A play along warm up or practice video with Rónán Ó Snodaigh. Filmed during covid19 lockdown. If you enjoy please feel free to make a contribution via PayPal to ronanosnodaigh@gmail.com.
I especially like the Bodhran he has chosen for the instruction. It is my observation that players dwell far too much on what kind/quality of drum one has, versus the enjoyment of improved technique. Compared to other frame drum/hand drum histories, the Irish oats were dumped out of the Bodhran basket & thumped with a stick off the ground..... yesterday. Thanks for the straight forward instruction.
Thanks a million for pointing me to this video during the Kila Live - US Show tonight, Ronan. Hope to see you all play live in person once this COVID-19 madness passes.
Got the bodhran, got the whipper tipper, jut one HUGE thing missing.......the skills. I used to play drum kits; who'd a thought this would be so hard. Time to practice - in search of the bounce. Great vid.
Ok that was great! soothing, and made me smile! I will be adding this to my warm up list and the list of videos I have to relieve the stress of the moment! Love it!!
Brilliant Video Ronan I've been looking for a video from you doing this for years. I could never master the long tipper being held in your fingertips but now I have this to go on its time to get back practising. I saw you play this with crazy accents on it live in a pub as part of a festival near Oldcastle years ago and I've been trying to figure it out ever since how you were getting that many hits in that short a time. Is there a particular style tipper you would use or could you do it with any long straight one just as easy?
Look at that beat up drum and that absolute legend. They say originally in marital arts, you didnt change belts. You started as a white belt and practiced so hard that your belt got dirty and turned black over time. And by the time you were a true master, it was just a scraggly piece of shit. That drum looks like the equivolent of an og black belt