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What Is A Bodhran And Where Did It Come From?

The bodhran is surely an Irish frame drum including 25 to 65 cm in diameter, primarily drums measuring 35 to 45 cm. The edges of the drum are 9 to 20 cm deep. A goatskin head is tacked to one side with synthetic heads, and other animal skins are occasionally used. The other side is open ended for just one hand to be placed from within the drum head to control the pitch and timbre.

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Posted by Douglas Etri - August 19, 2010 at 7:39 am

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