Sensitivity, listening, pleasure, musicality ... thank u for sharing 👌🎶

I see what youre saying, like the first tune had a sort of Allman Bros. "In Memory of Elizibeth Reed" feel to it where you matched the pipes accents in the breakdown or in the second tune where you started to heavily accent the 'and' of the 1 and a lighter accent on the 3 other up beats before bringing it all down and steady during the breakdown before bringing it all up again for the last verse to set up the outro. Well done!!! ✌

absolutely incredible, thank you

Fouyouyou ! J'adore je vais m'y mettre ......et bravo !

Beautiful. . beautiful. .beautiful

So wonderful thank you very much. Jesus loves you

HI Nicolle! I have a background in drumming, and have loved Irish/Scottish/Celtic folk music for many years. Naturally, the bodhran really speaks to me, especially with a Scotch/Irish background. So, at the ripe old age of 54, I've taken up playing it. As others have mentioned, your instructional videos are fantastic, and a great help to all of us who have chosen to attempt to play this wonderful instrument. Your enthusiasm is infectious, and you are a very kind and patient teacher. I've found some music in my own library that I am going to attempt to play along with, and I very much appreciate the material you have provided here. Any other suggestions on your part for music to play along to would be a great help. Thank you so much for the time and effort you've put forth to make playing the bodhran a reality for us who desire to play it. Slainte!

Hi, love your videos and playing style, thank you for the videos. I've been teaching myself for a while now but now I'm trying to get out of my box of just 2 or 3 grooves

You make it look easy 😄 thank you for your teaching. I’m a beginner and have learned a lot from your videos.

Excellent playing! I'm slowing it down to learn some of your patterns.

Wonderful job on those songs! Playing like that is my goal.

Thank you for this it is very helpful🙏☘️❤️

You're a great player! Good work

Dank u. Thanks, looking forward for the polka .... Grt Walter

Hi Nicolle! What a wonderful inspiration you have been for me learning the Bodhran! Thank you very very much for all your wisdom and lessons! I appreciate you embodying the love of playing this instrument, you help me smile when I get frustrated on my triplets! Hope to one day play as good as you! Sending love from Switzerland!

Thank you

Awesome

The first basic lesson to learn is "Grow a Thick Skin" meaning when you show up for a session/jam be prepared for all the other musicians to roll their eyes with an "oh crap, a bodhran player!" looks on their faces. So, you better know your chops!

I found you on Oaim and really love your style of playing

Hi - loving your tutorials - I've just stated learning the bodhran and would love to learn to play along with the Corrs version of Toss The Feathers - any chance of posting a lesson to go through it slowly? Many thanks - keep up the good work!

Hi Nicolle, I really enjoy your playing and videos, I'm a guitarist but I try to replicate what you are doing on the guitar body, I'm just getting into using a Looping pedal so I can set the rhythm before I begin to play, please, please, please could you do an arrangement and breakdown for 'I'll tell me Ma', preferably with a nice drum break in the middle, sorry if I'm asking too much but I'd love to see what you would come up with....Thanks

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Hey Nicole I'm a huge fan of your videos! Thanks you so much for taking the time to share your knowledge with us. A few questions: I noticed in a lot of the tunes you accompanied you skip beats in the basic groove or change the backhand pattern. How do you decide which beats to omit or which tones to change? Would be nice to have a video with basic variations on the grooves if that isn't to presumptuous of me to ask. Also do you mostly improvise or do you sit with the tune ahead of time and map out your rhythms? Could you explain more about that process? Again, thanks! You are wonderful. I love hearing you play and I hope you keep sharing your talent with us.

You make it so understandable. Thank you! What make is your drum? a coraline classic?

Wow, you really do have the same philosophy of playing the Bodhran as I do. That's a first for me. It's so nice to make your acquaintance through the Internet. Subscribed. Keep it up! It's great that you're getting a degree in Irish music in Limerick. You're so lucky! I'm a bit jealous, I must admit. ;) There once were two cats from Kilkenny, and each thought the other one too many, so they fought and they fit, and they scratched and they bit, 'till excepting their nails and the tips of their tails, instead of two cats, there weren't any!

Great sound! What microphone did you use?

This is beautiful! Is that a hurdy gurdy I hear?

do you ever practice to something like jazz or metal? I think it’s always a great idea to do something like that. For me, I’m going vice versa lol - Metal and Jazz to traditional Irish

I think the tunes would be recognizable if you played them all alone. Your style is very musical!

Thanks for your video, I really enjoy your playing... What kind of Tipper do you use?

Hi! I love your videos! I just got a lovely Bohdran and its bruising my elbow, Im so sad, I think it might be too big. Have you ran across this? Am I maybe holding it wrong? Please help. Thank you!

Hi Nicolle your lessons are great - do you do a workshop -a long weekend or a week ?

Heel tof. Verry nice. How do you play a polka?? Thanks.

How long have you been playing ?

You play beautifully and with great joy Nicolle. May I ask where you got your tipper?