No matter your playing level or musical tastes, a quality bodhran will enhance your music performance. Roosebeck is one of the leading manufacturers offering Irish drum bodhran for sale with various designs to meet all performance requirements.

Colin Harte explores this important percussion instrument from Irish traditional music through its history, organology and musical practices.

Waltons

Walton’s is a legendary name in Irish music, offering classic standard bodhrans with traditional Celtic tones. These instruments feature natural goat skin heads mounted onto wooden frames for optimal sound production and suit both beginners and experienced session musicians alike. Walton’s also sells accessories like carrying boxes and hardwood beaters to further customize your experience.

Bodhrans with sleek designs and premium quality provide an elegant musical tone. One such bodhran, known as the Kilkenny Cross bodhran, displays the historic Kilkenny cross – an emblem of heritage and faith – while others sport Claddaghs as symbols of love, loyalty, and friendship.

Waltons also offers 18″ Bodhran packs that include everything needed to start playing the drum, including a drum, hardwood beater and instructional DVD. Ideal for beginner players and available with various traditional Irish designs – Waltons models offer affordable solutions compared to similar models.

Roosebeck

Roosebeck offers an excellent Irish drum bodhran that’s ideal for beginners. Featuring a goat skin head mounted to a solid Sheesham frame for durability and an exquisite sound, it also comes equipped with removable single bars and comfort cut-outs for extra deep frames – not forgetting its hidden tuning system that gives it an unobtrusive appearance – plus it includes both a tuning wrench and tipper to get started right away – available in multiple sizes to meet all of your needs!

O’Connor

The Bodhran is one of the most beloved Irish folk instruments. Consisting of a circular frame with a goatskin head on one side, played by striking it with a wooden stick known as a beater or tipper, its best examples feature fine skin made by experienced makers with rich tone quality and great resonance that resist cracking or splitting; goat skin generally being preferred over synthetic heads such as Lemo Kangaroo Greyhound for making better sound quality; however painted skin should be avoided because this may compromise sound quality.

O’Brien

Selecting the ideal bodhran involves many considerations. You should strive for high-quality drums with tuneable heads; however, non-tuneable models still produce distinct sounds. When choosing your drum’s skin type (typically lambeg skin but other options available too), think about whether its smooth or rough surface affects its sound quality and sound of playback.

Height and depth will also have an effect on its sound; those with deeper skins produce more bass notes. Furthermore, optional support bars may further alter its tone – when choosing yours be sure not to have them too close to the skin as this would restrict hand movements; to determine the ideal bar size it would be wise to visit a bodhran maker for accurate measurements of your hand to help determine which size bar would work for you.

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