Reg Leftley’s nine comments

  • Re: 2023 recommendations for mics for bodhrans

    I’ve been using a cheap Yoga D606 drum mic for a couple of years, and it seems to do a pretty good job. Mine is a custom 22" bodhran, so theres plenty of room for it mounted on the cross bar. It would clip onto the shell if it was thin enough. more…

  • Re: The Royal Oak

    Due to the pub closing early, we are starting at 8.00, and finishing around 10.00 at the moment. more…

  • The Royal Oak

    Weekly, 8.30-11.00. Handfull of us, been playing together for years, but welcolme newcomers. Relaxed, generally Irish/Scottish/Welsh tunes, with a large dollop of American old time, English morris and anything else that takes our fancy. more…

  • Re: Ideal Session

    Variety is the spice of life. We meet every week with a core group of fiddle, mandolin, guitar and, yes I know, bodhran. We’re very tight after 10-20 years together, and make a pretty good sound. more…

  • Re: The Nag’s Head

    At the Nag’s Head for now, hopefully returning to the Cwmanne one day. I can be contacted on 01559 370175. more…

  • Re: Cwmanne Tavern

    We’re back home again at the Cwmann, so business as usual. more…

  • Re: Cwmanne Tavern, But At Nag’s Head For Now

    The Cwmann Tavern is being refurbished at the moment, so we are meeting at the Nag’s Head in Bridge Street in the short term. more…

  • Re: Current sessions in South Wales

    We have a session every Thursday at the Cwmann Tavern Lampeter about 9.00. There are usually half a dozen of us playing Irish, Scottish, Welsh and American old time. Even the odd English tune creeps in sometimes along with Swedish and Middle Eastern. more…

  • Re: Videos to learn bodhran by tunes

    I’ve been playing the bodhran for five years now, having started at the ripe old age of 60. I play no other instrument, but play every week at a small tight session and in a ceilidh band, fitting in very well. more…