Forum Activity for @keith

.........Oh, look........another 3 whistles.......

Nice score on getting that book.

I think I will get back to practicing a couple of Scottish tunes, Skye Boat Song & Loch Lomond, they should be easy enough, but my fingers & brain aren't co-ordinating well enough yet.

Ah, yes......modern technology has its uses - can't be that many recorder forums about.

Deutsch sint gut, aber es lang seit war.

Or something like that.....from about 50 years ago!

Todays positive is that I recorded & posted a tune for my uke forum.

I'm somewhat out of practice, but it went as well it could.

They do seem to have their own kind of humour on C & F, I don't always follow what they are trying to say, it's probably an Irish thing.

Created a Gallery with a few photos for your enjoyment.

I found these sites, they have lots of tabs.

https://www.whistletabs.com/

https://tinwhistlemusic.org/

Hope these are useful to those of you who use tabs.

I also belong to the Chiff & Fipple forum, it was the first flute/whistle forum that I joined, it is mainly Irish music oriented, but could be worth your while taking a look, if you don't already know about it.

Yes, it has to be something you like, I do so agree with that sentiment, it's only for my own pleasure that I learn & play tunes.

I had to go & look one of those up as I had never heard of it before.

Thank you, it's nice to find a whistle forum that isn't just for Irish music - I hope we can encourage others to play more varied music on whistle.

Ha, ha, work, I vaguely remember that word - retirement is so nice, all your time becomes your own.

Hope the kitties enjoy their new toys.

Looks like a nice little collection taking shape there - I had someone on another forum that was into these flutes, & the ones he had sounded really good.

Much easier with keys, mine was a Yamaha, as were my others.

I used to have recorders, my favourite was the tenor, always fancied trying a bass, but couldn't justify the price.

I've got a collection of all but soprano & sopranino - my fingers are too big for comfort on them.

My present favourite size is tenor scale on a concert sized body, & my best one is a solid acacia KoAloha Opio, backed up by my solid mahogany Ohana, I really like these two. :)

I used to play recorders, they're easy when you know how, but they lacked a certain something, to my ear.

Tried various instruments since, & am now having some fun on the whistles, they're cheap too, but that has its own drawbacks, I tend to collect things that I'm interested in, hence all my ukes, harmonicas, & now, whistles.

Irish music may be prevalent on whistle, but it's not for me either, I enjoy various genres, presently learning some Scottish folk tunes, & I'll probably learn some English & American tunes too.

My favourite whistles are my Tony Dixon brass altos in A & G.

I have a collection of Generations, in both nickel & brass, in all the sizes too, (plus a Feadog, Waltons, & Tony Dixon ABS in high D).

Just having a little bit of practice with my high G & F yesterday, as I was reading/responding to a post on Chiff & Fipple about high F whistles.

My harmonica forums have monthly challenges, so I try to learn a tune & post it within the month, keeps my interest going, as I only play for my own enjoyment. I used to try to post on my ukulele forums weekly challenge too, but I seem to have lost a bit of interest in my ukes just now - so it's harmonicas & whistles for now, (& maybe get some embouchure practice on my keyless flute).

Oh! Don't tempt me.......

I've already got more instruments than I can play - ukuleles, flutes, fifes, piccolos, whistles, & harmonicas of three different types, (chromatic, tremolo, diatonic).

My positive for today, has been to introduce myself to you lot. :)

Other instruments?

I retired three years ago, & I was determined to learn to play a musical instrument.

First I bought a digital piano - that didn't work out. Next, I bought a (diatonic/blues) harmonica - but I couldn't get my head around sucking & blowing, let alone bending notes, so I also bought a chromatic, but still couldn't get it to work.

Next came the uke (ukulele), that actually worked for me - so started my musical journey. :)

Eighteen months, & I was just about playing tunes, & of course, UAS had got to me! Couldn't stop buying them, they're all different, you know. ;)

So then I went back to try my harmonicas again. This time, I got it, & started to be able to play tunes on them - slowly - but recognisably - & caught HAS.

Then I thought that I would try my old flute, purchased in the 80s, when I was trying to learn to play - at that time I had recorders. That lead me to the Chiff & Fipple forum, where I quickly caught the whistle bug, & WAS, but they are mainly Irish music, & I like a variety, so I went & did an online search for (tin)whistle forums & found this site.

UAS = Ukulele Aquisition Syndrome - HAS = Harmonica Aquisition Syndrome - WAS = Whistle Aquisition Syndrome

Hi, I'm the newbie... ;)

Picked up playing the (tin)whistle a couple of months back, when I went looking for a flute forum.

I found Chiff & Fipple & The Session, but that's mainly Irish music.

I was thinking I might have to look for a general folk type forum, then I came across your forum, & quickly joined up. :)

(I attempt to play other instruments too.)