'bow·ron, 'bor·on] Derived from the Irish Gaelic verb “to deafen.” An Irish frame drum, covered on one side usually with goatskin. Often played with a double-end stick (Kerry style); sometimes played with a single-end stick or by hand. Modern bodhrán is tunable and has no crossbar.
a hand-held Irish drum of goat skin in a wooden frame
an Irish drum, which the OED doesn't recognize, while a bocaccio is a large rockfish
a traditional Irish music instrument still utilised by traditional folk groups in the country to this day
a type of shallow, open-backed Irish drum, usually struck with an implement called a tipper
(BAOW-rahn): A goat skin drum used in Celtic music.
(pronounced bore-run ) A hand-held, shallow, goatskin drum.
Hand-held frame drum with a single goatskin head; used in Irish traditional music.
An Irish frame drum, 14" or larger. Almost all have a cross-member to strengthen the drum and provide the player with a grip. It is typically held vertically with the bottom of the rim resting on one thigh. The authentic playing style uses a wooden beater called a tipper. In recent years, it has gained popularity as hand drum in middle-eastern music.