List of bodhrán players

This is a list of bodhrán players, people known for playing the bodhrán.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

• Bobby Clancy of The Clancy Brothers^[1]
• Kevin Conneff of The Chieftains^[2]
• Caroline Corr of The Corrs
• Kevin Crawford of Lúnasa^[3]
• Heather Dale
• Junior Davey, 5 times All-Ireland winner 1990/1993/1996/1997/1999^[4][5][6][7]
• Aimee Farrell Courtney, winner of the 2010 World Bodhrán Championship, first woman to win this title^[8][9][10]
• Tommy Hayes of Stockton's Wing^{[11][5][6][12][13]}
• Seamus Kennedy
• Ruth Moody of The Wailin' Jennys
• Cormac Byrne, Uiscedwr, Seth Lakeman and others
• Christy Moore
• John Joe Kelly of Flook^{[5][14][15][16]}
• Johnny ("Ringo") McDonagh of De Dannan^{[17][5][18][6][7][19]}
• Colm Murphy of De Dannan; tutor in bodhán at University College, Cork, Ireland^{[20][21][17][5]}
• Paul Phillips (1959–2007), player and teacher, All-Ireland winner 2003.^[4]
• Séan McCann of Canadian Folk/Roots band Great Big Sea - 1993 to present

See also

• Bodhrán
• List of All-Ireland Fleadh champions

References

1. Hitchner, Earle (September 11–17, 2002). "Bobby Clancy dies at 75". Irish Echo. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
2. Meek, Bill (1989). Paddy Moloney and the Chieftains. Dublin: Quinlan. ISBN 978-1557700643.
3. Lúnasa at Temple Bar Music Centre, Irish Times, 20 April 2004
5. Fintan Vallely (editor): Companion to Irish Traditional Music Second Edition, Cork University Press, ISBN 978-1-85918-450-9, p. 72ff
6. Fintan Vallely (editor): Companion to Irish Traditional Music Second Edition, Cork University Press, ISBN 978-1-85918-450-9, p. 171
7. Fintan Vallely (editor): Companion to Irish Traditional Music Second Edition, Cork University Press, ISBN 978-1-85918-450-9, p. 220
8. Aimee Farrell-Courtney: DIT student wins World Bodhrán Championship, Dublin Institute of Technology
9. Aimee Farrell-Courtney; www.creative-connexions.eu
10. Aimee Farrell-Courtney; The Gaelic College, Nova Scotia
11. "Stockon's Wing biography". Celtic Music. Tara. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
12. Fintan Vallely (editor): Companion to Irish Traditional Music Second Edition, Cork University Press, ISBN 978-1-85918-450-9, p. 210
13. Fintan Vallely (editor): Companion to Irish Traditional Music Second Edition, Cork University Press, ISBN 978-1-85918-450-9, p. 665
14. Fintan Vallely (editor): Companion to Irish Traditional Music Second Edition, Cork University Press, ISBN 978-1-85918-450-9, p. 271f
15. Fintan Vallely (editor): Companion to Irish Traditional Music Second Edition, Cork University Press, ISBN 978-1-85918-450-9, p. 452
16. John Joe Kelly, Westbay Festival 2003
17. Mittleman, Josh (30 March 1999). "Bodhrán performers". Celtic Music Archive. Ceolas. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
18. Fintan Vallely (editor): Companion to Irish Traditional Music Second Edition, Cork University Press, ISBN 978-1-85918-450-9, p. 17
19. Johnny 'Ringo' McDonagh - Bodhrán Galway Music Academy
20. Fintan Vallely (editor): Companion to Irish Traditional Music Second Edition, Cork University Press, ISBN 978-1-85918-450-9, p. 474
21. Fintan Vallely (editor): Companion to Irish Traditional Music Second Edition, Cork University Press, ISBN 978-1-85918-450-9, p. 706