Your Favorite Tin Whistler

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Tin Whistler
From: Michael
Date: 27 Jun 05 - 05:57 PM

Joey Oliver of 422 et al is no slouch on the whistle either.
Mike

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Tin Whistler
From: MartinRyan
Date: 27 Jun 05 - 06:12 PM

Nice to see Tom McHale get a mention. When I first went to live in Athlone in 1972, I rapidly developed withdrawal symptoms as a result of the regular diet of jazz on which I had been living. Tom ran an excellent folk club in the town at the time and I eventually found a more than adequate substitute for Monk etc. in the regular procession of excellent musicians who passed through the club in those days. Tom was killed in a car crash a few years later - but the club survived, so to speak.

Regards

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Tin Whistler
From: GUEST,Billy Boyd
Date: 28 Apr 19 - 05:04 PM

Willis Patton was the equal of any tin whistle player....an incredible wee guy...he and Mary Bergin were featured on radio once playing together with Mary in Dublin and Willis in a studio in Belfast.

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Tin Whistler
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 29 Apr 19 - 07:48 AM

Mary Bergin for me every time. Vin was indeed brilliant (I heard him loads of times), though his technique wasn't, er, "traditional," according to some expert or other whose name I forget who explained it to me about 25 years ago. Did I care? Not a jot!

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Tin Whistler
From: gillymor
Date: 29 Apr 19 - 09:36 AM

Hank Araki is awfully good on the Low D whistle.

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Tin Whistler
From: GUEST,kenny
Date: 29 Apr 19 - 09:47 AM

There's a new kid on the block, although she's been around for a few years now, ladies and gentlemen, if you haven't come across her before, it's my pleasure to introduce you to the great Orlaith McAuliffe :

https://youtu.be/V8_gRxfcwbk

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Tin Whistler
From: CupOfTea
Date: 24 May 19 - 11:25 AM

Cathal McConnell for sheer brilliance.
Joannie Madden of Cherish the Ladies, for outrageous fun.
Mary Ann Beach for local leading the pack

Joanne in Cleveland

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Tin Whistler
From: GUEST,jim bainbridige
Date: 24 May 19 - 12:21 PM

best I ever heard was Billy Conroy, pitman from Ashington in Northumberland.
He made his own whistles- out of any old tube, eg he played one made from the handle of a Bex Bissel carpet shampooer- I still have one of his made from insulation pipe....

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Tin Whistler
From: GUEST,Dtm
Date: 25 May 19 - 04:27 AM

Cathal for me. Love to hear him effortlessly change key several times on the one whistle.

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Tin Whistler
From: GUEST
Date: 25 May 19 - 06:38 AM

For Scottish/Gaelic music, Julie Fowlis.

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Tin Whistler
From: banjoman
Date: 26 May 19 - 06:07 AM

My wife - Maggie- is one of the finest whistle and reorder players you could wish to hear. Could hold her own with most of those mentioned. Also a fine banjo and guitar player.
Pete

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Tin Whistler
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 28 May 19 - 05:37 PM

Forgot his name, sorry - that slim chap who used to turn up regularly at the Cumberland Arms sessions...also played tennis, I think..?

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Tin Whistler
From: Seamus Kennedy
Date: 30 May 19 - 06:31 PM

My favorites: Mary Bergin, Joanie Madden, Bob Pegritz.

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Tin Whistler
From: Gillie
Date: 30 May 19 - 07:16 PM

With out a doubt Vin Garbutt. The interrupted beat without losing the rhythm: genus!

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Tin Whistler
From: GUEST
Date: 31 May 19 - 02:27 AM

Finbar Furey : https://youtu.be/eT98A5w_YzE

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Tin Whistler
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 31 May 19 - 03:53 AM

Just listened to Vin's "Tonto McGuire". Pure genius :-)

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Tin Whistler
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 31 May 19 - 10:08 AM

Vin Garbutt - Swanage Folk Festival - Whistle Tune begins another trip down the YouTube rabbit hole . . .