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Just a technical reply on the "d minor" point. In folk music (whether English/Irish/Scottish) we tend to be a bit loose about the use of the word "minor". Loose and usually incorrect. I have to keep reminding myself of these things. We often talk of E minor and A minor, when in f...

I said that they were from the '50's ... the 1650's. Old/modern/popular are a matter of perspective too. :-) 1650's... just started working on this: http://i1333.photobucket.com/albums/w639/ytliek/Kettle%20Drum_keyDdorian_dancetune_zps3br5vxkn.jpg :) Oh yes, that's the kind of stuff that's still in...

Hi, I am a total beginner and just received my whistles from BigWhistle.co.uk yesterday. I bought a Scottish traditional teaching book. What I am looking for is a tunebook which has more modern/popular tunes that I know so I can know how the tune should sound. So far I have found this http://www.ir...

Thanks for the advice folks, I really enjoy the practice, I guess I will just have to wait for muscle memory to kick in... YouTube has been very helpful, especially the priest who does tutorials... I guess I've been watching too many well seasoned players playing at break neck speed. Should I pick ...

Mr.Gumby wrote:

And of course, you can get very bendy notes easily, which is always welcome in Celtic music.

At cross purposes.

This is one of the reasons that I avoid the word "celtic" like the plague.