Your first tune.

Scott McCallister · Post by **Scott McCallister** » Wed May 04, 2005 4:11 pm

Old Woman Tossed Up In A Blanket

Whistling Willie · Post by **Whistling Willie** » Wed May 04, 2005 4:23 pm

Off To California.

Scott McCallister · Post by **Scott McCallister** » Wed May 04, 2005 4:30 pm

Whistling Willie wrote:Off To California.

I think that may have been #2!

Darwin · Post by **Darwin** » Wed May 04, 2005 5:21 pm

The first one I learned was probably "The Sally Gardens". Before that I played a variety of songs that I already knew--Chinese, Scottish folk, Old-timey, and blues.

dfernandez77 · Post by **dfernandez77** » Wed May 04, 2005 5:21 pm

Jaspora.

Ok, I'm blowing smoke up y'all's kilts. I honestly don't remember what I learned first.

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Thu May 05, 2005 1:22 am

I can't remember which tune I learned first, but I can remember the first few: Amazing Grace, Old MacDonald, Down By The Sally Gardens, and Oranges And Lemons. It was one of those.

buddhu · Post by **buddhu** » Thu May 05, 2005 4:13 am

I think it was Boulavogue, Carrickfergus or The Swallow's Nest/Tail jig... Certainly they were the first three.

miffle · Post by **miffle** » Thu May 05, 2005 8:10 am

Amazing Grace.

It seems a little more amazing now.
--miffle

eran · Post by **eran** » Thu May 05, 2005 9:04 am

donnybrook jig

Brewster · Post by **Brewster** » Thu May 05, 2005 9:16 am

My first tune was Minstrel Boy--even learned it by ear which is interesting since I'm so addicted to sheet music.

Tommy · Post by **Tommy** » Thu May 05, 2005 10:06 am

My first tune on the whistle was either Amazing Grace or Sweet Besty from Pike. I still play them and enjoy changing the tempo any where from very slow to as fast as I can. Another tune I like to slow way down with a lot of sluring is Ode to Joy. My first Irish tune was Down by the Sally Gardens. My first whistle CD is Joanie Maddens Song of the Irish Whistle. And the CD that makes me want to play the bodhran is
Sons of Somerled. The closest thing to whistle heritage I have is my great grand father, John Irvine from the House of Drum Castle in Aberdeenshire Scotland.

Kingfisher · Post by **Kingfisher** » Thu May 05, 2005 10:20 am

Seems like "Amazing Grace" was the first song for a lot of us. Mine too !
I find that rather comforting , somehow. God Bless !!

Have a Great Day and Fun Whistling !!

seisflutes · Post by **seisflutes** » Thu May 05, 2005 10:59 am

Boys Of Bluehill, I think it was. Possibly The (Welsh) Cuckoo's Nest. Or maybe Lilting Banshee. No, wait, I remember, it was The Wind That Shakes The Barley. That's right. Those others were around that time too though.

michael_coleman · Post by **michael_coleman** » Thu May 05, 2005 11:04 am

Kesh Jig

Matt_Paris · Post by **Matt_Paris** » Thu May 05, 2005 11:07 am

The kesh jig.

On an old feadog... At that time it was impossible to find a D whistle in my small east french city. You could have all the other keys, but no D. It was a gift from my brother's irish girlfriend Ciara. I lost that whistle and regret it a lot.