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Always liked the slip jig Bean Pháidín.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg61KvpotNw

https://thesession.org/tunes/13286

My Martin Preshaw B set has what he calls "hybrid" drone reeds; tubular plastic bodies with a wood or cane (hard to tell which) tongue, bound to the body and using an o-ring for a bridle. I like the sound very well, and they are fairly forgiving of changes in environmental conditions. The ...

ltwhistle wrote:Curious to know how did you learn to play the tin whistle

Had a friend ages ago that had a stack of Seán Ó Riada/Ceoltóirí Chualann records, and we listened to them a lot and began to play along with them.

Just saw that this morning on ITMA.

Congratulations Peter!

I'm teaching one of my grandsons; I bought him an off-the-shelf (well, over the internet) Generation D and it has been fine. He's making pretty good progress.

rorybbellows wrote:What was your very first tune?

Eh, something from the Heather Clarke tutor, because that is what my teacher used.

The first one that I wanted to learn, that I still remember to this day is "Cliffs of Dooneen". I had played it on the whistle for a long time before I got my first pipes.

My experience has been that both cattle and birds like uilleann pipe music.

The first Generation D I ever bought used to go with me everywhere, in a coat pocket. I practiced at bus stops while waiting for the next bus. Even had the odd impromptu session on a bus. The occupying forces didn't like it; when I was frisked they would sometimes find it and (I guess) think it was ...

No, I'm not opening the door to those who claim that every Generation is awful until you stumble upon one of the magical ones that got away. If that's the case then every Generation whistle I own or have owned would be one of those "magical" ones, and what's the odds of that? My experienc...

Just curious as to what everyone who plays at sessions here trots out the most. I don't play in sessions very often, but when I do, it's my Generation D. Why is your session whistle(s) the one(s) you use at a session? I've never found another one I like better, and I'm used to it, i.e. it does what...

Steampacket wrote:Fine program about Liam O'Flynn and his collection of hand written notes and material donated to the ITMA. Plenty of piping too. Well presented by Louise Mulcahy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_SNC6zSVDc

I enjoyed that, thanks very much Steampacket. Such a lovely B set.

Sorry, but I just can't resist: I was trying to resist but you've started now. Here's one example a bit closer to home that immediately came to mind: https://i.postimg.cc/XN131yWm/downes6-small.jpg Doug Kershaw the Cajun fiddler plays like that all the time, standing up and dancing around while he'...

Hmmm ... I had both of those records; the connection never occurred to me. I no longer have a turntable, but I have that Yes album on my itunes - not the Focus one though.

Perhaps Thijs van Leer was a Yes fan?

Just what is an advanced whistle player? Technical mastery is a given, of course, but what does this include? Would it include little-used techniques such as cranns? I would not consider myself an "advanced" player by any means, but I use crans a lot - not what I would call a "little...

Drones are quite sensitive as to where the bridle is placed, and very small movements up and down can have quite a large impact.