THE real beat on the street will be heard this summer in a small town in Kerry. Bodhran players and enthusiasts will descend on Milltown over the June bank holiday weekend for the only festival of its ...

The bodhrán is one of Ireland's oldest traditional musical instruments. The bodhrán is the iconic Irish drum, one of a small select family of Celtic instruments that is stated to pre-date Christianity ...

When Cathy Jordan went on stage at this year’s TG4 Gradam Ceoil concert it was as amhránaí na bliana – singer of the year. But she closed the event accompanying herself on the bodhrán, so putting the ...

This incredible clip of a 10-year-old playing the bodhrán will have you mesmerised. Séan Maguire (10) plays a bodhrán solo that received the 'best crowd reaction yet' according to his father, Philip.