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Matt DeBlass
Registrace 22. 10. 2006
Matt DeBlass is an acoustic musician and sometime instrument builder living in Eastern Pennsylvania.
He plays a number of instruments, most notably Celtic harp, mandolin and bodhran.
He plays a number of instruments, most notably Celtic harp, mandolin and bodhran.
Ye Banks and Braes (Robert Burns)
I’m practicing for some of my fall shows and decided to dust off a few I haven’t sung in a little while, including this short but poignant Burns song
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Video
Hexie Mountains (Orville Peck cover)
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Peck is one of my favorite artists working in country lately
Birds of Summer (xpn 24-hour song challenge submission)
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I’m taking part in a songwriting challenge and the prompt is “Summertime.” I have 24 hours, but after letting it roll around in my head for a bit, this all came pretty quickly.
Bodhran Basics: Brush Beater and Special Effects
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There are a few ways to get unusual and extended sounds out of your drum. You probably wouldn’t use any of these in a traditional session, but in other contexts they could be just the thing you need.
New Vinyl Project Preorder!
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You can learn more about it and preorder yours at leestavall.com/products/mattdeblass There'll be nine songs to choose from Originals: The Coyote and the Cloud Factory She's Like the Weather Hey Conductor Kay in the AM Sojourn Traditional: Black is the Color Westlin Winds Gow's Lament Eleanor Plunkett
The Coyote and the Cloud Factory -2024 Tiny Desk Entry
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This is one of my most recent originals, inspired by the book “Coyote America” by Dan Flores as well as a healthy number of Roadrunner cartoons growing up. Once I heard someone say that their kids called the local nuclear plant “The Cloud Factory” it all fell together.
Bodhran Basics: re-taping your drum
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Am I an expert on this? Nope! But this is the one bit of drum maintenance almost anyone can do with a little patience. Also, I gave it a listen and realized how loud all the background voices are, especially with headphones. I'm sorry about that, it's actually my downstairs neighbors and they're pretty much that loud all the time.
Ghost Riders In The Sky (Halloween 2023)
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I have a cowboy costume this year, so what better spooky song than Stan Jones’s cowboy legend?
Kay in the A.M. (original song)
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This is one of my favorite originals lately. Kind of Jack Johnson meets Roger Miller or something. Inspired by several people and conversations about how important small moments are
Goin’ to California (Led Zeppalin Cover)
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Yeah, I know the high notes need some work. Maybe I’ll transpose it down into a better range one of these days, but it sounds so pretty in the 12-string in G
She’s Like the Weather (original song)
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She’s like the weather in a desert plain Blazin’ Sun, no water at all you're standing there with your shoes full of sand 'cause you never know when the rain. might fall Chorus: Whoo hoo, oh yeah Whoo hoo, a-doo doo doo She's like the weather on a stormy sea blowin' down all over your head then she turns and gives you that smile safe harbor, straight ahead Whoo hoo.... She blows in, blows out of...
All Shades of Blue (Gregory Alan Isakov)
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“Your heart’s a thousand colors but they’re all shades of blue”
Following the Tune: "The Butterfly"
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This time I talk about one of the most popular slip jigs ever, and some of the thoughts I might put into accompanying it on bodhrán. This type of thing is a little harder to explain than just basic technique, but I hope that by showing you how I might choose to play on a tune, it'll give you some ideas of your own. And of course, the way I choose to accompany a tune is not necessarily the only ...
Hey Conductor (2023 Tiny Desk Contest entry)
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Hey Conductor (2023 Tiny Desk Contest entry)
Bodhran Basics - "Following the Tune" (Out on the Ocean)
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Bodhran Basics - "Following the Tune" (Out on the Ocean)
“Will It Bodhran”: “One,” “Running Up That Hill” and “Wipe Out”
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“Will It Bodhran”: “One,” “Running Up That Hill” and “Wipe Out”
Nicely done
Excellent! Quite lovely, my dude!
FuzzyDan Approves.... (Of Course).... And if ya happen to be at NYRF..... Well, keep an eye out....
is that a lute ? what is called? i like the range (musical
It's a mandolin! It's tuned just like a fiddle, so it works really well for picking out Irish tunes
I danced around to this as a child when my father played this song in David Curry's "My Ireland" This is as close to that as I have ever heard. Bravo! Excellent! Cheers!
Very well done😊
Sonny's Dream (Ron Hynes cover)
Nicely done
Nicely done!
I just got my brush beater, gonna take work to dial this in.❤
Have fun with it! I've started using it in sets with my band and sometimes it's just the perfect sound, I'm still experimenting with it though
Where is the world are you? You sound American?
I am American. Originally from New Jersey, not too far from New York City, though I've lived in various places around the Northeast and Midwest of the US.
(currently living closer to Philadelphia)
Very nice, I’m in Montana but lived in Pittsburgh, PA for a bit, and lots of different places. (Highlander quote)
Please do more pop songs on bodhran! Love this
That's a beautiful drum! Would you mind telling me the maker and diameter of the drum please?
I love this drum, it's the nicest I've ever owned! It's made by Christian Hedwitschak in Germany. It's a custom drum, but he makes all sorts of really great stock sizes as well. The whole spec is: HighendLine custom drum 16"/40cm size Figured beech with blue fade finish Dragonskin Spicy (treated goatskin) head Compressor Tuning Ring www.bodhranmaker.de/
I'm using the N-EF 6 available here www.bodhran-info.de/en/tippers/effect-tippers/brush-and-felt
Budget instruments sound budget, they make my ears want to vomit
Yeah question? I was reading the directions on the Waltons Bodhran conditioning cream. It says to spread onto the inside surface of the Bodhran skin and rub in gently using a dry cloth. I’m just learning but I jumped when you applied it to the outside. I was sure I’d screwed up till I checked the bottle.
I've always applied it mostly to the outside, and only when the drum is really dry and/or has a particularly thick goatskin applied it to the inner surface of the head. The logic to putting lotion only on the outer head was two-fold, as I was taught, first, because your tone hand is in contact with the inner head, you're already rubbing natural oil from your hand on the drum, and second, on a non-tunable drum, you'd be moistening the inside head to loosen it, and a lot of conditioning creams have beeswax which slows down the absorption of water. I've mostly used the McNeela bodhran conditioner in recent years, which is made with lanolin and beeswax, and Padraic McNeela specifically recommends applying to the outside of the head. I did look up the Waltons cream and the directions do say to put it on the inside head, but to make it more confusing, I watched the drum care video on Waltons official CZcams and they tell you to put it on BOTH sides of the head! I know that Waltons sells a lot of drums with painted images on the head, it's possible that they recommend conditioning the inside head to avoid damaging the artwork? I know this is a bit of a rambling answer, I've been doing it the way I have for decades, but am always willing to admit I might be missing something, so I've got a whole bunch of other tabs open and am trying to read up as I go. As far as I can tell most makers and players primarily recommend treating the outer surface of the head. Waltons apparently says one thing on the bottle but their how-to videos say another, so I'd feel free to treat both sides of the head if the outside also seems dry. I'm also going to email Walton's and check with them about it, and I'll give an update if I get a response, because now you've got me overthinking the whole thing.
Update: I haven’t heard back from Walton’s yet, but one of the other manufacturers I emailed mentioned that the Walton’s conditioner may have some UV-sensitive ingredient, which would mean it’s better on the less-exposed side of the head
@@mattdeblassmusic I have a painted Bodhran from Waltons, so far I’ve only used the cream on the inside. McNeela is out of stock on the cream they sell. Thank you so much for your great answer and detail to my question!
Definitely helpful ideas bc with my skewer tipper its all scrape sounds... but not with my other ones
The clipboard makes a fine sounding drum with the hot rod tipper ! Thanks for the video .
Bodhran must be played like the Heart: When it is here, you almost hear it.. .and when it is not here something vital is missing to the sessiun.
Thank you for this! Very helpful!
Excellent.
I’m thinking about getting their F Style Mandolin kit. The one that basically just requires finish and parts. Thanks! 🎻🙂😎
I have been looking for a video on tuning for ages ... this is awesome .. thanks
Well presented, good sir. Hopefully to widen of the focus those Bodhran players who tend to stick with the present, not delving into the past or looking into our association with similar hand drums of the world. Thanks for the informative video.
Thanks so much for posting this! I have one very similar to the ergonomic one, bought it years ago but haven’t ever seen another one like it. Seems like it was a very small production. Wouldn’t mind having another of this sort. It sure helped me when I was first starting to play bodhran.
Great idea!
Thank you!
Thank for the demo. I was looking for a tipper as I am new to bodhran playing.
There are a lot of options out there, and fortunately it can be pretty inexpensive to experiment with them till you find a style that really suits you
This is such a great story. A modern day fable
Very cool.
Very helpful. Thanks
Just had my first drum lesson and watching this video helped make sense of what I just learned. Thank you.
Super! Greetings from Russia! Thanks for the music!❤
I simply love playing Bodhran. Though I have ran into resistance from a few players! LOL
Greetings from prestonpans
Thank you for this. It's very encouraging and useful. Also, respect to you for not letting your injuries keep you from doing what you love to do. That's inspiring.
Matt, please Sir, you need to fix your volume,
This is great Matt... Subscribed.
Before I take it off, I use a hairdryer to soften it so it comes off without traces of glue.😊 a small blow dryer will do the job.
That's not a bad idea at all! I might have to pick up a cheap hair dryer for next time I have to re-tape.
Never more than two bodhráns, regardless of the size of the group. With the variety of styles available, three or more will end up sounding like running shoes in a dryer!
Not if they have different parts to play.
Or they agree to share the tunes ...
or beating ones meat
do you mean wankers cramp
After hearing the drum parts for One played on bodhran, you totally have me wondering whether or not you could play "Nothing Else Matters" on the harp... 🤔
Great work!
Love it Matt, awesome grove and lyrics man👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I also misspelled "Zeppelin" but I spend so much time taking classes in my free time, I can't be expected to be a good writer off the clock 😀
Hi Matt, What stick are you using here?
Thanks for this....I don't play any instruments, but I love Irish trad (i dance and sing), but I just want to be around the music and sessions...sadly in USA it can be hard to find them....I love bodhran...I bought my son one last year. thanks for this!
thank you so much for these!!!