Lambeg And The Bodhrán (The)

Rina Schiller

Scéal an dá dhruma is coitianta in Éirinn, drumaí a nasctar go hiondúil le dhá phobal éagsúla: mar a dhéantar iad agus mar a sheinntear iad; mar a bhaintear úsáid astu i mórshiúlta, i gcomórtais agus sa phobal; stair na ndrumaí, a gcomhthéacs cultúrtha agus na scéalta is na miotais a bhaineann leo.

The Lambeg and the Bodhrán are the two drums most commonly used in Ireland and they are associated in the popular mind with different community backgrounds. By concentrating on the musicality of the drums and their cultural contexts it is possible to look beyond superficial preconceptions.