Bodhrán Drum Loops

Giving it five stars because 1) as a traditional pan-Celtic fiddler I was looking for an app like this, and 2) the app is free. It just needs a couple of things to be great. 1) Needs some BASIC rhythms, e.g. a selection of basic reel and jig rhythms. (Organized into groups, ideally). The loops provided are interesting and creative, but very few of them are useful for backing. 2) This is a bit of a nitpick, but what’s up with the volume slider? No bpm indication and the thing goes up way too high— it’s like the speedometer on my old Toyota Scion.

I like the sounds. Very authentic bodhran loops. You really have to run the sound through a quality speaker or headphones to hear how great they are. They go well with session tunes and ballads. However there seems to be no pattern for a waltz or air. The various rhythm pictograms work ok to distinguish the patterns but I sure wish they also had written below these icons the meter (6/8, 4/4 etc.). That would make it so much easier to find things.

I play Irish flute music and took the time to photograph the different symbols for each drum beat, assign them each a number and that way, I can preview which beat best accompanies each Irish tune before performing them. ❤️☘️ -Karen