Examples of bodhran in a Sentence
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Guitars, mandolin, fiddle, bouzouki, harmonica, whistles, bodhrans, banjo and good humor are all part of the entertainment.
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courant.com,
30 Sep. 2019
Loads of instruments — flute, whistles, harp, bodhran and more — breed loads of interest.
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Amy Drew Thompson,
orlandosentinel.com,
26 Aug. 2019
The program will feature fiddle tunes, ballads and singalongs played on viola, mandocello, penny whistle, banjo and bodhran.
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Linda McIntosh,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
16 Mar. 2018
Danú’s seven-person band and Goitse’s quintet both include a fiddler, a guitarist, an accordionist and someone playing an Irish drum called a bodhran.
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Benjy Egel,
sacbee,
15 Mar. 2018
Susan McFadden, Mairead Carlin, Eabha McMahon and Tara McNeil are joined by pipers, dancers and a full band playing bouzouki, tin whistle, bodhran, Uilean pipes and other traditional Irish instruments.
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Courtney Devores,
charlotteobserver,
7 Mar. 2018
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courant.com,
30 Sep. 2019
Loads of instruments — flute, whistles, harp, bodhran and more — breed loads of interest.
—
Amy Drew Thompson,
orlandosentinel.com,
26 Aug. 2019
The program will feature fiddle tunes, ballads and singalongs played on viola, mandocello, penny whistle, banjo and bodhran.
—
Linda McIntosh,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
16 Mar. 2018
Danú’s seven-person band and Goitse’s quintet both include a fiddler, a guitarist, an accordionist and someone playing an Irish drum called a bodhran.
—
Benjy Egel,
sacbee,
15 Mar. 2018
Susan McFadden, Mairead Carlin, Eabha McMahon and Tara McNeil are joined by pipers, dancers and a full band playing bouzouki, tin whistle, bodhran, Uilean pipes and other traditional Irish instruments.
—
Courtney Devores,
charlotteobserver,
7 Mar. 2018
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“Bodhran.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bodhran. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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