Where's the nicest place you have whistled?

[Infernaltootler]

Where's the nicest place you have whistled?

I think mine might be here at Weobley Castle on the Gower Penisular in South Wales (the most becastled area in Europe).

http://www.castlewales.com/weobley.html

Few people visit this ancient monument so I thought the family was picnicing alone when I took out my whistle and played. A while later an old couple wandered out of the stone work and said they had loved it and that it had made the visit to the castle very magical.

[caitlin ruadh]

Beautiful.

Mine is kind of weird. Years ago, my then-band was on the way to a gig when the alternator blew out of our car in the middle of nowhere. Our guitarist and bodhran player had to hike up the road half a mile to a hay farm to find a phone (This was before so many people had cell phones!) to call a tow truck. Anyway, while we were waiting for the engine to be repaired, we held an impromptu session in the parking lot. Not the "nicest" place, but definitely a memorable one. And it was a good session for me--nice and relaxed.



Caitlin

[squidgirl]

Mine is in the Columbia River Gorge, at Latourelle Falls.
http://www.ashcreekimages.com/Gorge/Wat ... ls-01.html
http://columbiariverimages.com/Regions/ ... falls.html
Another case where I thought we were alone, but it turned out that other visitors snuck up on us and complimented me on providing a lovely soundtrack.

That's the visit when my avatar picture was taken (the white stuff behind me is waterfall spray).

[pipersgrip]

I would have to say Dun Aengus fort in Ireland at the Aran Islands.
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.c ... ID=5544469

[BillChin]

What comes to mind is Ground Zero, a couple of years after the attack on the World Trade Center.

[caitlin ruadh]

Wow, that must have been intense.

Caitlin

[khl]

Saint Anne's Church in Jerusalem:

[blackhawk]

Hmmmm, this is a hard one for me.

There was the Great Wall of China:


and a temple in Cambodia (if memory serves, I think it is called Bayon):


and the Emporer's Summer Palace on the outskirts of Beijing:


Cahir, County Tipperary, Ireland:


a lava tube underneath Hawaii:


the ancient city of Gerash, in Jordan:



atop Masada, in Israel:


the ancient city of Beit Shean, in Israel:


Petra:


Jerusalem:


Viet Nam:


Lantau Island, Hong Kong:



and many, many more. but these will do for now.

[sackbut]

By the water's edge opposite the seal colony at West Hynish, Isle of Tiree, on a calm day with one or two seals checking out the sound of the whistle.

The third & 7th pictures on http://www.tireecottage.co.uk/tiree%20pictures.htm give some idea of the setting, though they're not the exact location.

[breqwas]

Well, I can name lots of "weird" and "cool" places, but the nicest is Kiev ITM session. And Moscow irish session sometimes (few times a year ago).

[pipersgrip]

Those were great Blackhawk.

[FJohnSharp]

I chickened out of what would have been my nicest place . The orchestra I play with played Severance Hall in Cleveland--one of the worlds finest concert halls--and during a break when most everyone was relaxing back stage or whatever, I came this close to pulling my whistle out and playing a tune on stage. But I wasn't very good at the time and I was among seriously good musicians. Plus I later found out that the stage is miked at all times and it's piped into the break room. Yikes!

[BigDavy]

Well, I can name lots of "weird" and "cool" places, but the nicest is Kiev ITM session. And Moscow irish session sometimes (few times a year ago).

Evidence for the prosecution
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy81hqvBvaw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwBPC0B7gDQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ypjwfXpyJw

David

[breqwas]

BigDavy,

There's no myself in these videos though - I was either recording, or playing.

[squidgirl]

Great pics, blackhawk . For whatever reason, it just tickled me pink to see you right there with your whistle in all those awesome locations.