Thank you for this review - I bought the Feadog for my first whistle and have been learning on it for a few months. Overall, a really nice whistle with nice tone and just as you say - easy to play, good range and not hard on the upper octave. I'm not sure what others mean about "sounding awful" - might be their playing ability and not the whistle! I am thinking of upgrading in a year or so and will be getting another of your recommendations - the Killarney Whistle - thanks again for your great videos!
hello Stephanie! i really admire you with how you share your gift and talent in playing this incredible and heart touching instrument. I am from the Philippines and I really appreciate you, thank you for helping me with my tin whistle music journey! May God bless you abundantly lovely lady!
Been learning for over a year on the feadog D. As a beginner it was difficult at first to not break notes. Then it was difficult to switch octaves. I would say Feadog's require very specific breathing and the force of your breath between low and high notes can vary greatly. That said, after sticking with it it becomes second nature to adjust your blowing strength and it produces beautiful music for you.
Just got this one in the mail today! As a former trombone player I’m definitely going to enjoy learning the tin whistle! The passion for music is always here for me but the instruments change from time to time.
I totally randomly got this one as a gift a decade or so ago, and i've enjoyed playing the whistle so much, its a good whistle for such a low price, good luck on the journey :DD !
I had two unfortunate experience with Feadog tin whistle: Bought one in Birmingham, found that it has been used (!) after returning to my home town. From the unpleasant smell of the mouthpiece you can tell... Bought yet another one later in Reading, the mouthpiece is broken! However the whistle itself sounds nice. I will definitely try to get a third one!
Just bought a Killarney brass d 79 euros from Ireland I have been playing cheap whistles for years, the extra money is worth every penny the Killarney d is a pleasure to play
Beautiful and the whistle sounds Good also. Thank you. I've got flea dog. A nice buy. I'm a beginner for sure. Love your video's great help. My Neighbors aren't to happy but I'm only home 2 days out of the week.
Hi Stephanie, I appreciate and enjoy your tutorials! I am a farmer from the US and we have autosteer on our tractors, so I practice the tin whistle while I'm seeding and doing field work. Can you tell me what you use to process your sound? The mastered sounds amazing!
@@CutiepieTinWhistle Great Video! I have just ordered my feadog Irish Penny Whistle in the key of C yesterday online at Walmart and it will arrived this Thursday...
Robin Khalawan well it plays OK in the lower octave, but not in the upper octave, that’s why they bought out the Feadog Pro, a better whistle for beginners is the Tony Dixon 001 ruclips.net/video/s7n6gfBUWFQ/видео.html
Must have this one too. Just ordered an Walton in High D and one I really looking forward to, Susato Killarney in High D, Model-F. I've heard so many mixed reviews, but I have a good feeling. The Feadóg and also Blackbird and Mellow Dog, I would really like to try the tweaked versions by Jerry Freeman. It sure cost a bit, but....We'll see. One at the time, maybe.😊. I'm more and more getting into the "cheaper" whistles. I like the sound and also the light weight. Brass has been and still is my favorite metal for a whistle. I have only one Aluminum, that's a "Burke Narrow Bore High D", and it is a wonderful instrument. 🌠☀️
PS of all the Cheap whistles which I have bought the best was a "Guinness " black whistle originally produced I think by Walton's for Guinness, you can still find them on ebay. I still have one it plays better than all of my other generation whistles.
I had a feadog pro D and even if I barely blowed at all. It squeaked like hell. It was virtually impossible for me to play sweetly! I could get a decent tune in low notes sometimes but higher octave was ridiculous. Then I bought an £85 pound Wild Irish whistle and now I sound like a semi-pro overnight! So it's definitely sometimes the whistle not the whistler. Sadly I binned my feadog d pro as to me it was honestly atrocious the holes aren't even drilled flush with metal bits hanging inside and the mouthpiece was just cheap moulded plastic. Yet watching Cutiepie play a £9 whistle I'm stumped! But for me the breath control on these wee beginner whistles is beyond frustrating great way to learn to play but even if I blew gently I sounded like a parokeet. My advice is if your serious about playing pay anywhere up to £80 as to me that's still a budget instrument and at least you will get a whistle you will find that bit harder to overblow without any effort. It honestly takes years of practice to make a £10 whistle not shatter glass!!! 🤣
I buy a of this for 104,00 R$ in Brazil. Equal 24 dolls. But without box or instructions. I loved, but the collor on holes stay without shine, where I put the fingers
Nice irish whistle 😊 I think it's one of the most popular model in the world. But in my opinion the best whistle for newbie is Clarkes Meg. I hope i'll see it in next videos :) Thank's for you work!
HI Stephanie. I call mine a 'Flea-Dog', but that's just me! But for all the people that would like to 'try' to get the corect pronunciation of Feadóg, please try the link below www.teanglann.ie/en/fuaim/fead%C3%B3g Cheers
Thnq for this video. I just wamted to ask, in how many scales this tin whistle is available ? . Is it like the bamboo flute which is available in all 12 notes ?
I just got my Feadóg black D whistle, but it sounds squeaky when it starts to reach A, B, and so on even though some of the notes are still in the first octave. Maybe my blowing technique is the main problem, but I also wonder, will the original brass tin whistle sound different with the coloured tin whistle?
I may be playing it wrong but I find when going into the higher octave with this whistle, it shrieks and struggles. I even bought the black one, same thing is happening. Is this noob doing anything wrong? I don't think I'm blowing into the whistle too hard either.
Hey CutiePie, love your videos!!! recently I acquired a feadog whistle same model of your video, but mine seems to be a little thinner than yours, about 12milimeters or 1/2 inch in diameter, is that right, can you tell me if yours is the same diameter? thanks a lot
The first whistle I bought was a Feadog brass in D but I gifted it to someone else years ago. I was going to purchase a new one as I don't particularly like my Generation brass in D. I decided to go with a Clarke Sweetone instead as I've never played a Clarke before. I know you said you didn't really like the Clarke Sweetone but I was curious how you would compare this Feadog whistle to the Clarke Sweetone?
Michael Nightingale Although not my personal favourite, I always recommend a Clarke Sweetone for beginners, as it's a great whistle. The Feadog brass and Clarke Sweetone have very different sounds and playability, but are both great for playing with other instruments, nice and sturdy for travel too. If you like a sharp, crisp, traditional sound, go Feadog (Brass or maybe Pro - review coming next Tuesday), if you prefer something a little rounder and softer, go Clarke 😊
I was actually thinking of a softer sound and a whistle that's easy to play so I think I made a good choice with the Sweetone. I just received it today in the mail and it is a very nice sounding whistle. I will definitely watch for your review of the Feadog Pro as I was considering that as well and I may have to grab one with your discount code :) Thanks for the reply!
The Feadog pro is better than the Feadog brass, definitely worth the extra few pounds. I haven't tried a Walton's unfortunately, but I think a lot of whistles in this design can be hit and miss. Sometimes you get a good one, sometimes not. I'd definitely recommend trying the Feadog pro though, it's one of the nicer cheaper whistles.
I don't know if it's a problem with mine, but when I blow it, it only has a nice sound if I'm plugging all the holes, but when I change it and leave only one hole plugged, the sound is horrible
Try some of the tips in this video: ruclips.net/video/6BIM-nmAawU/видео.html And also these: ruclips.net/video/4bgybHRv_ng/видео.html ruclips.net/user/shortsHg_GrFBXcRA?feature=share
@@CutiepieTinWhistle it's easy to drop them haha..I saw a video of her dropping the feadog ...the song was I do what I like...doing a radio promo in Germany..
This whistle made my dog run out of the room. 🐶🏃🏽♀️
Thank you for this review - I bought the Feadog for my first whistle and have been learning on it for a few months. Overall, a really nice whistle with nice tone and just as you say - easy to play, good range and not hard on the upper octave. I'm not sure what others mean about "sounding awful" - might be their playing ability and not the whistle! I am thinking of upgrading in a year or so and will be getting another of your recommendations - the Killarney Whistle - thanks again for your great videos!
hello Stephanie! i really admire you with how you share your gift and talent in playing this incredible and heart touching instrument. I am from the Philippines and I really appreciate you, thank you for helping me with my tin whistle music journey!
May God bless you abundantly lovely lady!
Been learning for over a year on the feadog D.
As a beginner it was difficult at first to not break notes. Then it was difficult to switch octaves.
I would say Feadog's require very specific breathing and the force of your breath between low and high notes can vary greatly.
That said, after sticking with it it becomes second nature to adjust your blowing strength and it produces beautiful music for you.
Hi, I get mine tomorrow. I have been watching videos for a week. Thank you !
Just got this one in the mail today!
As a former trombone player I’m definitely going to enjoy learning the tin whistle! The passion for music is always here for me but the instruments change from time to time.
I totally randomly got this one as a gift a decade or so ago, and i've enjoyed playing the whistle so much, its a good whistle for such a low price, good luck on the journey :DD !
I personally prefer raw over mastered sound everytime. My earballs love it.
Thanks for showing both the raw sample and the mastered sample!
I had two unfortunate experience with Feadog tin whistle: Bought one in Birmingham, found that it has been used (!) after returning to my home town. From the unpleasant smell of the mouthpiece you can tell... Bought yet another one later in Reading, the mouthpiece is broken! However the whistle itself sounds nice. I will definitely try to get a third one!
My whistle sounds like a dying whale
😂😂😂
😂😂😂
Thank you, wanted to buy my first whistle, this sounds great. You are one with the instrument and very talented.
Just bought a Killarney brass d 79 euros from Ireland I have been playing cheap whistles for years, the extra money is worth every penny the Killarney d is a pleasure to play
so beautiful, as always Stephanie! 😍
Sounds lovely enjoyed
Thank you for your excellent, detailed review!! And I love that dress on you, it's beautiful 💚
I love the raw sound more and more! :D
Beautiful and the whistle sounds Good also. Thank you. I've got flea dog. A nice buy. I'm a beginner for sure. Love your video's great help. My Neighbors aren't to happy but I'm only home 2 days out of the week.
Flea dog
What is that beautiful tune that you played. So mesmerizing
"The foggy dew"?
This is the whistle i'm starting out on. Can't make it sing like that, though.
Yet.
I have the same exact whistle!!i have experienced that the outer skin around the holes come out!!
how did you get this tin whistle in India from which sit
Hi Stephanie, I appreciate and enjoy your tutorials! I am a farmer from the US and we have autosteer on our tractors, so I practice the tin whistle while I'm seeding and doing field work. Can you tell me what you use to process your sound? The mastered sounds amazing!
Bill Kemp Glad you're enjoying the channel. I use Sony Vegas - video editing software 😊 it's a bit of smoothing followed by a whole lot of echo.
@@CutiepieTinWhistle Great Video! I have just ordered my feadog Irish Penny Whistle in the key of C yesterday online at Walmart and it will arrived this Thursday...
Thank you Stephanie :) Great video with loads of nice informations to choose a whistle ! Bye !
Nice presentation on a rubbish tin whistle.
Michael Rose: What's "rubbish" about it?
Robin Khalawan well it plays OK in the lower octave, but not in the upper octave, that’s why they bought out the Feadog Pro, a better whistle for beginners is the Tony Dixon 001 ruclips.net/video/s7n6gfBUWFQ/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/bR3vd3MFfks/видео.html
Michael Rose: Thanks for replying. I think you are right about the upper octave. I was wondering if it was my technique.
Nice video, i love it.. thanks so much
Just bought one
Must have this one too. Just ordered an Walton in High D and one I really looking forward to, Susato Killarney in High D, Model-F. I've heard so many mixed reviews, but I have a good feeling. The Feadóg and also Blackbird and Mellow Dog, I would really like to try the tweaked versions by Jerry Freeman. It sure cost a bit, but....We'll see. One at the time, maybe.😊. I'm more and more getting into the "cheaper" whistles. I like the sound and also the light weight. Brass has been and still is my favorite metal for a whistle. I have only one Aluminum, that's a "Burke Narrow Bore High D", and it is a wonderful instrument. 🌠☀️
PS of all the Cheap whistles which I have bought the best was a "Guinness " black whistle originally produced I think by Walton's for Guinness, you can still find them on ebay. I still have one it plays better than all of my other generation whistles.
PS just checked they are available all over not just ebay.
I bought this and didn't make a sound like yours no matter how gently i blow and cover the holes perfectly.
I have ordered a product like that. I don't know what will be happend !
I had a feadog pro D and even if I barely blowed at all. It squeaked like hell. It was virtually impossible for me to play sweetly! I could get a decent tune in low notes sometimes but higher octave was ridiculous. Then I bought an £85 pound Wild Irish whistle and now I sound like a semi-pro overnight! So it's definitely sometimes the whistle not the whistler. Sadly I binned my feadog d pro as to me it was honestly atrocious the holes aren't even drilled flush with metal bits hanging inside and the mouthpiece was just cheap moulded plastic. Yet watching Cutiepie play a £9 whistle I'm stumped! But for me the breath control on these wee beginner whistles is beyond frustrating great way to learn to play but even if I blew gently I sounded like a parokeet. My advice is if your serious about playing pay anywhere up to £80 as to me that's still a budget instrument and at least you will get a whistle you will find that bit harder to overblow without any effort. It honestly takes years of practice to make a £10 whistle not shatter glass!!! 🤣
Can you do a tutorial on the Irish Washerwoman? Also please do a review on your Dixon's whistle:
you gotta resist playing the Shire Theme 24/7
I buy a of this for 104,00 R$ in Brazil. Equal 24 dolls.
But without box or instructions.
I loved, but the collor on holes stay without shine, where I put the fingers
Yes, that's very common 😊 you can polish the whistle with brass polish if you want to, but it's not meant to stay shiny 😉
I will,
Thanks by the answear and the tip!
Hehe
Alex Tomasi cara, eu achei por 62 reais no ALIEXPRESS e to pensando em comprar. Você acha que vale a pena?
@@vektrr mesma marca? se for acho que vale. só é foda arriscar não chegar e ter que pagar imposto depois..
Nice irish whistle 😊 I think it's one of the most popular model in the world. But in my opinion the best whistle for newbie is Clarkes Meg. I hope i'll see it in next videos :) Thank's for you work!
Vadim Mironov I've reviewed the Clarke Sweetone, it's pretty much the same whistle 😊
The meg and the sweetone actually sound fairly substantially different. I own both.
Hello, I was looking up some vids about tin whistles - still choosing between D and C - anyways is your discount code still valid?
HI Stephanie.
I call mine a 'Flea-Dog', but that's just me!
But for all the people that would like to 'try' to get the corect pronunciation of Feadóg, please try the link below
www.teanglann.ie/en/fuaim/fead%C3%B3g
Cheers
Thnq for this video.
I just wamted to ask, in how many scales this tin whistle is available ?
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Is it like the bamboo flute which is available in all 12 notes ?
I bought one a while ago, looked pretty, sounded awful, a lot of screeching and it didn't improve that much overtime.
Which do you recommend
That happens if you blow too hard and / or don't close the holes correctly.
@@tziuriky86 yeah they're just bad whistle, trust me
I have the same one but it doesn't sound like that at all :-)
I just got my Feadóg black D whistle, but it sounds squeaky when it starts to reach A, B, and so on even though some of the notes are still in the first octave. Maybe my blowing technique is the main problem, but I also wonder, will the original brass tin whistle sound different with the coloured tin whistle?
Hello cutie pie. I love your tutorials. Can u tell me how did u move from raw to mastered sound?
Hi. I have a video that explains it here, I hope that helps 😊 : ruclips.net/video/qOZtEJ9tfzM/видео.html
I may be playing it wrong but I find when going into the higher octave with this whistle, it shrieks and struggles. I even bought the black one, same thing is happening. Is this noob doing anything wrong? I don't think I'm blowing into the whistle too hard either.
Is it brass or brass lacquer on nickel/tin please ?
Hey CutiePie, love your videos!!! recently I acquired a feadog whistle same model of your video, but mine seems to be a little thinner than yours, about 12milimeters or 1/2 inch in diameter, is that right, can you tell me if yours is the same diameter? thanks a lot
Sounds about right to me 😊
@@CutiepieTinWhistle thanks a lot!!
The first whistle I bought was a Feadog brass in D but I gifted it to someone else years ago. I was going to purchase a new one as I don't particularly like my Generation brass in D. I decided to go with a Clarke Sweetone instead as I've never played a Clarke before. I know you said you didn't really like the Clarke Sweetone but I was curious how you would compare this Feadog whistle to the Clarke Sweetone?
Michael Nightingale Although not my personal favourite, I always recommend a Clarke Sweetone for beginners, as it's a great whistle. The Feadog brass and Clarke Sweetone have very different sounds and playability, but are both great for playing with other instruments, nice and sturdy for travel too. If you like a sharp, crisp, traditional sound, go Feadog (Brass or maybe Pro - review coming next Tuesday), if you prefer something a little rounder and softer, go Clarke 😊
I was actually thinking of a softer sound and a whistle that's easy to play so I think I made a good choice with the Sweetone. I just received it today in the mail and it is a very nice sounding whistle. I will definitely watch for your review of the Feadog Pro as I was considering that as well and I may have to grab one with your discount code :) Thanks for the reply!
I miss when mine was that shiny...
And which thin whistle do you advice?
I have the same whistle but how do you make sound C ?
To play a C you leave the to hole open, then close the second and third hole 😊
CutiePie thx so much
Hi! Could you please tell me the name of the song you played on it? I know it and even play it but I forgot the name....
It’s the Foggy Dew ☺️ riles your bones eh? So beautiful 🙌🏻
How is this whistle compared to the Walton's brass D? I find the Walton's have trouble being in tune?
The Feadog pro is better than the Feadog brass, definitely worth the extra few pounds. I haven't tried a Walton's unfortunately, but I think a lot of whistles in this design can be hit and miss. Sometimes you get a good one, sometimes not. I'd definitely recommend trying the Feadog pro though, it's one of the nicer cheaper whistles.
@@CutiepieTinWhistle Thank you for your reply! I bought a Feadog pro to try! 😁🎶
I don't know if it's a problem with mine, but when I blow it, it only has a nice sound if I'm plugging all the holes, but when I change it and leave only one hole plugged, the sound is horrible
You might be blowing too hard and hitting the high notes, tin whistle plays two octaves, and the very highest notes are quite loud and squeaky 😁
Try some of the tips in this video:
ruclips.net/video/6BIM-nmAawU/видео.html
And also these:
ruclips.net/video/4bgybHRv_ng/видео.html
ruclips.net/user/shortsHg_GrFBXcRA?feature=share
I got this whistle and the d is hard for me to hit for some reason. I really can’t push too much air or else it gets high and squeaky.
That tends to be the nature of the cheaper whistles I think...
CutiePie is there anything I can do to work with that? Warming it up helps a bit but doesn’t last long.
Can you play for example i will always love from whitney houston on a thin whistle?
I'm not sure, but I'll add it to my to-do list 😊
👍😎
sounds almost like a recorder.
This is what Andrea corr used the cheapest for her because she always lost them
I tend to go for the strongest because I always drop them 🙈🙈🙈 haha
@@CutiepieTinWhistle it's easy to drop them haha..I saw a video of her dropping the feadog ...the song was I do what I like...doing a radio promo in Germany..
It would almost be a crime to buy these at a discount they're so cheap anyway.
Fey dog. An bhfuil labhairt i nGaeilge ceart má miste le thoil
I've just got it and at the moment it sounds terrible. Literally sounds like a cat screaming.
Don't worry, we all start there! 😆 It gets a little better with time, but get used to the shriek 😜
@@CutiepieTinWhistle OK, i'll keep trying.