I just played whistle in church for the first time. It went over quite well. I used a low D whistle. A man spoke up during service inquiring as to what instrument that was I was playing. I said a whistle. The pastor asked if it was “kind of a member of the flute family.” I said it was.
So you lied in church? For shame! 
Be nice Blackhawk! Confession is good for the soul. I’m sure Walden came here for forgiveness not a scolding.
We forgive you Walden…and congrats on the 1st performance. That’s great!
Doc
If you don’t mind my two cent’s worth…
Whistles are in the flute family, they just came first. The Whistle and Flute use the same method of producing pitch. They are cousins, however distant. grin
And that’s wonderful Walden! Keep it up!
Irish Whistles are the true instrument of the Elven folk.
[ This Message was edited by: The Whistling Elf on 2002-06-24 00:26 ]
I just couldn’t resist giving Walden a hard time! Good job, though!
I rationalized it at the time as I figured it is a member of the “fipple flute” family.
Indeed, I believe the word “flute” did originally apply to fipple flutes, due to the fact that you blow through a flue. And the term was later applied to transverse instruments due to their similarity (or alleged similarity).
I looked up the etymology of the word flute. One theory presented was that it derives from the word flageol or flageolette.
My sister said I should have called it a tinwhistle.
Congratulations, Walden! I think you handled it very well. My pastor would not have asked me. Being known as a wacko-guitarist/whistler he knows I would have said something smart like, “Yeah, an Overton low D just like king David played on Psalm 150!” 
Gary
I wish I’d known! I would have come to see you! If I can go see John-N in a pub, I can sure come see you in church!
Where were you?
Kim
Well done, waldon!
On 2002-06-24 10:15, Kim in Tulsa wrote:
I wish I’d known! I would have come to see you! If I can go see John-N in a pub, I can sure come see you in church!Where were you?
Kim
At Lone Chapel. It’s between Pryor and Claremore, but a bit to the north. Coming from Tulsa, follow Route 66 through Claremore, keep heading North. Turn right at Kong’s Korner store (a big King Kong statue is out front–highly visible) follow this road till you eventually hit a “T” in the road. Turn right, and immediately turn left, where the road continues on. Follow this road through the hills till eventually you will see the church on the left hand side of the road. It has a sign out front.
It might be more of a journey than the pub!
Congratulations! I bet it sounded great!
As far as the name “flute” goes, the fipple flutes were indeed first…in fact, in Medieval and Rennaissance music (and even some music up to the Baroque period), when the composer called for a “flute” he meant a recorder…“fipple flutes” WERE the “flutes” until the louder and more flexible transverse-blown keyed flute supplanted them.
Fipple lovers, hold your heads high! We play the most ancient flute!
Redwolf
It might be more of a journey than the pub!
An adventure! I could probably bring the kids too! They are used to being hauled around everywhere. (We stood in the Krispy Kreme line for an hour and half the day it opened!)
I could bring my mom too, but don’t be surprised if she starts to talk about her irish geneology and breaks into a brogue or something.
Kim
An adventure! I could probably bring the kids too! They are used to being hauled around everywhere. (We stood in the Krispy Kreme line for an hour and half the day it opened!)
I could bring my mom too, but don’t be surprised if she starts to talk about her irish geneology and breaks into a brogue or something.
Kim
Man alive, I had a real adventure on that road that last snow/icy weather we had. I got to church on Sunday morning, and found it closed for the weather, and made the mistake of trying to go from there into Tulsa.
Let me know before you come, so I can practice up something Irish sounding. Better yet, bring your high D whistle, and we can do a duet on “Be Thou My Vision.”
Great! This is the version I know:
http://www.tinwhistler.com/music/sheet.asp?code=be_thou_my_vision
What type of service is it?
Kim
Walden, Wonderful that you have cracked the “whistle barrier”. As to the “flute” thing, I believe there is something special about the “ancient flutes” we play, although I can’t totally put my finger on it. The whistle is a beautiful way to add wind instruments to praise and worship!
Congrats, Walden!
What did you play, Finnegan’s Wake?
I practiced a bit on SLANE tonight (Be Thou My Vision) with the church musicians. I found out that my Clarke D is flat, but my low D Indian import isn’t.
We’ll come early and practice on Sunday night.
On 2002-06-26 23:07, Walden wrote:
We’ll come early and practice on Sunday night.
I’ll be there! Got the ok from the hubby today.
I’m nervous about it and if you think I’m not good enough, I’ll be more than happy to just sit and listen and not in the least bit offended if you tell me to!
Kim
Looks like whistlemania is spreading in Oklahoma—Tulsa, Claremore, Prior, Bartlesville…
About once a month I’ll write a whistle tune, record a sound track for it and play a whistle solo in an Oklahoma City church of about 7,000 people(Victory Christian Center). These people love the whistle and get down-right fanatical about wanting more.
When I started playing, I only knew of one other whistle player in the whole state. I’m glad to know Walden and Kim and a great many others are stepping out to use the whistle in public.
Ken
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Kim in Tulsa wrote:
I’ll be there! Got the ok from the hubby today.
I’m nervous about it and if you think I’m not good enough, I’ll be more than happy to just sit and listen and not in the least bit offended if you tell me to!
No, no, no. The worse you play the better I look. If we play good together I look good too. It’s win-win. Unless I’m the one who flubs up. But that makes you look good.
Cinead wrote:
Looks like whistlemania is spreading in Oklahoma—Tulsa, Claremore, Prior, Bartlesville…About once a month I’ll write a whistle tune, record a sound track for it and play a whistle solo in an Oklahoma City church of about 7,000 people(Victory Christian Center). These people love the whistle and get down-right fanatical about wanting more.
When I started playing, I only knew of one other whistle player in the whole state. I’m glad to know Walden and Kim and a great many others are stepping out to use the whistle in public.
Ken
It seems like we’re few and far between, but due to some media exposure of the whistle, our numbers are growing.