Jerry Douglas and the Irish traditional music connection

 

Bodhran? Dobro?

No, that's not some gobbledygook. Those are two of my son's favourite instruments at the moment. (I think most of you know we love music in our family...)

He's currently fascinated with:
Jerry Douglas (a world-class musician who's played with Allison Krause, Mumford and Sons, and many many others) as well as

The Chieftains - pretty much *the* defining group of players of traditional Irish music - pictured here is Kevin Conneff playing the bodhran - the traditional Irish drum. Kevin uses a stick called a "tipper" to strike the head and sides of the drum-

Shea uses a pen. Soon we'll have to find him the real deal!