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I played with Sir Galway a couple years ago - mid 2010s - for I think 2 consecutive years at the annual Tim Janis Ensemble Christmas concert in NYC. He was playing an aluminum Burke session D at the time. Said he chose aluminum over brass because he liked "the bling."

I’d like to sincerely thank everyone for the replies. Very helpful and much appreciated. This is a new world for me.

Joey

Hello all, My daughter wants to start learning the flute. I’m a piper/whistle player and know next to nothing about flutes and makers. Wondering if anyone here would be willing to point me toward a solid flute model for an 8-year-old girl with small (8-year-old) hands. Hole size and spacing are part...

Hey all,

Tim Janis just posted a video with some of my piping / whistle playing in the first 5 minutes. Kirk Lynch D set in ebony, made in 2005. Burke high D, mezzo A, and low D Viper whistles.

https://youtu.be/rpAOJ0k5PMQ

Happy Mother's Day!

Joey

Hey all, Sharing a clip from the studio last weekend. This is a Burke brass session D recorded with an AKG 414. This was a one-shot recording done live with piano, guitar, and percussion. Only editing is reverb and compression. Tune is “Táimse Im' Chodladh“ (I Am Asleep). https://m.soundcloud.com/us...

Hi all, I’ve got some bigger gigs coming up this winter and was checking to see if anyone has a Joe Kennedy D chanter they’d be willing to part with. I just received a C from him that changed everything I thought I liked about my set!

Thanks,
Joey

I just sent you a PM, but I'm not sure it went through - lately the messages have been just loitering in my outbox after I click send. Did you get it?

Thanks!
Joey

Prefer ebony / boxwood. Would seriously entertain any responses, though.

Thanks,
Joey

Hey all, I'm wondering if anyone has recently heard from or ordered a whistle case from Sassafras. http://www.angelfire.com/mo/sassafrassgrove/WhistleRoll/main.html Cases look great. I'd like to commission one but it looks like the website is a bit outdated. My email to the address listed there retu...

Just received a gorgeous Burke high G (and F#) from one of our board members. Totally awesome. Just bumping this in case there are any Burke brass session Ds out there collecting dust.

Thanks,
Joey

Hey all,

Long shot, here. Looking for a Burke Brass High G to use on a new album with the Tim Janis Ensemble. Also looking for a session (wide) bore D. I use that whistle so much I'd like to keep another around.

Thanks!
Joey

That said, I played with James Galway at Carnegie a couple years ago - he was using a Burke session D in aluminum. Said he liked "the bling."

The Burke wide bore brass D is probably the best D I've ever played. I bring other things on the road and to the studio, but I feel that everything else keeps getting compared to the Burke session brass D in my mind. Absolutely fantastic whistle, in my opinion.

Joey

My Burke Bb (brass) is one of my favorite whistles. A very well designed instrument. Use it quite often when playing with a singer - actually almost every time we play out.

Just checking if anyone has one lying around collecting dust...

Thanks!
-Joey