To get back to the original question - yes, Fat Bustard, you should try playing your new bodhran. You might be like my dear husband, an absolute natural.

There is nothing quite so fascinating as a really good bodhran solo. Go to a concert by a really good band and hear how much can be done on a bodhran, and see how everyone listens silently and intently.

(Ignore all those jealous fiddlers.)