A boy and his whistle

Paul Reid · Post by **Paul Reid** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 11:10 am

Just thought I'd share a photo of my son Liam (7yrs old) - taken at Debbie Quigley's this weekend. He takes a whistle lesson and I take a piping lesson. He's made larger strides than I have

and I'm very proud of him.

jim stone · Post by **jim stone** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 11:12 am

gee that's nice!

brewerpaul · Post by **brewerpaul** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 11:33 am

I don't see no steenkin' picture...

Anglorfin · Post by **Anglorfin** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 11:38 am

Give it a minute. It took a while for it to load on my browser so it might on yours too.

brewerpaul · Post by **brewerpaul** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 11:44 am

Ah-- there 'tis. Worth the wait too. The young lad has discerning taste in whistles.

hathair_bláth · Post by **hathair_bláth** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 11:44 am

Aww, he's a cutie!

crookedtune · Post by **crookedtune** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:18 pm

Holy cow, a C natural!

Paul Reid · Post by **Paul Reid** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 1:07 pm

hathair_bláth wrote:Aww, he's a cutie!

Thanks

I think maybe a new post to the famous Cutie Pie thread might be in order.

kkrell · Post by **kkrell** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:25 pm

Apparently one of those left-handed players, that uses the right hand on top. Too confusing for me.

Kevin Krell

mutepointe · Post by **mutepointe** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 3:47 pm

that whistle looks huge next to him. i and probably all of us would like to hear him. do you think you could get on that?

carrie · Post by **carrie** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 3:57 pm

That's really nice, Paul. And from what I hear, you are both lucky to be learning from Debbie Quigley.

pipersgrip · Post by **pipersgrip** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 4:24 pm

that is great to get such a young age into playing an instrument, especially irish. i wish i had a burke at 7.

Paul Reid · Post by **Paul Reid** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 6:39 pm

kkrell wrote:Apparently one of those left-handed players, that uses the right hand on top. Too confusing for me.

Yes. When he started I attempted to get him to switch but he was more comfortable reversed. It's actually pretty cool because he sees Debbie play and it's a mirror image for him. It'll be hard when he takes up the pipes - he'll need a left hand set.

He's not ready for prime time yet, but when he is then I'll record a piece for C&F

dyersituations · Post by **dyersituations** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 7:29 pm

Nice photo.

Cynth · Post by **Cynth** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 7:30 pm

Well, he certainly does belong on the cutie pie thread! You don't have to tell him we called him that, though

. What a sweet-looking little fellow.