No Tim, just been listening to the music for thirty odd years and interviewing traditional musicians talking about it.
Surely you're not one of these divas who believe that only musicians have a right to an opinion on music (and then only offer favourable ones)- are you ?
As I said, we are surrounded by excellent musicians here and one thing they have in common is an antipathy of bodhrans.
Why are you people so negatively defensive - come on let's hear how the music would have died without you.
Jim Carroll