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I bought a Dixon Trad from them about 3 months ago. It was delivered promptly and without incident. I would not hesitate to order from them again.

Wouldn't it be great... If there was a database for actual session recordings from around the world. You could just click on a tune and here it (MP3) played by a session in Dublin, another session in New York, another in Chicago, Frankfurt, London, etc. This would be particularly helpful to someone ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQDPenBUC68

What is the opening tune in this video?

Glad to meet you here. I'm pretty new too... only a couple of months. Good luck with the rebirth of an great hobby.

I bought my brass Dixon Trad on-line at Hobgoblin music... got it in 3 days.

Now that's impressive!

Some thoughts from an old (retired) high school band director... Keep your mouth on the mouthpiece when you inhale. More specifically, keep your upper and lower lips touching the mouthpiece. Spread your mouth wide like making a broad smile, so you are taking in air at the sides while your top and bo...

I'm sure you are doing great. Keep at it and don't get discouraged if you have a bad day and seem to be without progress. Most of your squeaking comes form a hole that is not well covered, or simply the wrong air speed for the note you are attempting. Be sure to cover the holes with the soft, fleshy...

I too am new to the tin whistle... only since mid November and am struggling to find a good list of "the classics" in ITM. However, I also like some of the American traditional tunes. I am plahing only high D whisltles at this time. Where can I find some of these tunes in the Key of D or r...

"Not like riding a bike."

So true... I've never fallen off my Dixon Trad and skinned my knee!

I just saw Sherlock Holmes which was a quite entertaining action film with great special effects. Of course it took place in London around the late 1800s... strange to be using traditional Irish music with some whistling... a fellow singing a jig along with a whistle.

So I am 6 weeks into learning the tin whistle. A couple of weeks ago I made the mistake of mentioning to my wife another instrument that I found fascinating. And what do I find lurking under the Christmas tree this morning... a brand new Bodhran! It's an 18 inch tunable model complete with tipper an...

I wonder if I could play faster if I did not drink good Irish whiskey while practicing?

I usually do not like 3D pictures. I always find myself wanting to remove the glasses. But I guess the technology is improving. In the 2.5 hour flick, I only took them off one time. I mostly just forgot about them, even though I had to wear them over my regular glasses. No headaches here! before the...

Just got in from this flick.

3D... very entertaining... unbelievable special effects... interesting story line...

...and a whistle in the sound track!