Mel Bay presents Bodhran: Beyond the Basics Book/CD Set
Bill Woods is a performer, teacher, studio musician, composer, and author. He started performing on the bodhran in the 1980s. He taught at the Northwest Folklife Festival and the Seattle World Rhythm Festival for many years. He has played bodhran on recordings as varied as heavy metal, opera, new age, pop, and improvisational music as well as traditional Irish and Scottish music. His compostitions have been performed, recorded, and used on a documentary soundtrack. He has written two books: Bodhran: The Basics and Bodhran: Beyond the Basics. Bill and his wife, Carole, moved to Canada in 2009. They live on a sailboat, and when Bill is not teaching or performing, they spend their time cruising in the waters of the Salish Sea.