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@strumelia
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Created a new Group discussion "Playing on St. Patrick's day":
Created a new Group discussion "Playing on St. Patrick's day":
"Did anyone play music on St. Parick's day? Or have you done so in the past? Was it on the whistle or another instrument?"
Irish Traditional Whistling
Irish Traditional Whistling
@martha-campbell
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
"Very cool thread with helpful info. "
@martha-campbell
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @larrys: Made a whistle pouch
Liked a forum discussions item created by @larrys: Made a whistle pouch
@strumelia
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
"I hear you. The actual process of learning helps keep us young !"
@bill-c
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
"With a little luck, I've got a quarter century left. I don't mind a learning curve"
@strumelia
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
"Well the good news is that although dulcimers are more expensive than most whistles, they still usually cost less money than most guitars, fiddles, or..."
@bill-c
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
"I enjoyed everything you said in that last post -- it clarified/put into words some things that I already sort of suspected -- but what interested me most..."
@strumelia
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
"Honestly, I'm a complete amateur at whistles. But whistle holes are laid out in much the same way as dulcimer frets, and i know a couple things about that...."
@bill-c
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
"This is one thing I've been confused about from the start. My beginner book tells me that the fingering is almost identical for D or G on the D whistle, the..."
@strumelia
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
"Wow you've explained that really well, thank you!
Sometimes to play along with a recording i like (with whatever type of instrument I'm using), I'll use the..."
@bill-c
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
"For me, it's mostly to play along with other people who are singing or playing in a different key. For example, the tabs I found for Wild Mountain Thyme are..."
@strumelia
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
"Bill, tell me how and why you are using whistles in different keys (in other words, why do you like having various key whistles?)"
@bill-c
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
"Yes, that is cool.
Having no experience with and very little knowledge of dulcimers, I wouldn't have known that. I guess I was figuring it would be a starter..."
@strumelia
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
"This is kinda cool as well, if you have a piece of thin leather hanging around....."
@bill-c
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
"I actually do flap down the top before rolling up the pouch. Definitely don't want my whistles falling out! And I don't doubt I'll be getting new ones as..."
@strumelia
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
"Clever to use the placemats that way! They remind me a bit of the fabric rollup cases I use for my double-pointed knitting needles in various sizes...."
@bill-c
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
"My wife made these two multi-whistle pouches for me on New Year's Eve, out of placemats. I'll bring the sea-themed one down to FL next time I go. The striped..."
@strumelia
• 4 months ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "You have to JOIN a group to see all the posts in it!":
Created a new forum topic "You have to JOIN a group to see all the posts in it!":
"Reminder. If you have not yet clicked the "Join Group" button and joined a special interest Group, you will only see the first post of each discussion..."
@strumelia
• 4 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Hole Spacing":
Posted a response to "Hole Spacing":
"However, the spacing I notice can be significantly different when comparing different brands to each other in the same key whistle. It's enough to have to..."
@strumelia
• 4 months ago
• comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @keith: How to clean your whistle
Liked a forum discussions item created by @keith: How to clean your whistle
@strumelia
• 4 months ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on What is your source of learning?:
Posted a new Comment on What is your source of learning?:
"Often, if you hear a lovely tune you'd like to learn on the whistle... you can do a search of the title plus the words pennywhistle tab- use the google Image..."
@strumelia
• 4 months ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on What is your source of learning?:
Posted a new Comment on What is your source of learning?:
"Ive always enjoyed the very pretty tunes in the old instructional whistle book by Robin Williamson. I used to play those same tunes on my mandolin as..."