Hi, I'm one of those perpetual newbies, a person with no musical aptitude but love playing the whistle anyway. So far Iv'e been keeping to the more slow mournful tunes and would like to play something "happier".
Could anyone recommend some upbeat tunes for a perpetual newbie?
-John
happy tunes for beginners
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Jason Paul
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Re: happy tunes for beginners
One simple happy tune I always like playing is Off to California.
Two others are Banish Misfortune and Calliope House (both can be found on whistlethis.com). Banish Misfortune is a little more challenging, but they are all doable for a beginner.
Jason
Two others are Banish Misfortune and Calliope House (both can be found on whistlethis.com). Banish Misfortune is a little more challenging, but they are all doable for a beginner.
Jason
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Re: happy tunes for beginners
If we hadn't any women in the world. You can find it at sessions.org and here:
http://homepage.tinet.ie/~hammie/Musk.mp3 (followed by another tune I'm not sure of the name)
Play it with bounce. It's a happy tune, a barndance, I believe.
http://homepage.tinet.ie/~hammie/Musk.mp3 (followed by another tune I'm not sure of the name)
Play it with bounce. It's a happy tune, a barndance, I believe.
Olwell Pratten.
Paddy Cronin's Jig
Limestone Rock, Silver Spear
Blasting, billowing, bursting forth with the power of 10 billion butterfly sneezes
Paddy Cronin's Jig
Limestone Rock, Silver Spear
Blasting, billowing, bursting forth with the power of 10 billion butterfly sneezes
Re: happy tunes for beginners
I second the recommendation for Off to California. Another tune that goes well with that is Kitty's Wedding.
Rolling in the Ryegrass and The Mountain Road are two rollicking reels that are pretty simple.
The Boys of Ballisodare (slip jig version) is fun and easy too.
Rolling in the Ryegrass and The Mountain Road are two rollicking reels that are pretty simple.
The Boys of Ballisodare (slip jig version) is fun and easy too.
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Re: happy tunes for beginners
Check out "Off She Goes," one of the first ones I attempted, nice tune and played often, around here anyway:)
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Re: happy tunes for beginners
Yeah, 'Off She Goes' is a fun, easy tune. 'Anything for John Joe' is the easiest reel in the world and is pretty darned nice.
'Dervish' reel is fun and not too hard. 'Blackthornstick' is a pretty easy jig. Most polkas are in the easy to moderate range. 'Egan's' , 'Rattlin' Bog', 'Finnish', 'Ballydesmond #2' are all nice polkas.
'Dervish' reel is fun and not too hard. 'Blackthornstick' is a pretty easy jig. Most polkas are in the easy to moderate range. 'Egan's' , 'Rattlin' Bog', 'Finnish', 'Ballydesmond #2' are all nice polkas.
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Re: happy tunes for beginners
It's Money Musk in D. I'll admit, the filename was a clue, so I cheated.mahanpots wrote:http://homepage.tinet.ie/~hammie/Musk.mp3 (followed by another tune I'm not sure of the name)
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Re: happy tunes for beginners
Thanks MTGuru. That's what I've been calling it, but I wasn't sure, as I've seen another tune called the same.MTGuru wrote:It's Money Musk in D. I'll admit, the filename was a clue, so I cheated.mahanpots wrote:http://homepage.tinet.ie/~hammie/Musk.mp3 (followed by another tune I'm not sure of the name)
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Olwell Pratten.
Paddy Cronin's Jig
Limestone Rock, Silver Spear
Blasting, billowing, bursting forth with the power of 10 billion butterfly sneezes
Paddy Cronin's Jig
Limestone Rock, Silver Spear
Blasting, billowing, bursting forth with the power of 10 billion butterfly sneezes
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Re: happy tunes for beginners
At first I thought that said Monkey Musk. 
Jason
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Re: happy tunes for beginners
Try some Kerry tunes!
I like playing the slides Cathleen Hehir's followed by The Dingle Regatta.
Just got two CDs with happy fiddle music from Kerry - Sliabh Luachra:
"Kerry Fiddles - by Padraig O'Keefe, Denis Murphy, Julia Clifford" and
"The Star above the Garter - by Denis Murphy, Julia Clifford"
I like playing the slides Cathleen Hehir's followed by The Dingle Regatta.
Just got two CDs with happy fiddle music from Kerry - Sliabh Luachra:
"Kerry Fiddles - by Padraig O'Keefe, Denis Murphy, Julia Clifford" and
"The Star above the Garter - by Denis Murphy, Julia Clifford"
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Re: happy tunes for beginners
Slides! : "The Cat rambles to the Child's Saucepan". Easy peasy and cheerful too.
"Happy to meet and Sorry to part"
--- which I still confuse with "My Darling asleep". Also a good one.
"The Keel Row"
"Some Say the Devil's Dead"
(I've been playing "The Keel Row" with "Katie Bairdie" and "Some say the Devil's Dead" as a set.
I've had to transpose Katie Bairdie for a D whistle. Maybe that one [Katie Bairdie] wouldn't suit a beginner.)
"Happy to meet and Sorry to part"
--- which I still confuse with "My Darling asleep". Also a good one.
"The Keel Row"
"Some Say the Devil's Dead"
(I've been playing "The Keel Row" with "Katie Bairdie" and "Some say the Devil's Dead" as a set.
I've had to transpose Katie Bairdie for a D whistle. Maybe that one [Katie Bairdie] wouldn't suit a beginner.)
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Re: happy tunes for beginners
Thanks all. I think I have my brain set on "rolling in the Ryegrass" mostly because the title really tickles me 
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Re: happy tunes for beginners
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"However to me, above all it's not about the whistles. I love all my whistles, but I love the music more."
"However to me, above all it's not about the whistles. I love all my whistles, but I love the music more."
Re: happy tunes for beginners
Irish Washerwoman is a happy-sounding tune. I don't know how beginner-friendly it is. I haven't tried to tackle it, yet.
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Re: happy tunes for beginners
Pump the weasel.