The bodhran is the heartbeat of Irish music. This ancient framedrum is traditionally made with a wooden body and a goat-skin head, and is played with a double-headed stick called a cip n, tipper, or beater. The modern Irish word bodhran is properly pronounced bow-rawn, like Cow brawn, with a slight emphasis on the first syllable. I have some more information on the word bodhran, including ...