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Hi, my name is Paul and I live in a small seaside town
in Northern Ireland called Ballycastle in the County of
Antrim.
As a native of Ballycastle I am interested in craft
and music and the promotion of Irish Traditional Music
also plays an important part of my life. I was employed
as a Department Manager in a large supermarket and
watched the cut-trust business develop. I have always had
a great respect for the traditional crafts and especially
working with wood which has given me great pleasure. I
started playing the Bodhrán in my spare time and some
years ago perfected the old skills of reproducing several
sizes of drums from the 9" tourist to the 18" tuneable
drum, which is for the more professional players.
I decided to devote my full-time career to the making
and perfecting of handcrafted locally made Bodhráns and
I liaise closely with the makers of the traditional
Lambeg drums and share the skins according to size and
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