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The World's Largest Tin Whistle band!

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http://www.illawarrafolkfestival.com.au ... histleBand

Those in striking distance (and cut and roll distance) should attend.

Last time they did this, they only got 99 players. and it didn't get recognised - lets make it 100 plus - and make it count!!!!

If your in the east coast of Oz (or beyond) let's get this record humming!

I'l be doing workshops on the tunes at the festival - plus Johnny Spillane (The Ausie one) plus Pam Merrigan - both adept whistlers.

I'll be conducting workshops at the folk-school, at the festival and on the music-train from Sydney. Get on board!

Hit the site - learn the tunes and be part of the record! Travel if you can!! It's one of the most vibrant folk festivals in Oz!

Free D whistle if you need one at the gig - contact me for registration details or follow the prompts from the link.

This is not a comercial post - it is a call to every whistler who can -> let's get the record!!

And lets's break it every year from now!!

I will personally not proffit from this event - I just have a love for whistles - this event will help the profile of our favourite tin leprechaun ;) More whistlers means a better world in my book!

And let Europe and America go better! (so Oz can beat them next time!)
All the best!

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I'm so disappointed, Mitch. I wanted to see a band playing the world's largest tin whistle. :wink:
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Hey MT - I think Erle Bartlet has that one .. or maybe Daniel Bingamon .. Neither one of them will talk to me if I got a tape measure!

You wouldn't beleive the amount of politics that happens whenver one mentions more than a hundred of anything!
Whistlers will rise above and get it going regardless!
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Wish I could make it Mitch, but I've used all my leave time up in a recent motorbike trip up north and then a recent (voluntary and totally unrelated)) trip to the hospital. Both of which were two weeks each. No more time off now till about April. I will have to make myself free for the 2011 attempt.


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I wanted to see the video too. There better be video.

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mutepointe wrote:I wanted to see the video too. There better be video.
Just as long as there's no audio. Ouch! A two-whistle band is about the maximum I'm willing to tolerate.
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mutepointe wrote:...What happened to you Mick?
A little older as I am, I had to have my tonsil's out. I was one of those unusual people, who, instead of getting over tonsillitis as I got older, kept getting it more often. After getting it for the fifth time in a year I booked myself into the nearest private hospital.
The good thing was that I was still able to practice the whistles after the Op...Everything else was just plain agony though.

Still wish I could head down South to the Illawarra festival. Should have posted this two months ago Mitch :wink: .

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Are they really going to present a band called 'Doc Jones and the Lechery Orchestra'? :o :lol: :lol:
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crookedtune wrote:Are they really going to present a band called 'Doc Jones and the Lechery Orchestra'? :o :lol: :lol:
Heh - I just love folk-band-names - specially the ones that get thrown together for the gig.
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Glad to see you are still with us Mick.
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Mitch wrote:Hey MT - I think Erle Bartlet has that one .. or maybe Daniel Bingamon .. Neither one of them will talk to me if I got a tape measure!
What do you mean, I won't talk to you?
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