I love your channel! I got fascinated with the penny whistle a few months ago, but quickly became frustrated by the key limitations. I tried the recorder (something I never thought I'd do as an adult) and at first I thought it sounded super sterile compared to the whistle, but over time I have gotten used to it and now I love the clean, crisp sound. Recently I've been playing around with both and I feel each has its strengths. Each time my ear gets used to one or the other I feel that that's the sound I prefer. In my opinion it's ideal to work with both- if you can keep the fingerings straight haha 😅
Yeah I’m the same - each has its strengths and switching between the two does cause confusion but I am really enjoying it. Post some of your playing sometime?
Recorders are lovely instruments, and they are used by some elementary school programs for music instruction. However, I think teaching folk music on a tin whistle would result with a lot more kids sticking with it.
I always kind of wrote off recorders when I was younger but then I fell in love with the alto recorder. I had a lot of music education beforehand so I took the recorder's complications pretty easily. Yamaha's ECODEAR line which is made of environmentally friendly bioplastic sound pretty lovely compared to their older plastic recorders but they are a little more expensive. I'm not a huge fan of the tin whistle's sound and limitations but your blues playing on it is very nice and I think it lends itself to blues very nicely.
I have heard really good things about the eco-dear range and I’d love to try it. I personally really enjoyed playing a black-and-white recorder on stage because I think it really surprises people since they usually associate it with their childhood and a bit of a rubbish sound. Tin whistle is a bit harder in a way, because it requires so much less air that it’s easy for me to overblow it by accident, but I love that it just sounds like a bird.
Thanks! I’m getting serious about Recorder & Whistle. I’m playing both. I have a cheap less than $10 white plastic Yamaha Recorder. It’s a great deal for the money. I need to get a better one. A Mollenhauer Dream Recorder is probably in my future. Happy holidays! 🌞🎅🏻🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎄
Thank you very very much mam for putting more awesome contents. I'm a noob recorder composer and noob on tin whistle. Thank you 💕 for the inspiration.')!!!
I have WAS pretty badly and have whistles in brass, aluminum, wood and plastics. I rather like the plastics for affordability, which allow one to try out several keys. To this end I recommend Becker Whistles, US or Goldfinch, Poland. I have 10 whistles form Becker Whistles and for about $15 -$25 US they are impressive. Handmade, PVC. I'm currently waiting for my Bb and sixth whistle from Goldfinch, also PVC.
@@BluesTinWhistle Because I'm a Luddite, I do not have the know how or technology to post a clip of my playing. I'll cite another bonus to plastic whistles, though "synthetic seems to be the preferred term, or a specific name of material, such as PVC or ABS. The advantage is they can be rinsed under the tap. I often snack during practice, which I would not do while playing a high end metal or wood whistle. Now, a mildly funny story. I had received a PVC whistle and in playing it was very unhappy with its sound. It took me a few moments to realize the sound was being disrupted by a near by oscillating fan! I leave you with this,,,, ruclips.net/video/2e3CpX9O1PE/видео.html
crystal flute is another keyless instrument, maybe not super cheap but affordable when compared to almost any other instrument. Of course it's a transverse flute so there is a steep learning curve for the embouchure.
I love that you’re trying to make it accessible to everybody, and for your honest opinion. I like both instruments. And I’m impressed with your blues playing on the whistle and recorder, I’ve actually never heard anyone play the blues on either before. Also I’m very curious as what part of the world you’re from, I love your accent
Thanks Michelle. I’m from Oxford UK, and I reckon my accent is pretty Oxford. I’m really impressed with the cheap instruments you can get these days and I actually really think they’re quite different to the expensive ones, not necessarily worse.
I tweaked my C Waltons it doesn't work for me for blues always don't stay in tune and temperamental. I got a cheap plastic Yamaha recorder I compose medieval tunes on it
@@BluesTinWhistle please check my RUclips channel emilson lim Attwood forest and I been trying the fipple again I really love blues on tin whistle but it's actually quite hard but I feel it in heart and soul. I get back on it really hook because of you're videos and music thank you mam
I think its a mistake to get the cheapest whistle and recorder. My whistles are made by Wild and they are fantastic, far better than a generation or some of the other cheap ones, no matter how much you tweak them. Also it is possible to get a good plastic recorder. I have the Aulos Haka and Yamaha Ecodear recorders and they are all very good. A cheap recorder will sound crap, and you will have to spend a considerable more amount of money to get a wooden recorder that is better sounding than a good plastic one.
Hi there. I love the sound but I haven’t been able to get in to harmonicas yet. I really struggle with understanding the note layout. Thanks for your kind comments :)
Ha ha! I suppose a lot of people out there do hate recorder sounds. On wooden whistles, I've only ever managed to find a shop that had one once and it wasn't a good one, so I can't really comment. Have you tried them?
@@BluesTinWhistle - I've had about ten of them. Most of them made in India. I have a few of them left but the best ones got played to death. I have had some with amazing tone, and can't find any more like them. I got a lathe to start turning them out but I lost my workshop when the council bought all the units from the landlord. Now I'm thinking carbon fibre whistles produced on a 3D printer. I have some new designs too Visualise a transverse flute with a fipple ? I used to play at a local pub [The Trumpet] who feature jazz music and small live bands every week but I didn't like the owners attitude so I never set foot in there again. I was hoping another jazz lounge/cafe venue was going to start but it's been slow. I play a lot of Reggae these days, but occasionally get to play some Nina Simone, or Ella Fitzgerald. John Coltrane's a big favourite, Oscar Peterson, Herbie Hancock, John Lee Hooker, James Brown. This stuff can't be played on a recorder because the holes aren't big enough to get the pitch bending blue notes. I've got flutes in every key. But the one thing I would love to have is Paul Pringles keyboard version of Irish pipes with which He Plays and sings along to "ane fond kiss"by Robert Burns. You can't buy these things so he must have the only one in the world custom made.
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Two completely different instruments. I play them both, and I love them for their own beautiful voices.
I love your channel! I got fascinated with the penny whistle a few months ago, but quickly became frustrated by the key limitations. I tried the recorder (something I never thought I'd do as an adult) and at first I thought it sounded super sterile compared to the whistle, but over time I have gotten used to it and now I love the clean, crisp sound. Recently I've been playing around with both and I feel each has its strengths. Each time my ear gets used to one or the other I feel that that's the sound I prefer. In my opinion it's ideal to work with both- if you can keep the fingerings straight haha 😅
Yeah I’m the same - each has its strengths and switching between the two does cause confusion but I am really enjoying it. Post some of your playing sometime?
Recorders are lovely instruments, and they are used by some elementary school programs for music instruction. However, I think teaching folk music on a tin whistle would result with a lot more kids sticking with it.
I agree
The Yamaha 24b sounded great.
I think having videos on recorder and tin whistle is a fantastic idea. Each brings something unique to the blues.
Thanks so much. I think it is difficult to get a new sound in this day and age so it’s great to be able to try that out with the recorder
I always kind of wrote off recorders when I was younger but then I fell in love with the alto recorder. I had a lot of music education beforehand so I took the recorder's complications pretty easily. Yamaha's ECODEAR line which is made of environmentally friendly bioplastic sound pretty lovely compared to their older plastic recorders but they are a little more expensive. I'm not a huge fan of the tin whistle's sound and limitations but your blues playing on it is very nice and I think it lends itself to blues very nicely.
I have heard really good things about the eco-dear range and I’d love to try it. I personally really enjoyed playing a black-and-white recorder on stage because I think it really surprises people since they usually associate it with their childhood and a bit of a rubbish sound. Tin whistle is a bit harder in a way, because it requires so much less air that it’s easy for me to overblow it by accident, but I love that it just sounds like a bird.
started on recorder .was givin a tin whistle and waited a bit to learn the fingering but once i did i loved it
Thanks! I’m getting serious about Recorder & Whistle. I’m playing both. I have a cheap less than $10 white plastic Yamaha Recorder. It’s a great deal for the money. I need to get a better one. A Mollenhauer Dream Recorder is probably in my future. Happy holidays! 🌞🎅🏻🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎄
Good choice! I like that one too
Thank you very very much mam for putting more awesome contents. I'm a noob recorder composer and noob on tin whistle. Thank you 💕 for the inspiration.')!!!
Thank you so much for your kind words and positive comments. I really appreciate it and I’m glad that these videos are reaching you
I have WAS pretty badly and have whistles in brass, aluminum, wood and plastics. I rather like the plastics for affordability, which allow one to try out several keys. To this end I recommend Becker Whistles, US or Goldfinch, Poland. I have 10 whistles form Becker Whistles and for about $15 -$25 US they are impressive. Handmade, PVC. I'm currently waiting for my Bb and sixth whistle from Goldfinch, also PVC.
Oh that’s interesting. Would love to hear you play your plastics. Sounds like they really work for you
@@BluesTinWhistle Because I'm a Luddite, I do not have the know how or technology to post a clip of my playing. I'll cite another bonus to plastic whistles, though "synthetic seems to be the preferred term, or a specific name of material, such as PVC or ABS. The advantage is they can be rinsed under the tap. I often snack during practice, which I would not do while playing a high end metal or wood whistle.
Now, a mildly funny story. I had received a PVC whistle and in playing it was very unhappy with its sound. It took me a few moments to realize the sound was being disrupted by a near by oscillating fan! I leave you with this,,,,
ruclips.net/video/2e3CpX9O1PE/видео.html
You should try ocarina too!
crystal flute is another keyless instrument, maybe not super cheap but affordable when compared to almost any other instrument. Of course it's a transverse flute so there is a steep learning curve for the embouchure.
Interesting. What is a crystal flute? I do play transverse anyways
I play the recorder but I refuse to play Three Blind Mice!
Brilliant video, both the recorder and tin whistle can be very versatile.
I might try and E blues on recorder soon. Thanks for watching
Recorders just sound dreadful to me if it's not wood. All tin whistles just kinda sound great.
Ha ha! Fair enough. I don't feel very warm to plastic either.
I love that you’re trying to make it accessible to everybody, and for your honest opinion. I like both instruments. And I’m impressed with your blues playing on the whistle and recorder, I’ve actually never heard anyone play the blues on either before. Also I’m very curious as what part of the world you’re from, I love your accent
Thanks Michelle. I’m from Oxford UK, and I reckon my accent is pretty Oxford. I’m really impressed with the cheap instruments you can get these days and I actually really think they’re quite different to the expensive ones, not necessarily worse.
You often mention tweaking a whistle. What tweaking are you doing, and why?
Sure. Have a look at my playlist on this. ruclips.net/video/I-FSUZ4kZB0/видео.html&pp=gAQBiAQB
The low whistles that I play I make myself and they are plastic.
Ooh nice. Do you have any pics/videos?
I tweaked my C Waltons it doesn't work for me for blues always don't stay in tune and temperamental. I got a cheap plastic Yamaha recorder I compose medieval tunes on it
Would love to hear
@@BluesTinWhistle please check my RUclips channel emilson lim Attwood forest and I been trying the fipple again I really love blues on tin whistle but it's actually quite hard but I feel it in heart and soul. I get back on it really hook because of you're videos and music thank you mam
I love tour blues riffs but what is that modification on your penny whistle below the mouthpiece ?
I tend to wrap the whistles in copper wire to give them a better tone
Hi
Which one of them would be louder? In terms of volume as well as a pleasant sound? (Not to make neighbours crazy :D)
Plastic recorders are louder than cheap whistles. Expensive session whistles are louder than plastic recorders
I think its a mistake to get the cheapest whistle and recorder. My whistles are made by Wild and they are fantastic, far better than a generation or some of the other cheap ones, no matter how much you tweak them. Also it is possible to get a good plastic recorder. I have the Aulos Haka and Yamaha Ecodear recorders and they are all very good. A cheap recorder will sound crap, and you will have to spend a considerable more amount of money to get a wooden recorder that is better sounding than a good plastic one.
I have cheap and expensive now and I’ve found I like both. Have heard good things about Wild :)
Hi mam do you play diatonic harmonicas too? I love you're blues playing hits me right in my soul so good
Hi there. I love the sound but I haven’t been able to get in to harmonicas yet. I really struggle with understanding the note layout. Thanks for your kind comments :)
Absolutely hate recorder sounds. You never mentioned wooden whistles.
Ha ha! I suppose a lot of people out there do hate recorder sounds. On wooden whistles, I've only ever managed to find a shop that had one once and it wasn't a good one, so I can't really comment. Have you tried them?
@@BluesTinWhistle - I've had about ten of them. Most of them made in India. I have a few of them left but the best ones got played to death. I have had some with amazing tone, and can't find any more like them. I got a lathe to start turning them out but I lost my workshop when the council bought all the units from the landlord. Now I'm thinking carbon fibre whistles produced on a 3D printer. I have some new designs too
Visualise a transverse flute with a fipple ?
I used to play at a local pub [The Trumpet] who feature jazz music and small live bands every week but I didn't like the owners attitude so I never set foot in there again.
I was hoping another jazz lounge/cafe venue was going to start but it's been slow. I play a lot of Reggae these days, but occasionally get to play some Nina Simone, or Ella Fitzgerald. John Coltrane's a big favourite, Oscar Peterson, Herbie Hancock, John Lee Hooker, James Brown. This stuff can't be played on a recorder because the holes aren't big enough to get the pitch bending blue notes. I've got flutes in every key. But the one thing I would love to have is Paul Pringles keyboard version of Irish pipes with which He Plays and sings along to "ane fond kiss"by Robert Burns. You can't buy these things so he must have the only one in the world custom made.
@@joedee1863 sounds really interesting. Do you have a website?