anyone over 16 years of age at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Thursday May 3 from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. This interactive and fun workshop will introduce participants to rhythms from all

  
  

  
  
  
  
• Bushmills Irish Whiskey to Host Music Festival
  Bushmills (Photo credit: Wikipedia)The Old Bushmills Distillery, where handcrafted Irish Whiskey has been made for centuries, is to host a landmark whiskey and music festival. The Bushmills Live two-day festival will take place on June 20th and 21st and will be the first ever music festival staged in an Irish whiskey distillery. Some of the Bushmills' most famous fans will play a series of

  
  

  
  
  
  
• Clans to gather for celtic spree
  Modern flag of Brittany (the Gwenn-ha-du, made in 1923), formerly strong nationalist symbol, but less so today. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)IF you’re moved by the spine-tingling skirl of pipes, beat of drums, colour and spectacle, join the clans and spectators from across the nation on May 3-6 for the Australian Celtic Festival’s 20th birthday. Organisers are delighted by the surge of interest for

  
  

  
  
  
  
• Caerleon favourites to play at town hall
  Image via WikipediaNEWPORT folk group The Dai Bach Band will perform at Caerleon Town Hall next week on Saturday, February 18. The band are well known to clientele of the Bell Inn for their weekly concerts and for performances throughout the area. The members of the Dai Bach band have been playing locally for about 30 years but not always under that name. Marcus Butler, Sue Cleaves, Greville

  
  

  
  
  
  
• Rodrigo y Gabriela transcend borders, musical styles
  Cover of Rodrigo y GabrielaReporting from Ixtapa, Mexico —— Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero came to this beach resort seeking a fresh start after realizing that their Mexico City metal band was a dismal failure. More than a decade later, Ixtapa is again a haven for them — this time from the rigors of soaring success. The couple, known as Rodrigo y Gabriela, have lived a story that could

  
  

  
  
  
  
• Davey Gunn, Bodhran Maker
  Image via WikipediaGOATS are hard to come by these days, and bodhráns are becoming very popular with aspiring young musicians. Which all goes to make things a little difficult for Davey Gunn, the bodhrán-maker from Trieneragh, Duagh, Listowel. Davey, who began his unusual trade over 25 years ago, estimates that he makes between 40 and 50 bodhráns every year. And as goat skin is the ideal

  
  

  
  
  
  
• Bodhran tutorial - Hornpipe rhythm
  Free bodhran tutorial on video. Learn the hornpipe rhythm Related articlesIrish Arts Center' Bodhrán instructor films Irish scene for 'Gossip Girl' (irishbodhran.blogspot.com) Packie Russell, Doolin 1973 (irishconcertina.blogspot.com) Chapter and verse on music-making (irishbodhran.blogspot.com) Mary MacNamara - Canúintí Ceoil 3 (irishconcertina.blogspot.com) In love, with the bodhrán (