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Greetings: This message is to test the waters to see if there are any folks in the Memphis, TN area interested in participating in a new Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann - type session. A facility is available in Bartlett to do a monthly session or one every two weeks, if there are folks who are interest...

Greetings: This message is to test the waters to see if there are any folks in the Memphis, TN area interested in participating in a new Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann - type session. A facility is available in Bartlett to do a monthly session or one every two weeks, if there are folks who are interest...

Just wondering where other folks are... I'm cerebral at the computer, visceral at the whistle...

My Jesus, I love Thee is stately and slow
Be Thou My Vision is also nice, and works great as a duet for Bb and Eb whistles, in the same key as in most hymnals, so your pianist could back up
I also like the suggested Simple Gifts, which can be very nice.

One of the things I like about Celtic folk music is the wonderful simplicity of the song titles. I can understand "The Cook in the Kitchen," "The Maid Behind the Bar," "The Stitches in the Britches." But exactly what is a pratie hole, and how did the gander get in there...

I'm not good enough either, but I picked up the whistle two weeks before a Christmas performance with the Polish community here in Memphis, and learned the whistle part for two numbers by a Polish band called Arka Noego. The whistle part was accent and backup for the children singing a Christmas-the...

A French general, a German general, and an English general stood on a hill watching the Americans battle a tyrant's army on the plain below. The English general turned to his aide and said, "Go get me my crimson cape!" The French and German generals asked, "Why do you need a crimson c...

ENTJ here.

One more vote for the Clarke Meg, the cheapest whistle pocket change can buy and IMHO the most whistle bang you can get for a very few bucks.
Kindest regards,
Rob Mitchell

I have Clarke originals in C and D, an Oak C, Generations in Bb, D, Eb, F and G, a Tony Dixon soprano D, and Clarke Megs in C and D. Of them all I simply love the Megs. They cost less than $5 each, they're a joy to play, are easily tuneable and great looking as well -- the tin plating takes on a dul...

I sent an email to the Whistleshop where I bought my Dixon, and Thom offered some helpful advice -- the tuneable D is actually a bit sharp when pushed together all the way and the distance is actually significant in terms of note wavelengths at Soprano D tuning. Thom recommended I slide apart my whi...

I've been called a blowhard from time to time...
Yes, I can overblow and squeak, but the tone is still low in the upper octave.
-- R

I'm a systems engineer and run about 70 Windows servers for the corporate HQ of a big car parts chain. I'm also the husband of a lovely lady from Poland (I'm American) dad of two daughters (2 and 5) and have another child on the way. And if that isn't enough, I'm also a theology student at Reformed ...

Just got a Tony D. tuneable whistle. The vendor's service was superb. The instrument is lovely, obviously carefully crafted. I love the way it feels in my fingers... But the second octave is FLAT; by the time you get to C# nearly a half tone. Has anyone experienced this with a Tony D. instrument? Al...

Greetings to the group, and thanks to the web master for a site with a sense of humor (I particularly like the comparison of the Penny Whistle, Recorder, and Norelco Shaver) and the kind invitation to the board. I got a whistle sort of by accident. My wife is Polish, and we participate each year in ...