ABOUT THE HOST OF THIS SITE
Hi I’m Alan Collinson.

Cartographer by profession, and bodhran player by obsession.

Welcome to this non-traditional bodhran drumming site.
I hope some of the things here will be useful.
Any comments about the content, and suggestions for improvement,
will be greatefully received. Send to alan@bodhranwisdom.co.uk

I live in North Wales UK although I was born in Yorkshire, England.
I was percussionist in the Elastic Band for about 7 years, just playing
folk-rock in local pubs and at weddings, before joining the WeeBagBand about 4 years ago. We are a festival and party band playing traditional and modern Irish folk, throughout the UK, and occasionally in Europe.
Our style is affectionally known as ‘Thrash Paddy’.
I also lead the performance Bodhran group Curiad y Drwm, which means Sound of the Drum in Welsh. In this group we practice the specialist forms of Bodhran drumming, namely, pattern drumming, freestyle drumming and drum orchestration. Group meets every Thursday at the Delyn Wine Bar in Mold, North Wales. Contact us for details.
BODHRAN TEACHER WEEBAGBAND CARTOGRAPHER
www.bodhranwisdom.co.uk www.weebagband.co.uk
PERFORMANCE GROUP
DRUM GROUP FACILITATOR
RITUAL DRUMMER
www.curiadydrwm.co.uk
www.bodhranwisdom.co.uk
However, whilst I teach traditional and progressive styles of
Bodhran playing for entertainment and musical accompanyment, I am also aware of other ancient uses of this frame drum.
Here I am talking about ceremonial and ritual drumming, and using the bodhran for ritual, meditation and healing. The Bodhran is the shamanic drum of the islands of Britain, and
as such has a history which is not confined to just jigs and reels.
If the drum could speak, what would it say?