When it comes to Irish Folk Music, there are a couple of instruments you can’t ignore – the Bodhrán hand drum and the tin whistle. Of course, there are numerous other instruments that you can connect, such as the violin, the accordion, mandolin, the bouzouki, the four string tenor banjo, and so on. We focus on the bodhrán and the tin whistle here, which we have available for rent.

The Bodhrán

From wikipedia 2026-01-16:
The bodhrán (/ˈbaʊrɑːn, baʊˈrɑːn, ˈbɔːrɑːn, ˈbɔːrən/,^[1][2] Irish: [ˈbˠəuɾˠaːnˠ]; plural bodhráin) is a frame drum^[3] used in Irish music ranging from 25 to 65 cm (10–26 in) in diameter, with most drums measuring 35–45 cm (14–18 in). The sides of the drum are 9–20 cm (3+¹⁄₂–8 in) deep. A goatskin head is tacked to one side (synthetic heads or other animal skins are sometimes used). The other side is open-ended for one hand to be placed against the inside of the drum head to control the pitch and timbre.^[4]

One or two crossbars, sometimes removable, may be inside the frame, but this is increasingly rare on modern instruments^{[citation needed]}. Some professional modern bodhráns integrate mechanical tuning systems similar to those used on drums found in drum kits. It is usually with a hex key that the bodhrán skins are tightened or loosened depending on the atmospheric conditions.

Some notable music acts and people who have made use of the bodhrán include Christy Moore, Planxty, Moving Hearts, The Chieftains, The Boys of the Lough, The Pogues, Hothouse Flowers, Stockton’s Wing, De Dannan, The Saw Doctors, Great Big Sea, Flogging Molly, Imelda May, John Joe Kelly and Ruairi Glasheen.

For rental (read more and book):
Irländsk Bodhrán 16×5 getskinn

The Tin Whistle

From wikipedia 2026-01-16:
The tin whistle, also known as the penny whistle,^[1] is a simple six-holed woodwind instrument. It is a type of fipple flute, a class of instrument which also includes the recorder and Native American flute. A tin whistle player is called a whistler. The tin whistle is closely associated with Irish traditional music and Celtic music. Other names for the instrument are the flageolet, English flageolet, Scottish penny whistle, tin flageolet, or Irish whistle (also Irish: feadóg stáin or feadóg).

For rental (read more and book):
Clarke Sweetone Tinwhistle C Black
Clarke Sweetone Tinwhistle D Black