Irish Drumming

Thanks to our correspondent in Northern Ireland, Paul Marshall for help with this page. Paul's two drumming websites are quite awesome in their own right: Powerhaus, and Drum Dojo...

Like everywhere nowadays, it's not all just traditional drums of Ireland. Paul has invented the PeloDrum, a large drum of a new design. "Pelo" is a Romany word for brother or friend, it is designed for two players and he views it as a friendship drum for his country. It's a mix between a chu daiko (scale and pitch) a big dun dun (tensioning and tuning mechanism) and a kit drum (the two heads are independently tunable).

click here for more on the Pelodrum

Paul is based in Bangor, Northern Ireland, and he is pushing the envelope of what is going on over there. Go, Paul! If you have questions or comments, you can write to paul@powerhaus.net .

More Irish drumming links

Powerhaus.net
here's the skinny on Paul Marshall's percussive activities.

Different Drums
Bodhran, Lambeg, Tabla, Djembe; To know what's going on in Ireland. These guys are a must see.

Metloef Irish Drums - Unusual designs; check it out..