Another Newbie!
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Another Newbie!
Howdy Whistlefolk!
I've just signed up here after a couple weeks of lurking about.
I've had my little Oak D whistle for at least a decade, but just really started doing some serious tooting in the past few weeks since being inspired by a low whistle player I heard playing in a pizza place in Santa Fe, NM. Thanks to reviews I read on this very forum, I'm now the proud owner of a Sweetheart Resonance Low D! Despite the efforts of many music teachers as a child, I still can't read those little dots, but I'm having fun fingering out tunes on my own. Thanks to all for making this forum such a great source of information and entertainment!
Cheers,
Ryan
I've just signed up here after a couple weeks of lurking about.
I've had my little Oak D whistle for at least a decade, but just really started doing some serious tooting in the past few weeks since being inspired by a low whistle player I heard playing in a pizza place in Santa Fe, NM. Thanks to reviews I read on this very forum, I'm now the proud owner of a Sweetheart Resonance Low D! Despite the efforts of many music teachers as a child, I still can't read those little dots, but I'm having fun fingering out tunes on my own. Thanks to all for making this forum such a great source of information and entertainment!
Cheers,
Ryan
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Re: Another Newbie!
And Howdy to you Tys!! From an occasional contributor to these pages. I'm a low whistle person myself and playing just over a year. Like you, I never learned to read the dots properly but have developed a good "ear" as a result.tys wrote:Howdy Whistlefolk!
I've just signed up here after a couple weeks of lurking about.
I've had my little Oak D whistle for at least a decade, but just really started doing some serious tooting in the past few weeks since being inspired by a low whistle player I heard playing in a pizza place in Santa Fe, NM. Thanks to reviews I read on this very forum, I'm now the proud owner of a Sweetheart Resonance Low D! Despite the efforts of many music teachers as a child, I still can't read those little dots, but I'm having fun fingering out tunes on my own. Thanks to all for making this forum such a great source of information and entertainment!
Cheers,
Ryan
My wish for you is that you gain as much deep satisfaction from playing as I do. Having come from playing the piano, I find the wind instruments so organic and so expressive in a way that satisfies something deep inside me in a way that the keyboard does not. (that reads a bit awkwardly, but I am sure you grasp my meaning) Still love playing piano, both instruments fill different needs for me.
Hope to see you around here a good deal.
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Glad to have you join us Ryan.
This group has been a great resource for me. I've acquired lots of advice, a few instruments, and a connected feeling with the rest of the planet where my kind of music is appreciated. Folks have pointed me to some really good recordings, books, and sessions. I know you'll enjoy the conversation.
Jennie
This group has been a great resource for me. I've acquired lots of advice, a few instruments, and a connected feeling with the rest of the planet where my kind of music is appreciated. Folks have pointed me to some really good recordings, books, and sessions. I know you'll enjoy the conversation.
Jennie
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Hello, tys! Always good to see new folk here (it covers up my own ignorance !. Hope you hang around for awhile.
The folks in this forum are generally kind and supportive. So much so, that I find I keep getting more and more involved. Although I have little to offer in the way of experience or knowledge and I have little experience or desire to spend my time in chatrooms or with bulletin boards, I have learned a great deal from these people and so will you.
The folks in this forum are generally kind and supportive. So much so, that I find I keep getting more and more involved. Although I have little to offer in the way of experience or knowledge and I have little experience or desire to spend my time in chatrooms or with bulletin boards, I have learned a great deal from these people and so will you.
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I never found a session in Santa Fe, either (in the week I was there). But there is an Irish dance school, and the owner gave me contact info for a local musician. So if there's not a session already it seems that there are at least a few people around who might be interested.Tyghress wrote:Where in Santa Fe? I went looking for music and was told that I'd have to go to Albuqueque or Taos.
I did find a session in Albuquerque, but the timing didn't work out for me.
Anyway, welcome to the board, Ryan!
- tys
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Thanks everyone for the warm welcome!
As for the Santa Fe deal... My girlfriend and I went to Upper Crust Pizza one Saturday night last month, and there was a fellow there playing music: guitar at first, then he pulled out a big metal tube and proceeded to make some lovely sounds with it. He played mostly Irish sounding tunes and some Native American sounding ones also. If I see him again, I'll definitely go talk to him!
I don't know about sessions in Santa Fe or Albuquerque (where I live) but I'm new at this so it will be quite a while before I'm ready to play with others.
Regarding my new whistle (Sweetheart Resonance): I don't have the experience or vocabulary to give you a proper review, but I like it a lot. I bought it online having never played a low whistle before, but all the comments about it were very positive. I was able to get lovely sounds out of it right away and was therefore pleased with my choice! I have since played with an Overton and a Susato at a local shop. I can say that it's easier to play than either of those. (fewer squeeks and such) It sounds better than the Susato and requires MUCH less air than the Overton. I spent five minutes blowing into the Overton and then looking perplexed as to why it made no sound!
My only problems with the Sweetheart is that the Low D note is hard to play without squeeking, and I can't get a good tone on the upper octave (especially above the first couple of notes). I assume these are MY problems and not the whistles, however.
Cheers,
Ryan
As for the Santa Fe deal... My girlfriend and I went to Upper Crust Pizza one Saturday night last month, and there was a fellow there playing music: guitar at first, then he pulled out a big metal tube and proceeded to make some lovely sounds with it. He played mostly Irish sounding tunes and some Native American sounding ones also. If I see him again, I'll definitely go talk to him!
I don't know about sessions in Santa Fe or Albuquerque (where I live) but I'm new at this so it will be quite a while before I'm ready to play with others.
Regarding my new whistle (Sweetheart Resonance): I don't have the experience or vocabulary to give you a proper review, but I like it a lot. I bought it online having never played a low whistle before, but all the comments about it were very positive. I was able to get lovely sounds out of it right away and was therefore pleased with my choice! I have since played with an Overton and a Susato at a local shop. I can say that it's easier to play than either of those. (fewer squeeks and such) It sounds better than the Susato and requires MUCH less air than the Overton. I spent five minutes blowing into the Overton and then looking perplexed as to why it made no sound!
My only problems with the Sweetheart is that the Low D note is hard to play without squeeking, and I can't get a good tone on the upper octave (especially above the first couple of notes). I assume these are MY problems and not the whistles, however.
Cheers,
Ryan