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Hi All,
I just read that in order for an uilleann pipe to play with guitar etc, the # have to be taped and all notes tuned as d e f g a b c
Does that mean that tin whistles need that also?
I want to play Pogues and Flogging Molly with others and was wondering about being in the same ball park as the others.
Thanks for your time.
Wayneo

I just read that in order for an uilleann pipe to play with guitar etc, the # have to be taped and all notes tuned as d e f g a b c

You probably shouldn't believe everything you read on the interwebs. If there would be any problem playing the pipes and guitar together,to begin with, it would be a slightly flat F (and perhaps B), taping would only make things more flat.

Don't worry about it when playing the whistle, use your ear and mind your blowing.

I play quite a few Pogues songs as well as more traditional tunes and my sparring partner plays along with a couple different accordions, acoustic guitar, mandolin, and bodrhan. They all work really well with the whistle. Also, if you like those bands, you may also like the Mahones.

Thank you for your replies.
That settles that!
Yes I have one Mahones CD, they rock!
Wayneo

When playing along with others, live or on recordings, you often need a whistle in a key other than D.

Do enough playing with non-ITM musicians and you end up with a pile of whistles in a large number of keys.

Mr.Gumby wrote:If there would be any problem playing the pipes and guitar together,to begin with, it would be a slightly flat F (and perhaps B), taping would only make things more flat.

That, and having to grow an extra pair of arms.

So Hoopy is still here. I'm surprised he didn't mention that Andrea Corr plays along with other instruments and nobody mentions her whistle...

Best wishes.

Steve

Steve Bliven wrote:So Hoopy is still here. I'm surprised he didn't mention that Andrea Corr plays along with other instruments and nobody mentions her whistle...

Best wishes.

Steve

Her LBW, to match her LBD

Per the OP, Spider Stacey most often plays a regular D whistle on the Pogues recordings. Some notable exceptions being: The Body of an American (C whistle), Billy's Bones (high F whistle). I am sure that there are others, but the D whistle that you have should work for the majority of the Pogues stuff. The first tune that I learned on the tin whistle is a Pogues tune, written by Spider, Repeal of the Licensing Laws. As far as playing with other instruments, it helps to have a tunable whistle. If you are a cheap-skate like me, that means a Generation or Feadog etc. where the mouthpiece is adjustable. Also of note: Your C natural and F natural can be used to great effect with half-holing and practice. A good deal of the Pogues whistle parts are played in the second and third octave. In order to be heard in a 7-9 piece band, the whistle player has to go high. Getting comfortable playing up high will do you a lot of good.

Steve Bliven wrote:So Hoopy is still here. I'm surprised he didn't mention that Andrea Corr plays along with other instruments and nobody mentions her whistle...

Yup, but not often. By a curious coincidence, I've just been looking through CDs at my local charity shop and almost came away with what I thought was another Corrs CD, but I misread the typeface and I think it was something like "Corrodes" - maybe Andrea's alter-ego thrash metal side.