No matter your level, whether you are just beginning or are an advanced player, we have an ideal drum for you. Our bodhrans come both as individual drums as well as packs.

Be wary when purchasing secondhand bodhrans online; many painted models found on eBay and Amazon are often cheaply made and do not meet quality standards.

External Tunable

The bodhran is an Irish frame drum featuring a head crafted of goatskin. While its main use may be playing it with fingers or the palm of one’s hand, tippers are commonly employed to strike it in rhythmical patterns that form the basis of Celtic music. Its rhythmic drive forms its core.

The World Beat 18″ Tunable Bodhran boasts tuning lugs that enable easy exploration of different tonal ranges, plus comes equipped with a durable black nylon carrying case and tipper.

Beginners should begin their bodhran journey by purchasing a bodhran that can be tuned. This way, you can practice playing to the beat and hone your craft over time. Watching tutorial videos of renowned bodhran players may provide additional motivation; such videos will show basic techniques of this instrument that may help. Remember not to fear mistakes at first!

Internal Tunable

The Bodhran is an Irish drum made from a wooden frame covered in goat skin, producing both low tones and higher pitched sounds. Popularly played by Irish folk artists, these drums come in various sizes and designs – usually held upright on knee with one hand inside to control pitch and tone while striking it with another.

Glen Velez Bodhrans feature a single, removable T-shaped crossbar that allows for pitch-blending while playing the drum, providing an ideal solution for many styles of world percussion and Celtic music. Furthermore, this feature enables haunting drone/finger drag sounds so popular among these genres and also lends timeless classiness with their black cherry veneer to complement its simple elegance and timelessness.

Vellum

The Bodhran is at the core of Irish traditional music. Constructed as a frame drum with stretched goat skin covering it, this instrument produces both low tones and high tones to produce thudding rhythms and can be played by striking its drumhead using either a beater stick or your hands and fingers.

Animal-based vellum was traditionally manufactured using animal skin, an extensive process which resulted in material suitable for writing on and preservation for centuries. Today, modern vellum is typically composed of cellulose fibers which may either be translucent (see-through) or opaque depending on how these fibers are treated and the amount of air trapped within their fibers.

Paper Vellum can be found in art and craft supplies stores. Compared with animal skin parchment, it’s cheaper and simpler to work with than ever – perfect for creating unique crafts like printing photos onto it and matting them with colored or patterned cardstock as an elegant present.

Lambeg

A bodhran can be used for any genre of Irish music and provides a fun way to connect with Irish heritage. Its goat skin produces both low and higher pitched tones for an authentic Irish music experience. Its frame typically comprises of either birch or ash wood with crossed wooden bars behind its goat skin for stability; and is played using a short beater called a “cipin”.

Lambeg drums, traditionally found at Orange Order parades in Ulster and beaten with cane sticks, are large double headed drums often painted with images associated with Orange Order events and sometimes equipped with neck harnesses for drummers to wear while performing.

Armagh is the home of lambeg drumming, known as batteries in this region of Northern Ireland. Their drummers perform traditional reels, jigs, and hornpipes using traditional rhythms as inspiration – with one form becoming associated with Protestant/Unionist community while the other becoming linked with Catholic/Nationalist community in Northern Ireland.

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