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Welcome. Two things straight off: ditch the sheet music; and ditch the set bowing patterns. Go to Ireland and really listen to good trad players, and watch them closely to see how they're producing the sounds they do. Did you have a particular reason for wanting to make sure that our first-time pos...

ditch the sheet music; and ditch the set bowing patterns. Go to Ireland and really listen to good trad players, and watch them closely to see how they're producing the sounds they do. I agree. Another way to see some good players might be to check out some of the local Irish festivals for some of t...

The suppression I refer to is the damage inflicted in the social maelstrom that was nineteenth century. The vernacular in Somerset is resurgent; sessions, vibrant well-attended local festivals, a reconnection with regional culture. I sense the same resurgence elsewhere in England. The legacy of den...

To put it bluntly, if you can hear the influence of Irish traditions in Appalachian/Old time music song and dance and not that of English traditions, then it simply demonstrates your ignorance of English music, song and dance and the history of folk traditions in Britain and Ireland. Look up Cecil ...

And I hate to have to burst the bubble of the determinedly exclusive Scots-Irish focus of the discussion and remind that there was a strong English vernacular flute tradition in the eighteenth and nineteenth century. Bitter anti-English sentiment was a historical reality, for very justifiable reaso...

The mountains of Appalachia were settled in a much earlier period, with British, Scottish, and Ulster Scots making up a large part of the immigrant population. For several years, I was fairly puzzled by the historical ambiguity regarding the origins of Appalachian/OT music. A friend of mine once ex...

I have to wonder if part of the answer would be climate. In Appalachia it's going to go from far below freezing and bone dry in the winter to high 90s and extremely humid in the summer. That sounds like a solid reason to me :) . I will say that the military fife has occasionally made an appearance ...

After reading your post, Susato Kildare SB is the first thing that came to mind, but I'm guessing you probably have already considered that option. Just a quick question, is there a particular reason you want a loud whistle, like say, for instance, outdoor unmicced play? My Gene Milligan whistle in ...

There isn't one. Some may be affected more than others, but all whistles are susceptible to interference from wind. Agreed. I think generally, though, the louder the whistle, oftentimes the better wind resistance. To the OP, My Milligan has withstood decent wind. I never tried playing out on the oc...

It seems to me that I've often people advise that when a person buys an expensive whistle to take plenty of time to learn it's quirks and nuances... Learn how the whistle "wants to be played." You don't often hear that advice when you buy a Feadog, Gen or Clarke. It's good advice. I think...

Hi Yankee1! The two represent completely different ends of the spectrum. One, the Milligan, blends the whistle sound with a more flute-like tone. The Killarney is reminiscent of the more traditional Irish, almost generation-like sound. At the end of the day, it depends what you want out of a whistle...

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Man, I wish I had one of these growing up!

What is it about the Round Tuit that makes one feel so liberated and empowered ?

I'm not sure whether the 'regional' thing exists all that much, if it ever did. A bit, maybe ... But no, it would be anywhere, I think. Oh no, I wasn't getting at that, if anything I was just trying to remember where I might have heard it! As far as the "regional thing" goes, I've no doub...

I think he was talking about the, very common in my experience, practice of just starting the first couple of bars noticeably slower, and then moving to the tempo at which people mean to go on. I've heard that done loads. That sounds a little more familiar. I just don't think I've ever heard the tw...