I've alwways fancied owning a bodhran since seeing Christy Moore play one. I bought a tuition video, for a friend and it looked so hard - he gave up without trying.

I've always fancied one of those with bits of goat hair still stuck to it =- however I notice that that guy who charges a fair bit and advertises on mudcat - he hasn't got bits of goathair hanging off.

I notice he wants a hundred and eighty quid, which is quite a lot in my circle - plus p&p and a bit more for the case. Still it looks a very good one. Its actually cheaper to buy one of his from an American website than it is from him directly - but I guess you would miss out on his expertise and personal contact. Anybody got any tales, theories about the ones with bits of goathair, and other things...

big al