First Timers

SilverStrand · Post by **SilverStrand** » Thu May 20, 2004 6:44 pm

Since I've really just learned how to play songs on my whistle, what songs, to you, are great for beginners? I would like to learn another jig, but I would like to learn it slow at first so I can get the feel for it before I play faster.

If you could perhaps post the music for the songs or provide a link to where i can find songs, that would be wonderful! Thanks!!

Here's a pic for you to enjoy! Andrea on a Generation playin their newest instrumental, Silver Strand!

lollycross · Post by **lollycross** » Thu May 20, 2004 6:52 pm

I can understand a girl playing a LOW whistle to the side cause of the shorter hands and arms, but why is this chick playing a little
whistle sideways???

Anyway, to answer your question, any beginner book should give you
tunes like Kesh Jig, Road to Lisdoonvarna, etc. I'm sure Thom at
the Whistle shop has some learning books for sale.
Lolly

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Thu May 20, 2004 7:36 pm

I think most will agree that Andrea Corr can play whistle in any configuration she likes.

vomitbunny · Post by **vomitbunny** » Thu May 20, 2004 8:24 pm

She sorta looks like she's reading music, turning her head to see it, and maybe holding the whistles straight, but her head is turned. Ok, she's probably just got a big dip of snuff in her mouth. What? What? That's a logical explanation here in Alabama.

boomerang · Post by **boomerang** » Thu May 20, 2004 10:23 pm

Jigs are great fun to play, and what makes irish music so much frn for me
here are a few gooduns to keep you entertained
FatherO'Flynn
Blackthorn Stick
Haste to the wedding
the irish washerwoman
gander in the pratie hole
Donnybrook fair
Morrisons
the old kilfenora
the millers maggot
trip to the cottage
tripping up the stairs
the tenpenny bit
the kesh
the rakes of kildare
saddle the pony
merrily kiss the quakers
muckin of geordies bryre
the miller of glanmire etc
here are some essential links to get the dots
http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/findtune.html
http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/giftunes.html
http://www.tinwhistler.com/music/index.asp
http://www.thesession.org/index.php?PHP ... 9c16e0610c

good luck and happy whistling
Regards
David

jbarter · Post by **jbarter** » Fri May 21, 2004 2:47 am

lollycross wrote:why is this chick playing a little whistle sideways??

Probably for the same reason I do, because she wants to.

buddhu · Post by **buddhu** » Fri May 21, 2004 3:02 am

Probably best to learn tunes you may have already heard elsewhere first. It can make it easier to spot when you're making mistakes.

Maybe:

The Irish Washerwoman
The Swallow's Tail (AKA Swallowtail Jig)
Chief O'Neills
Molly Malone

Sorry, no links. I usually learn by ear from CDs.

SirNick · Post by **SirNick** » Fri May 21, 2004 10:12 am

Many times you must play the whistle like that so you can keep an eye on the bodhran players who notoriously drink everyone's whiskey when they're not looking.

SilverStrand · Post by **SilverStrand** » Fri May 21, 2004 12:15 pm

Ahh, but Caroline isn't playing the bodhran in this video...she's playin the piano!!!

Maybe she's keepin an eye on Sharon!!! Making sure she isn't pulling little bottles out of her violin when she isnt' looking!

SirNick · Post by **SirNick** » Fri May 21, 2004 8:53 pm

SilverStrand wrote:Ahh, but Caroline isn't playing the bodhran in this video...she's playin the piano!!!

Maybe she's keepin an eye on Sharon!!! Making sure she isn't pulling little bottles out of her violin when she isnt' looking!

Quite true!!
I've heard violinists are like that

You can hide those little airplane bottles almost anywhere!! Almost

spittin_in_the_wind · Post by **spittin_in_the_wind** » Fri May 21, 2004 9:41 pm

Robin

FJohnSharp · Post by **FJohnSharp** » Fri May 21, 2004 10:22 pm

The first I learned were Kesh, My Darling Asleep, and Blackthornstick.