Mike

sessions in Newcastle on tyne

Tuesday Hotspur near Haymarket Metro 9pm

Wed Cumberland Arms Byker 8.30

Thurs Irish centre 9pm St James Metro

Friday Irish Centre Gallowgate Bar 8.30

Thanks again, Mike. The dubbin that Michelle Stewart recommends is called Arctic Dubbin and has silicone and mink oil. But your caution is well taken ... I'll look to see if I can get the bodhran conditioning cream here in Canada.

Thanks again, Mike. I have some dubbin, recommended by Michelle Stewart, that I can use if I venture into the cheapie bodhran upgrade world. 

Thanks, Mike. I presume the drums  at Celtic Renaissance are MIP. They are "no name" on the website. I've emailed to inquire. 

I think I might go this route and do some homemade upgrading like you did with your son's drum. I don't want to spend too much money on something for camping. I guess I could always use a pizza box or, as one of the other members suggested, the plastic lid of a cookie jar. But I like the idea of something more closely resembling a bodhran.