John Joe Kelly's Bodhrán Solo (Island Songs) 

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The winking too now bending that lay goes back (plink thistle murkin remembers )

Depends what sound you want. The "bone-shaped" standard one is great for session playing, but you won't get JJK's precise tones out of it. There's the "very thin chopsticks bound together" type, good for quieter tunes (e.g. singer/whistle), but has its own technical difficulties: you have to be more aggressively precise to get a "hit" rather than "brush" sound out of the skin. Here JJK I think is using a heavy, long, hardwood one. Heavy tropical wood works well for this kind of thing. With every one you have to get used to the balance of it. I got one from Eoin Leonard (Belgarth Bodhrans, Orkney), hope he's still around.

Also bear in mind that JJK here has his drum miked, through a PA with foldback. You will _not_ hear what you hear here, however well you play: unless you lean into your drum (JJK does this, because it's the way to understand what you're doing) and listen to what you're doing. All the genius playing - tones, trying to match the bass-note of the tune - comes from that: even if it's only in your ear (in a loud session, for example) comes from that.