Celtic music
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Celtic music is a broad grouping of music genres that evolved out of the folk music traditions of the Celtic people of Northwestern Europe. It refers to both orally-transmitted traditional music and r
Rapalje performing in 2010
An 18th century depiction of an ancient Druid playing the Welsh harp
Alan Stivell at Nuremberg, Germany, 2007
Massed pipers at the Lorient festival
Bodhrán
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The bodhrán is a frame drum used in Irish music ranging from 25 to 65 cm in diameter, with most drums measuring 35–45 cm. The sides of the drum are 9–20 cm deep. A goatskin hide is tacked to one side.
Bottom view of a bodhrán-like frame drum made in the 1960s or earlier; note scarf-joined frame.
Painted Bodhrán for decoration purposes
Traditional tippers
Modern tippers