Kevin Kelly By Sarah Collins (Music Journalist Ireland)
The behemoth of Bodhránworld is ticking away nicely, here’s an insight into the life and times of Kevin Kelly, Bodhránworld founder, musician, performer, corporate workshop organiser and all-around bodhránboy.
2002 Interview with Founder of BodhránWorld Kevin Kelly
Kevin Kelly has been playing and teaching the bodhran since his early twenties. As an Irishman (he was born and brought up in Co Derry, Northern Ireland), he was immersed quickly in musical lore - after all this is the land of Clannad, Christy Moore, Van Morrison, U2, the Corrs, Riverdance. We know about them and the flute, the harp and the pipes, but the bodhran?