Uploaded April 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
🎶 Begin your bodhrán journey HERE: bodhran.teachable.com/p/how-to-play-bodhran
In this video I'll take you through everything you need to play slip jigs on bodhrán, and share 4 graded and super effective reel patterns.
Slip jigs are on of my favourite tunes to play on bodhrán, and in addition to learning new patterns in this video, we will also expand on the tonal hand and add ornamentation to our grooves.
Make sure to use headphones for some juicy bodhrán sound :)
LESSON 5 : SLIP JIGS
1. What is a Slip Jig? ( 2:16 )
2. Slip Jig Pattern No.1 ( 4:48 )
Foundations
3. Slip Jig Pattern No.2 ( 9:33 )
Filling in the gaps and adding the open sound
4. Slip Jig Pattern No.3 (14:44)
Four bar pattern with more tonal hand movement and ornamentation
5. Slip Jig Pattern No.4 (22:42)
Syncopated pattern with hemiola
SPOTIFY PRACTICE PLAYLIST which includes all tracks from the tutorial: open.spotify.com/playlist/1eluyrmnp5HyLtulcoMHry?si=DJN6QKXGSPGKOvSn043Vrg
I’m Ruairi Glasheen, and I’m a percussionist, composer and filmmaker based in London. I’ve been playing bodhrán since I was 4 years old and I simply love this instrument! This is the first episode in a series of informal tutorials where I’ll share with you my approach to playing this instrument so please comment below any suggestions or requests you might have!
Frame drums like the bodhrán have popped up in musical cultures all over the world for thousands of years though since the early nineteenth century the bodhran has been an important part of Irish traditional music. Some people believe the bodhran found its name from the Gaelic words for skin and tray combined. Others believe it has derived from the Irish word ‘bodhar’ which means deaf or dull.
For more information about me: RuairiGlasheen.net/about
More about my documentary Hidden Drummers of Iran: HiddenDrummers.com
Lets connect on Facebook: https://www.Facebook.com/RuairiGlashe...
Find me on Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/Ruairi_Glas...
Tweet me on Twitter: Twitter.com/Ruairi_Glasheen
The bodhrán I am playing in this video is made by the brilliant Brendan White: https://https://bodhran.nl
The metronome app I am using in this video is called MetroTimer: https://https://apps.apple.com/gb/app...
🎶 Begin your bodhrán journey HERE: bodhran.teachable.com/p/how-to-play-bodhran
In this video I'll take you through everything you need to play slip jigs on bodhrán, and share 4 graded and super effective reel patterns.
Slip jigs are on of my favourite tunes to play on bodhrán, and in addition to learning new patterns in this video, we will also expand on the tonal hand and add ornamentation to our grooves.
Make sure to use headphones for some juicy bodhrán sound :)
LESSON 5 : SLIP JIGS
1. What is a Slip Jig? ( 2:16 )
2. Slip Jig Pattern No.1 ( 4:48 )
Foundations
3. Slip Jig Pattern No.2 ( 9:33 )
Filling in the gaps and adding the open sound
4. Slip Jig Pattern No.3 (14:44)
Four bar pattern with more tonal hand movement and ornamentation
5. Slip Jig Pattern No.4 (22:42)
Syncopated pattern with hemiola
SPOTIFY PRACTICE PLAYLIST which includes all tracks from the tutorial: open.spotify.com/playlist/1eluyrmnp5HyLtulcoMHry?si=DJN6QKXGSPGKOvSn043Vrg
I’m Ruairi Glasheen, and I’m a percussionist, composer and filmmaker based in London. I’ve been playing bodhrán since I was 4 years old and I simply love this instrument! This is the first episode in a series of informal tutorials where I’ll share with you my approach to playing this instrument so please comment below any suggestions or requests you might have!
Frame drums like the bodhrán have popped up in musical cultures all over the world for thousands of years though since the early nineteenth century the bodhran has been an important part of Irish traditional music. Some people believe the bodhran found its name from the Gaelic words for skin and tray combined. Others believe it has derived from the Irish word ‘bodhar’ which means deaf or dull.
For more information about me: RuairiGlasheen.net/about
More about my documentary Hidden Drummers of Iran: HiddenDrummers.com
Lets connect on Facebook: https://www.Facebook.com/RuairiGlashe...
Find me on Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/Ruairi_Glas...
Tweet me on Twitter: Twitter.com/Ruairi_Glasheen
The bodhrán I am playing in this video is made by the brilliant Brendan White: https://https://bodhran.nl
The metronome app I am using in this video is called MetroTimer: https://https://apps.apple.com/gb/app...
