I did so want a Bodhran for Christmas and I asked and asked for one for at least a month but...Christmas came and I didn't get one! I didn't really think I would get one and I had given up all hope when a mysterious package arrived on Friday and it was from Ireland (though I didn't notice it then) and I opened it up and .................. It was a Bodhran! I was so surprised I jumped six and nine tenths inches! (I don't get that reference but people say it all the time.)
The Bodhran came with a DVD on how to play it and I learned it fast. (Live and Learn, as my Gaffer used to say). You strum it with the stick (which is called a tipper) in a certain way and you move your hand around on the other side to change the tone. It's orful fun! Here's a video of me playing the Bodhran and Jo and Jon and Lydia playing other instruments.
Moral of the Story: If you ask for a Bodhran, you just might get it!
Well, that's all.
Actually, there's more music on Josiah's blog and on Mother's blog.
Bye Bye! Have fun storming the castle! (Think it will work?) (It would take a miracle).