My current go to whistle is the Tony Dixon 004 ABS or the Susato ABS both in D. My Burke aluminum is the best in my collection of whistles but the Dixon on mellow and reasonably quiet for home playing.
the Goldfinch whistles are crated in Poland, made from a cream colored PVC with a black fipple plug. I have high D, C, Bb, G and a low C. They are tunable and have good tone. I suspect you'd be pleased with them.
My Bruke aluminum D is mt best whistle. Even having this high end whistle I mostly play my Becker PVC or Goldfinch, also PVC.
Anyone care to share funny stories? Here's mine. A while ago I made a pan of tofu and veggies, portioned it out onto freezer packages, put squirt of dish soap in the pan and set about tiding up. When I started doing the dishes I noticed a few bites of tofu left in the pan, and forgetting the soap, gathered them with a spatula and put it in my mouth....
Sneezing into the whistle might be an interesting embellishment. A tad shrill perhaps but an attention getter!
A very good tune book some here may enjoy, "Whistle Around the World" 50 tunes from around the world. L.E. McCullough, Oak Publications.
Yes, that's the site. Hummm, proof reading!
Go to christmasmucicsongs.com and you will find well suited to the whistle and an armature player. My whistle playing is very nascent too.
I'd be glad for any advice experienced players can share on keeping time with a foot tap or metronome. Where does the tap/click fall in relation to the sheet or played music? Especially with a dotted note, e.g a dotted quarter note in a measure of 3/4 time.
Thanks!
To anyone who has performed on the whistle, what have you done if you have a sneeze or the like while playing?
Thanks. This appeared to my email I don't know where the prior post went to.
Please post another response to this conversation. Your first reply does not appear in my in box but on some other random page. A new reply might I hope, reestablish the link to my inbox.
PS High D whistle, no other players and unannounced.
The play list, now fairly well set, is: In G, Joy to the World, God Rest, Hark, Holly and Ivy, O Come. In D - On The First and Silent Night. Hanukkah, Dreidel Song Hava Nagila and We Wish You.
A few jigs and slides.
Start early, be ready!
Very nice, handmade soft shell whistle cases may be purchased form OJoyous and Roach Works, both found on Esty.
A Christmas set to present at my workplace's holiday party.
Here is a link to one of my favorite whistles...
Hi JD. I have a collection of harmonics and tutorials that I do nothing with. Another harmonica player to search on YT is Brendon Powers.
Well now, there may be some revenge from beyond! The jig, Old Hag You Have Killed Me.
Look at that title! A case study in the value of proof reading. Can it be changed to, "Off Putting"?
Thanks for the reply Martha, it is good to know this site is still active. Sure, mayhem is often part of trad songs and folk tales too. Still, the idea which the title seems to present, celebrating a spouse's death by dancing on her grave, is disquieting. This is too bad because it is a great, snappy tune.
I'm curious if others find the jig, "I Buried My Wife and Danced on Her Grave" to be an off putting title.
