John Joe Kelly Bodhran Solo - Christ church Dublin 2012 

I recently met Joe. Humble to core. He actually took time to explain to me - a total stranger - his playing technics and gave a personal demonstration. His performance in the concert I saw him in was phenomenal but the time he took to interact with a lay person to explain his art is something I will not forget soon.

I' m from México, and I love the sound of Irish music, specially bodhran makes me feel so excited, I enjoy a lot this great performance!!!

As a player of the Bodhran myself, I can say the technical difficulty of the rhythm he produces is astronomical.

I'm a Scot and this gives me the shivers ans much as any Scots song or bagpipe music. I so love my Irish Brothers band Sisters.

Pure God given gift to this Genius. " May he never lose the use of his hands "

Irish traditional music is just beautiful

That moment at 6:15 when he switched the tipper round in his hand without missing a beat...magic.

Gosh, he makes the bodhrán sound like such an exotic instrument. Amazing!

It'd be an honor to meet with and work with this guy I produce and record music in the states. Played with Bodhran a bit as a child and have been watching this video religiously for years. I show this to everybody when I tell them about this amazing drum from the motherland. Much love and respect God Bless.

Never heard such a beautiful round sound from a tin whistle before. Total class!

So freaking unbelievably good. I will watch that a million times.

That man's wrists must be made of some space-age material, because that was AMAZING

Of course when I realized it was the great micheal mcgoldrick. So lovely to hear and watch a country that treasures it's music so much. It is wonderful the sing the songs, learn about the history and wonderful to be apart of.

This man is an absolute legend of the game! I hardly breathed for the entire time he was playing.

Wow Bodhran is amazing, I didn't hear about it until a few days ago. I'm surprised of the variety of tones it has. Sorry, bad English

This is so great, aside from the incredible bodhran player the man on the pipe has incredible phrasing.

Amazing. I never knew the boron could produce so many different tones when somebody so talented plays it. Love it.

absolutely amazing to get that many different sounds from it

I have a new respect for this instrument 👍👍👍

This was the most magical eight minutes of my day! Week, even!

Seen John Joe with Flook several times. Best bodhran player. Amazing sounds in a live performance, it echoes round an auditorium.

Irish music is so amazing. Love listening to it.

Le bodhran est vraiment un instrument incroyable et félicitation a ces musiciens qui on travaillé dur pour arriver jusque ici surtout le jouer de bodhran!!!

Hahaha...god almighty...a master is in the room! This is so awesome! It's like a tabla solo...just the best bodhran player. Best wishes from across the Irish Sea...

Absolutely amazing!! He's definitely the best bodhran player I've ever heard!! :)

When I first started to listen to this drummer, I know I was wearing socks! but he knocked them off halfway through his solo! All three of these musicians are great!

Great performance...I have seen John playing on bodhrán with Flook band live in Prague. They were amazing.

Forget the modern stuff. This fab,j❤

Actually it was my husband, Steve Brear, who had the pleasure of playing next to John Joe!

Yea but the Bodhran sets the beat the rythem and when you have Michael McGoldrick on whistle the harmony between all is sublime! These guys are the best and they rock!

I'm speechless. These guys are great. And that John Joe Kelly on the Bodhran is out of this world. The best I think I have ever heard on that little drum. Thanks for sharing that with the world. The proud tradition of Ireland.

Truly one of the best I have ever heard!

Who, in God's name, would down vote this? Incredible performances.

This stirs my soul my ancestors my true ancestors of this land of the once free no wonder the romans built a wall rather than face us now see it crumble mother earth is the power one love

Amazing music. Amazing artists. Amazing venue.

I'm starting to learn how to play, and this is certainly a man to look up to for his skill.

Oh my god, he makes me want to learn, I was drawn to this when I was small 🙈

The bodhran solo is incredible! I want to learn how to do that!

This guy is phenomenal. If I ever get a chance to see him live, I won't miss it.

Wow amazing gift u hav John joe, saw u years ago in small viliage I east limerick playing with Marcus Moloney on banjo , must b nearly 20 years ago , u bring a new meaning to that instrument ,

I had a teacher from Donegal and she taught us tin whistle, we used to do irish dancing too and this brought me back 🤍

This guy is the Neil Peart of the Bodhran.

That was amazing. What talent. Surely he's the best Bodhran player ever yeah?

John.this sooooo beautifull

I used to know John Joe when I lived in Manchester many years ago.A very nice fella.

I love the passion these musicians play with!!M

The Bodhran and Indian Tabla are probably my favorite percussion instruments.

also like, the silent conversation between the artists, amazing play-together!

I love this! It makes me feel like getting up and spinning around the room like a dervish!!

The very best player in the world and such an awesome friendly guy had the pleasure of playing next to him in Kerry a few years ago so supportive!

Amazing stuff indeed, just getting back into the bodhrán meself 🇮🇪👍

心に染み渡りわたる音源が、素晴らしいです。

Woow😍😍It's so brillant....Fantastic.....❤❤❤ Thank you very much for sharing... I Love it so much❤ Greats from Germany❤👍👍👍

UNBERLOODYLIEVABLE

😲🥰 I LOVE the style of this guy! With greetings, Bernadette Born.

Hard to imagine how 121 people didn't like that!

Gods' holy Trousers!! Who is that guy? He's simply the most phenomenal bodhran player I've ever seen!! I'd be happy to just play half as good as that!! WOW!! 👏👏👏👏👏

I'm in love!!! I stumbled across this trying to find a drum sound for a music technology A level project and was like "woooo"

Magnifique! John Joe you're the man!

I'm Irish 2nd generation in the USA... Love where my roots.. Tin whistle.. The Trump... Can't remember the name of it ... Love it... Love it

Wonderful. Sheer joy. Artiste, I salute you.

Dentro de tanta simpleza, sonidos magníficos. Gracias.

FANTASTIC drumming!

The Bodhan... Thank you loves.. From NH, state side

This is a hell of performance

Excellent whistle, guitar and bodhran. What a great trio.

Je pleure, c'est magnifique😮

I play the bodhran not very well. this man is amazing.i'm inspired by his playing. thank you.

I live/love my Séamus Ó Kane bodhrán very much too

Oh my world!!!! Genius drumming! Thank you for posting it. Mesmerizing!

A pleasure and privilege to listen to.

Saw John Joe play bodhran at Wimborne - blew me away! Brilliant! And I shook the man's hand - What more!

SO much better than the usual half-arsed drum solos that go on until your teeth bleed. Brilliant.

Seen him in Letterkenny last month , class!

Beautiful Music!

John Joe Kelly 🙌🙌🙌 wow

Whistle key A. Mist covered mountain, name of the jig, the irish mountain

I wished I Icould play half as good. Had a few pints and played twice better but never remembered none of it. God bless you and all you hold dear.

I'm blown away. I wish I still had my Bodhran, but I could never compete with that. The best I can do these days is remenisce with a pencil against my palm.

I loved that, thanks for uploading. I bought my daughter an 18" bodhran kit in the hope she plays that well. Eldest on gutar, husband on tin whistle and youngest on bodhran. One day :-) will happen.

I'll never find a bodhrán joke funny again. That was brilliant. There's a lot of great bodhrán playing on youtube, but I think that's the best I've seen.

Who knew the bohran had such a range! This is awesome! Wow.

Mesmerising, proud to be Irish.....

It's like Michael Shrieve at Woodstock. There's no point in comparisons; it's beyond any praise or critique. You give thanks for it.

what a legend, wow!

Love to have a pint with these lads

That is serious skill. Bravo 👏

Just...Wow. That was fantastic!

It's mesmerising, Truly

This is one GREAT video.....all wonderful musicians! :D

I would recognize McGoldrick's whistling skill anywhere.

Why the thumbs down? Speak your peace.

He's my bodhrán teacher

Absolutely awesome. Thanks for posting this.

I love the Bodhran, and John Joe is an excellent player, but I wish the Bodhran was louder. He is hard to hear among the other instruments. I've noticed this with other Bodhran recordings also. Perhaps it is a limitation of the recording devices?

Just amazing, excellent, a virtuoso performance and masterclass on how to play the 'Bodhran', Wow

Oh, my God. Amazing. See him check out and just be streaming from the land under the hill?

thank you

I hear it and I see it , its amazing !

John,this is SUPER!Greetings from a Dutch guy Glenn