Hi! I live in England and have been playing the bodhrán for many years mainly in local sessions. I've learned a few fiddle tunes in the past (on the fiddle, of course) but decided to put my efforts into the bodhrán (cos I'm also still playing electric guitar and I've not got the time to put into getting any good on the fiddle).
I was also a morris dancer for 17 years and sometimes played pipe-and-tabor at practices. I danced as The Green Man - our Fool. Both of these have influenced my approach to playing i.e. the P&T should follow the dancing, not try to drive it, and to dance the fool you have to know how the dances work. Same with bodhrán.
Favourite bands are Zeppelin, Crimso, Radiohead, The Fall and Henry Cow. Fave drummers are Johnny Ringo, John Bonham, Colm Murphy, Christian Vander and John Jo Kelly. I played electric guitar and bodhrán in a world-musicky indie dance band until recently, when it folded.
Gone through four bodhráns until getting to my Seamus O'Kane beastie (grateful for JJK influence there, but he's only one influence amongst many!).
Morris stuff - http://www.btinternet.com/~breinton.morris
ex-band stuff - http://www.caramba.freeuk.com
:-)
\())
Tunes in greenman's tunebook: 0
| The Volunteer | January 18th 2003 |
| New Seamus O'Kane drums | May 25th 2008 |
| Bodhrán blow | December 13th 2005 |
| Getting experience of a few sessions | November 17th 2004 |
| New bodhran players | November 10th 2004 |
| Copying and pasting the wisdom here...advice needed | October 21st 2004 |
| Discussions | Re: The new age of the bodhran. | August 15th 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: Bodhran substitutes - any (sensible) suggestions? | July 23rd 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: Purpose of Bodhran | May 27th 2008 |
| Discussions | New Seamus O'Kane drums | May 25th 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: How not to play Irish music | December 7th 2007 |