Bodhrans are at the core of any traditional music session and make an invaluable addition to an Irish drumming set. Walton’s offers an assortment of bodhrans suitable for beginners as well as experienced musicians.

Quality bodhrans produce deep, warm tones and offer maximum flexibility when playing them. There are various techniques you can employ when creating sounds with this instrument, from sharp beating to gentle taps and slides.

Lambeg

The lambeg is an Ulster-exclusive drum and one of the loudest folk instruments worldwide. With its distinctive tone and rhythms rooted in local culture, its distinct bass pitch sets it apart from similar drums used elsewhere. Commonly painted with images associated with Orange Order members for street parades, drummers typically spend hours beating out marching tunes before the last notes sound out!

Eamon Murray and Christian Hediwtschak designed the EMsig for players who prefer melodic styles with clear top notes and substantial bass notes when required. Ideal for sessions or acoustic playing sessions and available in multiple sizes to fit your preferences and playability preferences – an EMsig is also a fantastic introduction for newcomers to bodhran playing!

Vellum

The Bodhran is at the core of Irish music. A frame drum covered with goat skin that can be struck either with beater sticks or hands, the Bodhran produces both low and high tones that make it ideal for both Celtic music and other world percussion styles.

Once made from animal skins, manufacturing vellum today typically utilizes machine made cellulose fibers which can either be transparent or opaque depending on how they’re treated and the amount of air trapped between their fibers.

Vellum paper is often utilized in luxury book binding, memorial book production and various documents in calligraphy. As it combines delicacy with durability, cutting, scoring and gluing make this material suitable for paper crafting and other creative tasks. Furthermore, its thin and lightweight sheets have textures similar to plastic or frosted glass making them durable enough for kitchen use or gift wrap applications.

Remo

Remo was established by legendary drummer and percussionist Remo Belli in 1968 as a global leader in drums, drum heads and percussion instruments. Headquartered in Valencia, California with factories located both within the US and Taiwan – Remo stands as an industry pioneer when it comes to product innovation, design and manufacturing processes.

Remo entered the Guinness Book of Records by producing the world’s largest bass drum – 10 feet 7 inches high and 42″ deep – which appeared in both Tournament of Roses parade and Disneyland Main Street Electrical Parade. Subsequent innovations by Remo included clear drumheads and two-ply drumheads as well as Bahia Bass which produced soft attack with deep bass tones when hit with either hex tuning key or tipper drumstick; later innovations included clear drumheads for two-ply drumheads for use during Tournament of Roses parade. Later innovations included clear drumheads and two-ply drumheads as well as clear drumheads featuring pitch bending notes using either key/drumstick combo.

Remo also produces drum kits and accessories such as cymbals, sticks, drumheads and hardware under their own brands as well as for major manufacturers like Pearl, DW Yamaha Ludwig Sonor Mapex Pork Pie Percussion etc.

Paraic McNeela

Paraic McNeela combined his woodworking expertise and love of Irish music when creating his first bodhran, realizing its potential to influence future generations of musicians and changing lives forever. That realization informed his company’s philosophy of innovation and community engagement – such as offering innovative instruments like Phoenix Concertinas and Wild Irish Whistles as examples of McNeela Music’s dedication to traditional music while making it accessible to more audiences.

McNeela Music provides more than just a variety of bodhrans; they also offer lessons online and in-store for all Irish musical instruments, from guitars and mandolins to flutes, banjos and fiddles. Their experienced teachers help aspiring musicians learn the fundamentals of each instrument so they can develop confidence when playing in their own unique style. McNeela Music is now one of the premier providers of Irish instruments worldwide with strong sounding bodhrans known for excellent quality supported by customer service representatives on hand 24/7 should any queries arise or issues arise.

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