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The World Bodhrán
Championships is an exciting world percussion festival held
annually in Milltown, County Kerry in the southwest of Ireland.
The event which promotes and showcases the Irish frame drum, the
bodhrán, includes four days of concerts, music sessions,
workshops and the competitions to find the best bodhrán
player in the world. The 2009 festival will again take place over the June bank holiday weekend, from
May 29th to June 1st 2009 an Exciting Program is planned. See our news page for full details.
The World Bodhrán Championships has proven to be an overwhelming success since the inaugural event in 2006. On this site you will find everything you need to know about the event - How to get here. Where to stay. What to do. Entry forms to take part in the competitions and workshops. Contact details for advance booking of concert tickets. Above all we want you to immerse yourself in the pulsating rhythms of the World Bodhrán Championships. Be part of it !!
Details of the 2009 World Bodhrán Championships will be posted here on an ongoing basis. This is the only such festival in the world and is the only international solo playing bodhrán competition.
The festival aims to promote the bodhrán and encourage new innovations in bodhrán playing as well as being a celebration of its place in Irish traditional music and heritage.
Conor Lyons from Dublin was crowned World Bodhrán Champion in both senior and solo-playing categories in 2008 with Joseph McNulty from Mayo becoming under-14 champion and Niall Preston from Dublin the under-18 champion. See the News link for more information.
We hope you enjoy our website and that you will join us in Milltown for a weekend of Irish music, song and dance.
Bígí linn le do bodhrán!
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