Just to give a plug to a couple of new bodhran makers who operate in Kingston, Ontario. They use the name ``"Rattlin`Bog" bodhrans, operated by Tony O'Loughlin and Cliff Gillespie, and they are continuing the tradition started by Ron Murphy, who recently decided to get out of the business.

I am the proud owner of one of their drums, and I have played a bodhran for about 20 years, and I am sold on their drums. They are sturdily made with good quality materials, and have a solid natural tone. Pricewise, they run around $120-$150 Canadian. Of course, the Halpin Tunable is the ultimate, but for a purely traditional instrument, the Rattlin' Bog is hard to beat.