The Bodhrán (bow-ran) is an Irish drum: its name derives from the Gaelic bódhradh which translates as "to make deaf"...
Its origins are still quite vague, especially since it would have started its existence in functions other than musical, such as the extraction of peat for example and more likely as a simple sieve.

He has many "cousins" around the world, especially the daf in Iran and the bendir in North Africa.
It can be described as a drum composed of a single membrane most often made of goatskin, stretched on a circular wooden frame, itself supported by a wooden cross or a simple bar (which may be absent in recently made instruments).

The sound is produced by the stick: held by the middle, the stick is rounded at its two ends that hit and bounce on the skin of the bodhrán.
The rhythm produced is most often ternary, typical of Irish dance tunes.
The hand carrying the instrument can also vary the tension of the skin to modify the sound.

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