Occupation:

Drumdojo Sensei,

Musical instrument Designer and Builder,

Instrument design Consultant to STOMP

Drummer with Different Drums of Ireland,

Other sites www.tunadrum.com www.bodojo.com www.spiritdrummers.com www.junkdojo.com

Geography: Updown, N Ireland

Musical interests: Multi-ethno-percussionist, I collect, make and play percussion instruments from across the globe.  Weird sound collector.

Biog: Born 1964, Playing kit since age 5, Percussion since 15.

Endorsements: Proud endorser of:

• www.spiritdrums.com
• Protection Racket M.I.T.S.
• Metloef bodhrans
• Soundseat

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Some Articles by Paul on Drumdojo

Drumset

• Drumset Glossary
• Drumset Mechanics and construction
• Drumset Equipment and hardware

World Instruments

• Frame drums
  • Intro to Framedrums
  • Framedrum Oral Notation
  • Framedrum Group CD
• Bodhran
  • Introduction
  • How to Play
  • Tuning your bodhran
  • Playing in your bodhran
  • Neo- bodhran - Frame drum style
  • bodhran appliques
  • Celtic Rhythmic Forms
• Lambeg
  • Intro & History
• Djembe
  • Servicing your djembe
  • Djembe skins
  • Djembe bearing edges
• Dhol
  • The chaal
  • Chaal on other instruments

Technical

• Drumset Mechanics and construction
• Subsonic Kickdrum sound
• Tuning intervals

Useful

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Reviews

• Instruments
• Spiritdrums 14x6.5 Solid Shell snare
• Spiritdrums Soild Shell drumset
• Pearl Omar Hakim 13x5 snare

Tutorial Reviews

• Bodhran
  • Book
    • Steafan Hannigan - The bodhran book (1991) - Ossian Publications
    • Steafan Hannigan - bodhran basics (re-pub 2002) - Ossian Publications
    • Absolute Beginner's bodhran Tutor - Conor Long - Waltons
    • The Bodhran - Micheal O Suilleabhan - Waltons
    • Nicholas Driver's Bodhran & Bones tutor - Gremlin publishers
  • CD-ROM
    • Frank Torpey's Bodhran Tutor - Mad For Trad
    • Pete Ryan - Easy Irish Bodhran - Funky Seagull
  • Video
    • Tommy Hayes - Bodhran Bones & Spoons - Waltons Publishing
    • Steafan Hannigan - The bodhran video - Ossian Publications
    • Ray Gallen - Celtic Beat - Outlet music
• Middle Eastern drumming
  • Book
    • Kobi Hagoel - The art of Middle Eastern Drumming

Percussion CDs

• Too many reviews to list individually

Percussion books

• Rina Schiller - the Lambeg and the Bodhran
• Gary Hastings - With Fife and Drum