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BEAVER CREEK – Around here, it’s not hard to find people who march to the beat of a different drummer. It’s not likely they do it as well as the Trinity Irish Dance Company though, in their new ...

The Footloose star – he’s got a ton of other stuff to his credit too, but the ‘80s dance movie will always be at the top – told RTE host Ryan Tubridy back in 2020 that he loves the Irish hand drum, ...

Via The Journal Of Music: Cork University Press has recently published Beating Time: The Story of the Irish Bodhrán by Fintan Vallely, a major new study of the instrument with portraits of renowned ...

There is not a great deal of information about the bodhran and its history, probably because the drum hasn't really changed much over time. It resembles a large tambourine without the jingling parts ...

One of America’s leading bodhrán players is to be featured in the popular CWTV show “Gossip Girl” which is filmed in New York. Anna Colliton, teaches advanced bodhrán, a traditional Irish drum at the ...

There’s a moment in The StepCrew’s stage show when two musicians step out on stage — one carrying a banjo, the other a traditional Irish drum called a bodhrán. As they strike up a tune, all extraneous ...

The founder of a group that showcased Ireland’s unique drumming culture to a global audience while promoting reconciliation will be remembered as a “peacemaker”. Tributes have poured in following the ...

MUSKEGON, MI -- The 19th annual Michigan Irish Music Festival is up and running at Heritage Landing in Muskegon. Locals and visitors alike flocked to the event on Friday, Sept. 14, for the traditional ...