Catch Charlie being interviewed for Italian TV!

check out http://youtu.be/Dl2owDajccg
GO to 3.15 minutes in and catch Charlie being interviewed for Italian TV. Lots of lovely shots of Violins and instruments too :)
Great program - lovely to be part of it!

Cladadgh Bodhráns "Notch" Bodhrán pn Drivetime interview.

For those asking, the bodhrán I played on the Drivetime interview is a Michael Vignoles from Claddagh Bodhráns,"notch" design. It's a 16" tunable bodhrán with long tuning keys, and a "notch" cut out at each key for ease of tuning. It has a reddish rim and is generally a lovely lightish, responsive drum. I think even as background it really stands out and I'm delighted so many people liked the sound of it!

Other drums we stock include more Claddagh ones, a full range from 12" packages up to professional level tunable 18" ones; Paraic McNeela ranges from an excellent 14" and 16" student package up to professional deep rimmed and tunable; malachy kearns and First Island bodhráns, and Paul McAuley Bodhráns, all excellent options.

Drivetime, RTE radio 1, from 4.30 pm today! Unique to Dublin

Just back from the delicious Accents cafe here on Stephen Street, where I met a lovely group of women (Ruth from Om Diva, Lisa from That's Knit, Elizabeth from BID and Anna from Accents Cafe) to talk about BID's Unique to Dublin campaign this weekend. Excellent chat, a lovely interviewer from Drivetime and despite feeling a bit nervous a nice interview.
Tune into Drivetime this evening from 4.30 pm and you'll hear a great group of women talk about their businesses. And you even hear me play the bodhrán!

Our "Unique to Dublin" Offer - Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd of July 10% off all handmade Irish Bodhráns

And don't forget Fiver Friday as well! Any purchase between 5 and 8 euro - yours for a fiver. Any purchase between 10 and 16 euro...yours for a tenner. And if you can't take advantage today we will give you a voucher so you can have Fiver Friday anyday!

Fame at Last: Charlie on Italian TV this summer

Well Charlie himself will be interviewed on Italian TV soon; he's no stranger to print and radio interviews although this may be his first TV one. Some favourite interviews over the years have included one he did for the students in Rathmines College of Commerce, a radio documentary for Lyric FM on buying a first violin and a wonderful print interview, later part of a book Trade Names , by Rose Doyle for the Irish Times.

We are looking forward now to seeing what the Italian interview is like and what they are looking for! Details will be shared as we find them out.