Here is a concise collection of weblinks on and around the bodhrán. Some sites are in German, though, while others are in English or multilingual.

Playing Technique

These are a few pages with pointers on playing technique:

• Bodhrán Lesson by Patrick Graham (introduction, jigs, sound samples)
• Andreas Schneider explains the bodhrán's playing techniques on his site
• Good Basics for beginners and more on bodhranwisdom.co.uk
• A Beginners' Guide with much information on ceolas.org
• ... as well as Styles of Play on the same site
• Paul Marshall explains the Kerry Style on bodojo.com

Teachers / Workshops

A selection of bodhrán teachers in Germany:

• Rolf Wagels close to Hannover
• Guido Plüschke in Hamburg
• Andreas Schneider in Bonn
• Ralf Siepmann in Hamburg

Bodhrán & Tipper Makers

Some makers in Europe:

• Seamus O'Kane - Dungiven, Ireland; bodhrán legend
• Christian Hedwitschak - Bavaria, Germany; made my RWE and GPS
• Brendan White - Veldhoven, The Netherlands; originally from Ireland
• Norbert Eckermann - Vienna, Austria
• Ralf Siepmann - Hamburg, Germany; makes excellent tippers

History

The origin of the bodhrán is shrouded in the shadows of the past. Here are some theories:

• History of the Bodhán by Rambling House
• Wikipedia.com has an entry on the bodhrán
• The German wikipedia also has an article

More bodhrán stuff

All kind of stuff on and about the bodhrán:

• bodhran.de - The German Bodhrán Forum (The Yellow Forum)
• bodojo.com - Large international website on the bodhrán
• ceolas.org - Outdated design, but much info on the bodhrán
• The Bodhrán Community - English Yahoo Group on the bodhrán
• bodhran.fr - French bodhrán website by Kevin Garnier
• practipper.com - Swiss bodhrán website by Gülbün Can
• craiceann.com - Bodhrán Summer School on Inis Oirr

Traditional Irish Music

Hier ein paar tolle Seiten zur Traditionellen Irischen Musik:

• thesession.org - "Tunes, recordings, sessions, events and links"
• irish-trad-d - German Yahoo Group on traditional Irish Music
• Almut Kückelhaus gives a good intro to Folk Music on folk-seiten.de

Irish Web Radio

And finally some livestreams:

• liveireland.com with two music streams w/o commentary
• midwestirishradio.com has music, but with idiosyncratic DJs
• AccuRadio's RadioCelt with several subchannels

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