What's your whistle that gets the most session play?
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anniemcu
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My Burke DBSBT, and my Howard Low D
But then, they are my best whistles for now. Until I get good enough that the whistle matters as much or more than my playing, it's a questionable recommendation though.
But then, they are my best whistles for now. Until I get good enough that the whistle matters as much or more than my playing, it's a questionable recommendation though.
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Hi all!
It would have to be my Rose Blackwood high D for higher, more delicate tunes and Colin Goldie Overton modal D/C for louder sets. Harper alto G and Colin Goldie Overton low D (short stretch) for lower pitch.
I have to admit though.... I am a piano accordion player the rest of the time... eek!!
Barry
It would have to be my Rose Blackwood high D for higher, more delicate tunes and Colin Goldie Overton modal D/C for louder sets. Harper alto G and Colin Goldie Overton low D (short stretch) for lower pitch.
I have to admit though.... I am a piano accordion player the rest of the time... eek!!
Barry
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Re: What's your whistle that gets the most session play?
I will bring a set of Chieftains and other Kerry whistles with me for the St. Patty's Day weekend sweep. I will bring a Busman and a Freeman too. Each will be played appropriately.peeplj wrote:Even though I have a drawer full of various whistles, up until very recently I've pretty much played just the Burkes at session.
I didn't thing anything was likely to change that, but the last couple of sessions I've played my O'Brien. It's hard to choose anything over a Burke, but the O'Brien is just really that good.
And that got me curious: what's your whistle(s) that get the most session play?
In folks I've played with, on the expensive side, I've seen several Burkes, a couple of Copelands, an Abell or two, several O'Riordans, a Sindt, and a couple of Sweets. On the inexpensive side, Oaks seem to dominate for session play; every blue moon someone will show up with a Generation.
I've never actually ran across anyone playing Overtons or Chieftains yet, which is sort of odd, considering how many posts online center around these makes of whistle.
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A 3-way tie:
Busman ebony sop D
Serpent Polly sop D (old model non-tunable, metallic blue)
Serpent Viper sop D
It would likely be a Village Smithy, but I can't seem to keep one for me.
Bill Whedon
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Busman ebony sop D
Serpent Polly sop D (old model non-tunable, metallic blue)
Serpent Viper sop D
It would likely be a Village Smithy, but I can't seem to keep one for me.
Bill Whedon
Serpent Music
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A whistle without a fipple, is just a piece of leaky pipe!
Click the WWW and come have some fun with poems and music and now BOOKS! and check out the preeeety whistles and the T-shirts with attitude!
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