I emailed my brother Paul a link to this thread, and am encouraging him to drop in and visit. He's an American living in the area who works at the Lakenheath RAF base -- in fact, he used to live *in* Bury St. Edmonds -- and he's a longtime professional drummer who has picked up the (acoustic) guitar and, more recently, the bodhran.

I realize you folks can be quite dubious about bodhran players, and I also realize that Paul does not have a long, deep background in traditional music. But he is a serious percussionist, and I'm sure he has enough musical sensitivity to play with the requisite subtlety, and also to know when to back off completely.

If he shows up at all, he may or may not bring one or both instruments along. But if he does arrive in the company of one of those oversized tambourines, please give him a break and allow him a chance to show that he can behave appropriately!