Dain Forsythe performed and taught bodhrán throughout the Southeast, placing first at the 2006 Southeastern Regional Irish Music Competition in Atlanta and later accompanied flute/whistle instructor, John Skelton (of The House Band), during his evening performance at the 2006 Southeastern Pipers’ Club Tionól.
After relocating to New Mexico a few years ago, he began teaching bodhrán privately and offering workshops through the University of New Mexico and Apple Mountain Music, an acoustic folk instrument shop in Albuquerque.
Most recently Dain has taught bodhrán at Zoukfests 2009 and 2010. In addition to performing throughout the state with Roger Landes, Dain’s experience has been playing traditional Irish music in small ensembles, and it is from this and his study of Irish flute and whistle that he has cultivated a keen sensitivity to the rhythmic subtleties of Irish traditional melodies. He also has gained the reputation as a fine teacher who is detailed, comprehensive, and humorous.