Thanks for the kind words! Cool video. We got a black lab puppy this summer, and I wanted to name him either Cuchulain or Mordubh. I was outvoted on both, so now we have Tayo.
Yes, I play the bodhran. It's an easy instrument to begin but tricky to master. I am still learning the subtleties. John Joe Kelly is another one of my heroes.
I am not Irish; I'm from Wyoming, of mostly Scottish ancestry. I am a classically trained musician, self-taught on the whistle. My journey to Scottish and Irish traditional music began with the realization long ago that I could not take my euphonium backpacking.
The slow air is by Bill Whelan, from "Riverdance." The jig is by the great fiddle player Linda Relph.