John McBride

John taught at the Riley School of Irish Music and later performed with Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops for a Celtic Spectacular at Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati. He also instucts bodhran workshops, including the Dublin Irish Festival.

He joined Roger Drawdy and the Firestarters, the powerhouse original Irish band nominated TOP CELTIC ROCK GROUP 2010 by the Irish Music Association. In 2011, Ireland Woodcrafts in Galway Ireland introduced the John McBride hand tuneable bodhran drum.