Been trying to teach myself for about a month now how to play the whistle. I’ve been playing the highland pipes since I was 10 so it’s been interesting trying to retrain myself to play a bit differently. I only have one whistle and it’s one of those Walton whistles that comes with the learning book and cd which belonged to my grandmother. She had apparently been trying to teach herself how to play because she was inspired by my piping. So when she passed away my mother came across a the whistle with a little journal of my grandmothers progress and so my mom saw it fit to give it to me since I was the reason she was learning to play to begin with. So I’ve now taken it on my self to try and learn and experience the joy she had felt in the time had invested into it as well. Also a much more suitable indoor instrument vs my pipes 😂
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As a kid I found an old whistle that belonged to my mother, I asked her about it and so began my journey into music for the next 25+ years. I play a number of instruments but the whistle always has a fond place in my heart
My first and only whistle is the clarke sweetone in D. My whole childhood i listened to irish music and fell in love with the sound of it and playing the whistle is my way of connecting. I‘m still learning and your videos have helped me quite a bit, thanks for that! If i win, it will surely get played.
Great ! Thanks for doing this contests ! I have a Clarke Celtic High D, a Susato High D tuneable and a **Tony Dixon Low D**. I’ve been learning from you for a while now and I’m getting ready to join some sessions soon !
I've got a Susato oriole* in high D and a $5 amazon whistle in C I learned to play to pass the time when I worked at a summer camp teaching archery, who knew I'd stick with it for so long!
I enjoy your videos. That's what I love about music, always more to learn! I have way too many flutes to list, my favorite is an 8 keyed wooden flute made by Seth Gallagher in Cold Spring, NY. I love that flute, I remember the trips up to his shop to pick out a head joint, body, then back to add keys. I was directed to Seth by my teacher, Bill Ochs, RIP, about whom I will tell a couple of stories. I'm an IT consultant who between appts, would sit in parks near my next appt playing my Tin Whistle. My 1st lesson with Bill, he asked me to play something for him (so he could see what I had taught myself in 10 years prior). A few measures into the tune, he interrupts me. "Skibbereen!, You play on the streets don't you! I've heard you!" While I took that as a big compliment, I soon found out all the bad habits you pick up self taught! The other story was from the 2nd lesson. At the end of the 1st he handed me sheet music - I neglected to mention I didn't read music. The second lesson started as a big fail with me trying to read my way through. I played it much better by ear. He immediately solved the problem. "David, give me that music I gave you." He crumpled it up and told be to bring a tape recorder to our lessons, that solved that!. Thanks for the great videos!
I have a Generation in D* and a low d I made myself. Thanks for all the lessons, just discovered your channel and the beginners series is the best I've watched yet. Just ordered a Clarke Sweetone on your recomendation when my Generation fipple cracked.
I recently picked my whistles up from my mother's store room in the basement. I sort of played them some 30 years ago (not very skillfully I may add) and wanted to give them a try again. This is what I have: - Generation Bb, C, D, Eb, F & G (my first ones, some of them not sounding good today) - Feadog D (most played, my favourite) * - Shaw D (conical bore, no plastic mouth, but with a piece of wood inside the metal, also a favourite) * - Clarke Celtic D - Oak Classic D Some of the Generation sounded good when I bought them, but they must be dirty now. The Oak never sounded correctly. The Feadog was my battle horse, being quite balanced when compared to the others I seldom used the Clarke, being the newest of the set, when I stoped playing. Your channel made me long for re-learning and give them a try again, but I feel I must learn again (and quit smoking, too).
Thanks for the giveaway opportunity. I just started playing about a month ago. I just have a Walton High D whistle that I'm trying to learn on. I really appreciate the content that you and others have on RUclips for learning.
I'm very new to the world of whistles but fell in love when I heard it played at the Irish festival in my city! I only know a few songs and jigs and I don't have a collection to brag about. I only have a Clarke Sweet tone in D. Definitely not seasoned but would love to have an instrument to grow into! Love the videos!!!
Hello! I've been playing the tin whistle for about 2 years, and I don't plan on quitting it until I hit the deathbed, lol. I have an Oak (high D), Tony Dixon Dx005 (high D)***, and a Parks Every (high D) whistle. Thank you for all of the instructional content you make - the outstanding video quality amazes me every time.
I love that you give the notes instead of just tabs! I have only been playing about 6 months. I have a Freeman tweaked Generation D, Dixon 005 * (favorite) and a Clarke Sweetone.
I love this song. Gonna get it added to my repertoire. Please don't let me win the giveaway. I do not need another High D but I just wanted to show off my collection. In the order I obtained them: - Burke High D - Clarke Original C - Clarke Sweetone High D (most hated, haha) - Tweaked Clarke Original High D - Alexander Karavaev High D (my go to whistle) - Alexander Karavaev Low D
I mostly play a Susato Kildare. I have a high D, Low D, Low F, Low G, and Low A. I also have a generation Eb, my first whistle that I bought on a whim as a teenager, and Feadog high D. Love your channel. This is a great tune I will add to my repertoire.
I have been playing for about 18 months or so, but still feel very much a novice. I can't practice at home, because the husband is VERY noise sensitive. So I carry a whistle or two in the car with me at all times. Reading through everyone's comments I have come to realize that I have a whistle addiction. I am embarrassed to admit to how many instruments I have collected since I started. So while I am VERY curious about the Wild Whistle, please don't enter me into the giveaway, as there are plenty of people here, who NEED your generosity more than me. My FAVORITES right now would be my Killarney high D, Killarney Bb, and my Chieftain low D. I also got into the Native American Style Flutes about a year ago, and there my favorite is a Butch Hall G and a High Spirits F#. Thank you for all the great tutorials!
I have a Feadog, and a Clarke Sweet tone* which is my favorite (thank you for the recommendation!). I am learning the basics in my down time and am enjoying it very much.
From all the whistles I own the favorite ones are Nightingale (Low D and Bb), two wooden Weston and two Killarney's. Thanks for sharing with us all your music knowledges.
I love the Wild Irish whistles and I own the Wild C* and Wild A. I also own a Kilarney D & Bb, Woodnote D & C and a Tony Dixon high D. I play them all, but especially like the feel of the heavier Wild whistles. Thanks for offering this contest.
I'm very new to the whistle but am loving the journey so far and really enjoy your videos. I currently have a Generation D & C and recently bought a clarks sweet tone D which I'm loving. Thanks for your videos and happy whistling :)
My whistle was just stolen when my car was broken into. It was just a Clarke d and this wild whistle was actually what I was thinking about replacing it with and then I saw this video!
I have two Dixon whistles: the TRAD was my first ever D whistle. Later I got the DX-004 that you reviewed. *Currently the one I play the most. Also a PVC whistle in C from Becker Whistles. Actually sounds pretty good!
Currently playing a Dixon Low D/flute and High D Clark sweetone. *My sweetone is what I play the most. Hoping to add a Low A to the mix soon once I can afford it!
I can only learn so many tunes… but I really like watching your channel. Your videos are great. I have only been playing for a short while, and so far have a Generation high d, Clarke classic high c, and two Killarneys, a b flat and a d. My go-to is definitely my Killarney d. It would be great to add a Wild one to my collection. I hear that they’re really nice too. Thanks.
Hey there, great job playing! I love the traditional tunes. I've only been playing for a little over a year. I have a feadog pro, a generation and a couple native american wood flutes. I've been searching around to figure out what higher quality tin whistle I would like to invest in next 😊
I started with Clarke Celtic in D and I still love it's soft sound. I have: -Susato kildare high D* (which I play the most, because irish music sessions and most festivale tunes in this key) -A. Karavaev's low D. I do not like this one. But at the time of purchase I had no alternatives. -Dante's low F. The nicest in my collection so far. -Not sure if it's worth adding here, but technically it's a chromatic whistle, so an Ivolga high C. Unfortunately, it's not the most successful musical instrument either. Now I've started to learn to play the Irish flute and I'm very happy about it. Wish me luck with that! ))
I started playing almost exactly 3 months ago with a Clarke Sweetone. Almost no previous musical experience, but I quickly fell in love with it, and ordered a Killarney brass. That's mostly what I play now. I still only have the two whistles, but really want to try more.
I have a Nickel Feadog Pro and have been enjoying it quite a bit. I haven't expanded to any others since I like the sound of it. I like the sound of the Wild whistles very much and will probably get it as my next whistle. Congrats to whomever gets this one!
I’ve several Generation whistles in various keys, 3 Roy McManus ones (African Blackwood and Mopane) in D, Bb and alto G, a Jonathan Swayne D in Boxwood and a brass Killarney. Oh, and a D Shaw, Dixon and Glenluce. They’re all SO different! I’ve realised that I have an obsession but I love them all and play them all depending upon my mood and the sound I want. The Glenluce and Shaw have a very soft and gentle sound, the Roy McManus ones are bright and loud (in a good way!) the Jon Swayne has a unique sound similar to pipes. Probably the Roy McManus Bb is my favourite as I love to take it into wild nature and play to the trees and land. Something special about that key and it looks so beautiful too. Deep gratitude for your channel ❤️🎶🎵🙏
I started playing the whistle about a year to two years ago. I guess it is one of those "old dogs, new tricks" scenarios. I had never seen one in person , nor seen anyone play one in person until I purchased a clark sweet tone (which is now broken in the mouthpiece area). I finally saw someone play one in person at a bluegrass festival I went to in Mt. Airey NC in August this year. I bought the clark on a suggestion from a bagpiper friend of mine from the Virginia State police, but have since fallen in love with the whistle. Not really what I would call a decent player yet, but a work in progress. I currently have, a Jerry Freeman tweaked, a woodie it think it i called, it is a plastic whistle, and I bit the bullet and bought a kilarney* which is nice. As I have been learning the whistle, I find it fascinating at the different tones and breath requirements for each one. I hope to be able to get to the point where I can play the songs I hear and see people like you play. Nice channel!
I am a Indian Classical Flutist and have been dying to try Irish whistle. Have sure tried to play it on the Indian bamboo Flute bansuri but I would love to try both Indian and Irish music on a proper Irish whistle. Being in India there is no proper Irish flute seller or a place I can buy it from. Will really appreciate getting this giveaway and will be sure to send you some Indian music played on the whistle. Cheers💙 Much love and to good music..
I don’t yet have a whistle but grew up trained in classical flute. I have been wanting to pick up the whistle for a while and have been specifically looking into buying a Wild Whistle to start my collection. Thank you for posting videos, I have learned so much and can’t wait to get my hands on one myself.
Great tutorial as always Sean. I really appreciate good folk like yourself who take the time to post online tutorials and breakdown tunes etc. Keep up the good work matey. P.S. My "go to" whistle is usually my polymer (untunable ) Dixon high D. I own a whole set of Dixon polymer whistles and am getting there with my collection of Dixon brass Trad whistles too. P.P.S. If I am selected for this whistle giveaway then please select someone else on my behalf as I already have enough whistle and am constantly fighting the urge to buy more :)
I brough one Waltons from a trip to Ireland in 05, a Feadóg from another trip in 07 but I only really started playing December last year with a Dixon low D I lent from a friend. Then the collection started XD I got a Thomann D and C, a Clarke Sweetone D and C, a Generation Bb and I started making my own whistles from PVC. So far I made a D, alto G, F and low D. Your channel is a great resource, thank you for all the effort you put in it!
Can lightning strike twice? My first whistle is a Milligan High D that I bought at flea market from among a number of whistles this person owned. I like the tone of it, but it takes alot of air to play. I got my ***Lir High D*** in your last giveaway and love it, thanks! It is much easier to play, very responsive, and just makes me happy to play! I keep it with me when I do errands and hope for red lights so I can play a bit! Cheers and best of luck to all who enter! Nothing like a new to you instrument to really kick it up a notch!
Started playing a few months ago. Collected a few whistles along the way. D whistles: 2 Clarke Celtic, 1 Clarke Sweetone, 2 OG Clarkes, 2 Feadog Brass, 1 Feadog Pro Nickle, 1 Waltons Mellow D, 1 GenerationsNickle, 1 Woodi, and 1 Tony Dixon Trad. C whistles: Feadog Nickle, Clarke Sweetone, Woodi. Really like the Feadog Nickle C whistle, and the clarity of the Dixon Trad. A few have bluetack tweaks. Both OG Clarkes have 'altered' windways, so much better! First whistle was a brass Feodog. Bought a Sweetone because of your recommending it. Another favorite! Would love to have a high end whistle in the family! Thanks for the hard work you put in on the channel and on R/tinwhistle! Cheers!
I picked up my first tin whistle from the local Goodwill, for around 5 dollars, just a few months ago. It's a Feadog in D and I was immediately hooked by the straightforward fingering system. I tried and failed at recorder repeatedly due to forked fingerings halfway up the scale, but the tin whistle was just so much more intuitive. I was in "musical" territory within minutes... I suppose that's subjective. I then purchased a second-hand low D pvc whistle from Takahe Flutes. I absolutely love the low tones. I was thrilled to discover, thanks to your channel and others, that the Irish flute and the renaissance flute also share the same 6 holed simple system as the tin whistle. For me there is no going back. Since there is a price barrier to overcome with obtaining a quality Irish flute or a reproduction of a renaissance flute I'm going to try making one from pvc. (Definitely understanding that there will be some trial and error getting the length and hole spacing right). Having said all that, those are all going to be huge in comparison and slow as I will be learning the embouchure as well as adjusting to the longer finger spread; there is something magical about a pocket sized instrument that retains such versatility. Someone will be very happy with that whistle, it sounds very clean. My Feadog is a bit airy, it might have a leak or the plastic mouthpiece is just shaped poorly, but I'm not about to try to "fix" it while it still plays. lol Thanks for all you do to help share this wonderful music.
My first whistle and favorite for a long time was a Clarke original with fipple plug...can't remember C or D, and Bill Ochs book and cassette tape to learn by. Clarke was breathy but good memories. I own a Walton's C and D tunable bore [brass?]--didn't play enough to rate fairly but they sound decent; and last year an ***Oz Whistle of African Blackwood (High D) made from Mitch's own walking stick which went on sale at a time which coincided with my birthday so lets call that my excuse/ justification for purchase. Sooo happy.
I already commented to have a chance to win one of Paraic's whistles.... I just wanted to add that seeing everyone's collections is pretty cool. I haven't heard of a number of the brands posted here and have been enjoying looking them up. Nice one Sean. =]
Great Work man! as Always your videos are freakin epic and inspirational! Since i have started watching your tutorials about a month or so ago i have learned two full songs. Working on one of your marches you posted awhile back. If we are all being honest here sometimes i just watch you tutorials to calm down after a long day lol. i have quite a collection of whistles lets see,. i have a lot of the basics generation, sweet tone, feadog, and waltons mellow d. I also have a lir and kilarney. my new go to now is my new *tweaked mellow dog by jerry freeman* absolutely amazing instrument. love it. should be getting a humphrey some time in november i honestly cant wait! thanks for all you do Sean. really appreciate it! Cheers!
I have no idea which McNeela Wild Irish Whistle I like the most. If I was able I’d get all of them. I listened to someone play several of the collection. I loved them all. I used yo play the Flute at High School. I can’t say I was any good, but it was healing. I feel the sound of the Wild Irish whistle is very healing to me. My son is musical, so are my grand children. All would have a great time playing it.
Have recently fallen back in love with tin whistle after a very long break, and your videos have been really helpful! Current whistles: Dixon Trad D, *Generation Nickel Eb, Clarke C, Jerry Freeman Generation A. Probably going to try and pick up a Killarney at some point!
New to your channel and really enjoy the production value and you're teaching style. Really makes me want to pick up practicing again. I currently have: Waltons D* Flageolet C
I currently do not own a whistle, I have been interested in learning for a few years. Im at university studying and I want to get a higher quality whistle because of your recomendation of knowing if it is the player or whistles issue, which is very logically sound advise. Thanks for doing these contests.
It's nice to see you get so many likes, they are always so well deserved. Your tutelage has brought me on leaps and bounds, I have always been OK with storing the melodies but the ornaments had been a mystery. I was using what I consider a made up one, the first three notes of the old t.v. series 'Rhubarb and Custard' as legitimate. I still do use it but now I have a gamet from which to choose. I have two 'd's', a Generation and a fèadog* and it is the latter that gets the most use as I practise in the car. I have a low 'd' Tony Dixon flute which I struggle with the spacing and I was bought a high 'd' metal bodied Tony Dixon flute which though easy to play it is so badly out of tune with itself that I don't. Keep the lessons coming as they are immensely helpful. 😎🎙🎶✅ Edit for the asterix which I forgot. 2nd edit:- I got intouch with Tony Dixon about the troublesome flute and after a cordial back and forth they repaired it for me free of charge. A very pleasant experience, one which I was dreading as I am loathe to criticise and nobody wants negative things said about their work.
Another good tune and lesson. More to work on. I've got a set of Beckers--D through low G--that I play regularly, especially the Bb. They have a nice round tone, are easy blowers, at a nice volume level. Plastic Dixon D and C whistles round out the collection. These are great for practice; but I feel there is something lacking. A little over two years into playing and I am feeling the itch to explore other options.
Great video, as always. I currently have three Tony Dixons: a brass trad D, a plastic high D, and a plastic low D. I recently got an MK Kelpie low D* and I can't put it down!
Another shiny whistle! But really your tutorials are great and you are partly the reason i now own Generation D *2 Generation f Genration B Clarke original Clarke sweetone Tony dixon d (tuneable)* and 1 vintage victorian whistle (brass) , bit of a story on this one we bought a house witha barn that had been in the same family back to at least the 19th centuary. Dad finaly clears out the barn and fines a bflat in the dirt. I carved a fipple out of kindleing and it still plays. Its dam touchy on the lower ocatave so i dont think i have the shape right. honourable mentions 1 piccolo and 1 flute both owned by my great greate grandfather so also Vicotrian. I play the tony dixon the most but the generation B is a close second only becuse its a bit easier on the ears when learning a new tune. When i get the fipple right on the barnfind it will likley take over the Gen b.
Only just started this summer with a generation, had a heck of a time getting it tuned right, I think it was a dud. Should have taken it back. But still working along, trying my best. Thank you for all the videos! You play wonderfully. I hope to be able to play an Irish tune for my grannie some day
My first whistle was a high D from Thomann. I own also a *Clarke Sweettone, a James Dominic Low G and a James Dominic Low D which I like very much, because it is my first Low D and I love the deep warm sound.
I have two Clarke whistles, both 200th anniversary editions. The high D*, and the C. My husband got them for me a few years ago for my birthday, and recently I've picked them up again.
I have a few whistles and my favorite is the killarney brass D whistle! Its tuneable and has a rich sound to it. I started about a year ago and its become one of my favorite pastimes to just play and have fun with it! Also i have a clark sweetone, a feadog and im not sure what the other one is, which was my first one, which my father gave me as a gift to start playing with. They are all in the key of D!
Thanks for this. Watched so many of your vids. I'm a beginner, just 4 whistles. My main is Dixon* Tunable D. Then have a Clarke C, Generation Bb and a Freeman Tweaked Generation A.
Liked and subscribed 😊 I like to go between my Feadóg and my Tony Tixon depending on the tune. I practice everyday without fail and would love to win this competition.
Feadog, Susato tunable oriole, generations b flat and a low g whistle I bought on eBay from New Zealand! I'm hoping to find a good whistle that doesn't require too much air but has a clean crisp sound to play on sessions and on the stage. Thanks for the video!
I'm a relative newbie, tho play other woodwinds. Have really been enjoying your video tutorials. So far just one lonely whistle in my jar: Clarke Sweetone
I got into playing the tin whistle, after my wife died recently I have purchased the Clarke sweetone "D" & the Feadog "D". Even though they are both in "D", they are miles apart in tuning. The Feadog is my favorite of the two whistles. Either way, I enjoy your vids which give me a whole new perspective in playing
I own a full set of faux Generations (Bb, F, C & D*). This ti whistle sounds a world lot better than anything got, so I will give it a shot. And hey, best of luck to you all!
I started a year and a half ago, my collection is a Clarke high D, Shaw high D, Susato Oriole Eb, D, C, Fb set, Tony Dixon low D, and my latest MK Pro low D* which is my favorite of the bunch.
Only been playing for about a year, I'm always eyeing new whistles ^^ Current collection: Generation Brass (D) Susato Oriole (Bb) *MKwhistles Kelpie (Low D)
I am so excited by the prospect of adding this to my collection! I currently have: Guinness Walton D, Fradig5D and C, Clarke Original D and C Clarke Sweetone, Kerry Busker B natural (that I one is a beast;) a lovely Shdush D in brass and my latest (which I am actually really enjoying and it was all of $14 from Lark in the Morning) a Bb in brass. I think that's all of them, lol. I've been wanting the Wild Irish so crossing my . 😊
Hi there! I have: 1. A Clarke standard D (wooden fipple) 2. One that came free with my Arie de Keyzer 3 key blackwood flute. It looks like a Killarney but has the McNeela logo on it.* 3. A Gene Milligan blackwood D whistle. 4. A Michael Burke Low D Aluminum whistle. 5. I've also have had several Walton's and some other ones brought back, from trips by family members. Aside from the Low D whistle (which I really love), I would say the one I have played the most is the one that came with my flute. But the Gene Milligan whistle has a REALLY good lower octave, it just requires more from about high G up. I actually like the size of it. The holes are sized differently, and that actually makes the rolls, cuts, and strikes/taps, more pronounced, in my opinion. I just received it about 2 weeks ago, so I'm actually playing it more now, and woo, talk about a loud upper octave. I do find myself taking more breaths with it though (I can apply that to my flute practice though). I equally like the "semi-smooth/woody" AND the "tinny" sound from the different ones though. It was REALLY hard to figure which one to put an asterisk next to. I actually changed my pick from the Milligan to the other just because of the fluidity and less breath. I still like the Milligan right up there closely with the other one though. I enjoy your good quality videos and lessons. And good luck everyone!
I'm not familiar with Gene Milligan's instruments but I'd love to hear a blackwood whistle again, it's been years since I've played anything of the sort.
@@whistletutor He's out of Denver I believe. He put an engraving on the headjoint that says, "Gene Milligan Denver 1969." I ordered it from the Irish Flute Store, out of Greeley Colorado. The more I play it, the more I notice how distinct it sounds. They go good playing with low whistles in my opinion. It takes a completely different kind of "back pressure" to get the higher A and B out for me though. The low notes sound good and strong though. I know you probably have the answer to this in one of your videos, but, which whistle do you always go back to?
My first whistle was a Clarke Meg in C, but I've since gotten a Clarke original D* and C, and a Tony Dixon low D whistle (the one with an optional flute head), and I have a Doone high G whistle on order (the music store contacted me and let me know why it hasn't shipped, but the reason is kind of weird). I like all of them but I also wish I was somewhere where it was easier to get more variety. I got my first whistle largely because of Flogging Molly's Devil's Dance Floor and, on a middle or high school band trip, saw a Clarke Meg whistle at the music store. I didn't know anything about playing so I grabbed a C (misunderstood thinking that it was a C instrument like my flute, rather than that it played a C scale). Then I found out how that actually worked, and that most music was in D, and kind of gave up on playing it and focused on flute and piccolo since I actually needed them for school. I picked it back up during the pandemic and realized I shouldn't have given up as it's not actually that hard to pick up, especially with a wind instrument background.
I've yet to get a good proper whistle. I only have a weird no-brand one that is the WORST to play. Found this channel and am hoping to save up to buy a good one so I can stay playing better.
Loved the video and I'm trying to decide my next C whistle, was considering both the wild or the lír. *Killarney D* An in Eb and C Fly in Bb and A Féadog D and C
I only have my dear clarke sweetone by now. I'm willing to try tony dixon's whistles and the clarke original tin whistle. So these are surely my next ones!!🤟
Early stage WHOAS - I've just hit 48 so it'll be interesting to see how many I hit by 50 years old! * Clarke Original in D * - still my favourite for the sound although perhaps not the easiest of my collection to play Soodlums (pre-Walton) in D with blu-tack improvements Feadog in D (technically belonging to my daughter) Generation in Bb Low D from James Dominic - new acquisition and still working on my pipers grip Thanks for doing the giveaway!
Clarke Sweetone High D and Tony Dixon Low D (polymer, non-tunable). I love both since they are my first and only whistles so far. Looking to get a Generation Bb brass just for the heck of it (but also because Julia Delaney and Glasgow Reel/Tam Lin sound better in Bb).
A free whistle, Hmm! My dear old Granny from the Isle of Innisfree was visiting me last weekend, it was my 95th birthday and she wanted to give me a birthday cake, to celebrate. "Thank you Grandma " says I, "play me that old Irish love song on your whistle, son, it will gladden my soul before I leave this mortal toil" "Ha says I, if only I had one! sure I would play you such merry tunes as you ever did hear"
Ps. I play a Killarney D, 100% happy with it. also an A from tony Dixon,, 50% happy, I have a Chieftain low g, a lovely sound, mellow, but at my age 74 (ha not 95 at all!) I struggle with enough air, I keep a whistle in my car and van (I still work) they are a feadog 40% and a generation 40% and in the van as well a black Guinness whistle,50% which is ok. After playing the Killarney I find that the basic whistles become "messy" to play because the amount of air required and the pressure is different. Frankly I wish I had a Killarney in the van and car and I would dump the basic whistles in the bin! I have several other generation whistles lying around some, going rusty, the tuning on some is simply way out.
Hey there! I have 1 Susato, brown, plastic, whistle. I prefer the sound and feel of flutes myself but I do find whistles fun to pick up and play every once in a while. Having professional one would be really nice considering that it would be my go to when I decide to play. I have always wanted to make a wooden whistle as well and receiving this one would be very helpful as a reference. Hope all is well with you and keep up with the amazing videos! :D
Great video as always! I only have two whistles so far. An old Walton's Mellow D and Susato. I play the Susato* more as I have started using the whistle busking a bit and it plays well in the wind. It is, however, a bit shrieking to me up at the high B and I am wary to play it in indoor sessions so I would love to have the Wild whistle to keep progressing on and play in sessions. Walton's Mellow D Susato*
Clarke Sweetone, Walton Mellow D, *Dixon Trad Nickel, Killarney Nickel, all your basic high Ds. The Dixon I play most because it is least likely to wake the house when I have time to play at night! I like the Mellow D tone more (most?) but it's harder for me as a beginner to play in tune.
Just started on a Clarke original D today. I accidently came up with the first notes of concerning hobbits on my guitar and I was tempted down the rabbit hole.
Always great tutorials! I've tried a lot of the entry-level whistles, and one or two slightly nicer ones, but the current collection (proudly displayed on my dresser in a mason jar) is *Parks Walkabout, D Parks Ghost D Clarke Sweetone D Clarke Sweetone C Generation Bb
Been watching your videos for awhile now. And finally decided to try give the Tin whistle a try. I only have one cheap tin whistle and it's a Clarke original from Amazon. Hopefully I win and can start growing a collection.
Clarke orgininal D, sweetone D, pearwood D and Shearwater low D. I have also applewood flute. Last year I play only the flute but favorite whistle is the wooden one cause of volume. Shearwater is also top but requires lot of air.
I'm a flute player, but I'm starting to pick up playing the whistle too! I do have a D brass whistle (not sure the brand since I got it a long time ago) and a Bflat bamboo whistle. Would be awesome to have a new whistle for my collection!
*Chieftain V5 Low D - I just love the sound of this one! Thunderbird Low F Tony Dixon Low G Susato Oriole Bb Clark Original C&D Clark Sweetone D Generation F&G
Two high D Dixons, brass and polymer, and few other brands not worth mentioning because they don't sound as good as the Dixon. Maybe it's me?, I don't know....Great tunes. Much appreciated!
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Been trying to teach myself for about a month now how to play the whistle. I’ve been playing the highland pipes since I was 10 so it’s been interesting trying to retrain myself to play a bit differently. I only have one whistle and it’s one of those Walton whistles that comes with the learning book and cd which belonged to my grandmother. She had apparently been trying to teach herself how to play because she was inspired by my piping. So when she passed away my mother came across a the whistle with a little journal of my grandmothers progress and so my mom saw it fit to give it to me since I was the reason she was learning to play to begin with. So I’ve now taken it on my self to try and learn and experience the joy she had felt in the time had invested into it as well. Also a much more suitable indoor instrument vs my pipes 😂
Congrats, your comment was selected to win the whistle! Please send me a DM on Instagram (@whistletutor) or an email (sean @ whistletutor.com) and we'll trade info and I'll get it shipped out. Cheers!
@@whistletutor thank you so much!!! I’m so excited! I’ll reach out to you in a moment
@@whistletutor it was good to meet you; thank you!!
As a kid I found an old whistle that belonged to my mother, I asked her about it and so began my journey into music for the next 25+ years. I play a number of instruments but the whistle always has a fond place in my heart
My first and only whistle is the clarke sweetone in D. My whole childhood i listened to irish music and fell in love with the sound of it and playing the whistle is my way of connecting. I‘m still learning and your videos have helped me quite a bit, thanks for that! If i win, it will surely get played.
Great ! Thanks for doing this contests ! I have a Clarke Celtic High D, a Susato High D tuneable and a **Tony Dixon Low D**. I’ve been learning from you for a while now and I’m getting ready to join some sessions soon !
I've got a Susato oriole* in high D and a $5 amazon whistle in C
I learned to play to pass the time when I worked at a summer camp teaching archery, who knew I'd stick with it for so long!
I enjoy your videos. That's what I love about music, always more to learn! I have way too many flutes to list, my favorite is an 8 keyed wooden flute made by Seth Gallagher in Cold Spring, NY. I love that flute, I remember the trips up to his shop to pick out a head joint, body, then back to add keys. I was directed to Seth by my teacher, Bill Ochs, RIP, about whom I will tell a couple of stories. I'm an IT consultant who between appts, would sit in parks near my next appt playing my Tin Whistle. My 1st lesson with Bill, he asked me to play something for him (so he could see what I had taught myself in 10 years prior). A few measures into the tune, he interrupts me. "Skibbereen!, You play on the streets don't you! I've heard you!" While I took that as a big compliment, I soon found out all the bad habits you pick up self taught! The other story was from the 2nd lesson. At the end of the 1st he handed me sheet music - I neglected to mention I didn't read music. The second lesson started as a big fail with me trying to read my way through. I played it much better by ear. He immediately solved the problem. "David, give me that music I gave you." He crumpled it up and told be to bring a tape recorder to our lessons, that solved that!. Thanks for the great videos!
I have a Generation in D* and a low d I made myself.
Thanks for all the lessons, just discovered your channel and the beginners series is the best I've watched yet. Just ordered a Clarke Sweetone on your recomendation when my Generation fipple cracked.
I recently picked my whistles up from my mother's store room in the basement. I sort of played them some 30 years ago (not very skillfully I may add) and wanted to give them a try again. This is what I have:
- Generation Bb, C, D, Eb, F & G (my first ones, some of them not sounding good today)
- Feadog D (most played, my favourite) *
- Shaw D (conical bore, no plastic mouth, but with a piece of wood inside the metal, also a favourite) *
- Clarke Celtic D
- Oak Classic D
Some of the Generation sounded good when I bought them, but they must be dirty now.
The Oak never sounded correctly.
The Feadog was my battle horse, being quite balanced when compared to the others
I seldom used the Clarke, being the newest of the set, when I stoped playing.
Your channel made me long for re-learning and give them a try again, but I feel I must learn again (and quit smoking, too).
Thanks for the giveaway opportunity. I just started playing about a month ago. I just have a Walton High D whistle that I'm trying to learn on. I really appreciate the content that you and others have on RUclips for learning.
I'm very new to the world of whistles but fell in love when I heard it played at the Irish festival in my city! I only know a few songs and jigs and I don't have a collection to brag about. I only have a Clarke Sweet tone in D. Definitely not seasoned but would love to have an instrument to grow into! Love the videos!!!
Hello! I've been playing the tin whistle for about 2 years, and I don't plan on quitting it until I hit the deathbed, lol. I have an Oak (high D), Tony Dixon Dx005 (high D)***, and a Parks Every (high D) whistle.
Thank you for all of the instructional content you make - the outstanding video quality amazes me every time.
I love that you give the notes instead of just tabs! I have only been playing about 6 months. I have a Freeman tweaked Generation
D, Dixon 005 * (favorite) and a Clarke Sweetone.
Started on a clark og and bought a syn set. Love the syn, but loud for practicing in the house with my wife and kids around!
I love this song. Gonna get it added to my repertoire.
Please don't let me win the giveaway. I do not need another High D but I just wanted to show off my collection.
In the order I obtained them:
- Burke High D
- Clarke Original C
- Clarke Sweetone High D (most hated, haha)
- Tweaked Clarke Original High D
- Alexander Karavaev High D (my go to whistle)
- Alexander Karavaev Low D
I mostly play a Susato Kildare. I have a high D, Low D, Low F, Low G, and Low A. I also have a generation Eb, my first whistle that I bought on a whim as a teenager, and Feadog high D. Love your channel. This is a great tune I will add to my repertoire.
I have been playing for about 18 months or so, but still feel very much a novice. I can't practice at home, because the husband is VERY noise sensitive. So I carry a whistle or two in the car with me at all times.
Reading through everyone's comments I have come to realize that I have a whistle addiction. I am embarrassed to admit to how many instruments I have collected since I started. So while I am VERY curious about the Wild Whistle, please don't enter me into the giveaway, as there are plenty of people here, who NEED your generosity more than me.
My FAVORITES right now would be my Killarney high D, Killarney Bb, and my Chieftain low D. I also got into the Native American Style Flutes about a year ago, and there my favorite is a Butch Hall G and a High Spirits F#.
Thank you for all the great tutorials!
I have a Feadog, and a Clarke Sweet tone* which is my favorite (thank you for the recommendation!). I am learning the basics in my down time and am enjoying it very much.
From all the whistles I own the favorite ones are Nightingale (Low D and Bb), two wooden Weston and two Killarney's. Thanks for sharing with us all your music knowledges.
I love the Wild Irish whistles and I own the Wild C* and Wild A. I also own a Kilarney D & Bb, Woodnote D & C and a Tony Dixon high D. I play them all, but especially like the feel of the heavier Wild whistles. Thanks for offering this contest.
I'm very new to the whistle but am loving the journey so far and really enjoy your videos. I currently have a Generation D & C and recently bought a clarks sweet tone D which I'm loving. Thanks for your videos and happy whistling :)
My whistle was just stolen when my car was broken into. It was just a Clarke d and this wild whistle was actually what I was thinking about replacing it with and then I saw this video!
I have two Dixon whistles: the TRAD was my first ever D whistle. Later I got the DX-004 that you reviewed. *Currently the one I play the most.
Also a PVC whistle in C from Becker Whistles. Actually sounds pretty good!
Currently playing a Dixon Low D/flute and High D Clark sweetone.
*My sweetone is what I play the most. Hoping to add a Low A to the mix soon once I can afford it!
I can only learn so many tunes… but I really like watching your channel. Your videos are great. I have only been playing for a short while, and so far have a Generation high d, Clarke classic high c, and two Killarneys, a b flat and a d. My go-to is definitely my Killarney d. It would be great to add a Wild one to my collection. I hear that they’re really nice too. Thanks.
Hey there, great job playing! I love the traditional tunes. I've only been playing for a little over a year. I have a feadog pro, a generation and a couple native american wood flutes. I've been searching around to figure out what higher quality tin whistle I would like to invest in next 😊
I started with Clarke Celtic in D and I still love it's soft sound. I have:
-Susato kildare high D* (which I play the most, because irish music sessions and most festivale tunes in this key)
-A. Karavaev's low D. I do not like this one. But at the time of purchase I had no alternatives.
-Dante's low F. The nicest in my collection so far.
-Not sure if it's worth adding here, but technically it's a chromatic whistle, so an Ivolga high C. Unfortunately, it's not the most successful musical instrument either.
Now I've started to learn to play the Irish flute and I'm very happy about it. Wish me luck with that! ))
I started playing almost exactly 3 months ago with a Clarke Sweetone. Almost no previous musical experience, but I quickly fell in love with it, and ordered a Killarney brass. That's mostly what I play now. I still only have the two whistles, but really want to try more.
I have a Nickel Feadog Pro and have been enjoying it quite a bit. I haven't expanded to any others since I like the sound of it. I like the sound of the Wild whistles very much and will probably get it as my next whistle. Congrats to whomever gets this one!
I’ve several Generation whistles in various keys, 3 Roy McManus ones (African Blackwood and Mopane) in D, Bb and alto G, a Jonathan Swayne D in Boxwood and a brass Killarney. Oh, and a D Shaw, Dixon and Glenluce. They’re all SO different! I’ve realised that I have an obsession but I love them all and play them all depending upon my mood and the sound I want. The Glenluce and Shaw have a very soft and gentle sound, the Roy McManus ones are bright and loud (in a good way!) the Jon Swayne has a unique sound similar to pipes. Probably the Roy McManus Bb is my favourite as I love to take it into wild nature and play to the trees and land. Something special about that key and it looks so beautiful too. Deep gratitude for your channel ❤️🎶🎵🙏
That Swayne boxwood one sounds fascinating!
I started playing the whistle about a year to two years ago. I guess it is one of those "old dogs, new tricks" scenarios. I had never seen one in person , nor seen anyone play one in person until I purchased a clark sweet tone (which is now broken in the mouthpiece area). I finally saw someone play one in person at a bluegrass festival I went to in Mt. Airey NC in August this year. I bought the clark on a suggestion from a bagpiper friend of mine from the Virginia State police, but have since fallen in love with the whistle. Not really what I would call a decent player yet, but a work in progress. I currently have, a Jerry Freeman tweaked, a woodie it think it i called, it is a plastic whistle, and I bit the bullet and bought a kilarney* which is nice. As I have been learning the whistle, I find it fascinating at the different tones and breath requirements for each one. I hope to be able to get to the point where I can play the songs I hear and see people like you play. Nice channel!
I am a Indian Classical Flutist and have been dying to try Irish whistle. Have sure tried to play it on the Indian bamboo Flute bansuri but I would love to try both Indian and Irish music on a proper Irish whistle. Being in India there is no proper Irish flute seller or a place I can buy it from. Will really appreciate getting this giveaway and will be sure to send you some Indian music played on the whistle.
Cheers💙
Much love and to good music..
I don’t yet have a whistle but grew up trained in classical flute. I have been wanting to pick up the whistle for a while and have been specifically looking into buying a Wild Whistle to start my collection. Thank you for posting videos, I have learned so much and can’t wait to get my hands on one myself.
Great tutorial as always Sean. I really appreciate good folk like yourself who take the time to post online tutorials and breakdown tunes etc. Keep up the good work matey.
P.S. My "go to" whistle is usually my polymer (untunable ) Dixon high D. I own a whole set of Dixon polymer whistles and am getting there with my collection of Dixon brass Trad whistles too.
P.P.S. If I am selected for this whistle giveaway then please select someone else on my behalf as I already have enough whistle and am constantly fighting the urge to buy more :)
*Clarke d original
Killarney D Brass
Nightingale C
Susato Low D
Thank you for your channel 💚
Great song. I've just started last week so my "collection" has a single Waltons D whistle ;)
I brough one Waltons from a trip to Ireland in 05, a Feadóg from another trip in 07 but I only really started playing December last year with a Dixon low D I lent from a friend. Then the collection started XD I got a Thomann D and C, a Clarke Sweetone D and C, a Generation Bb and I started making my own whistles from PVC. So far I made a D, alto G, F and low D. Your channel is a great resource, thank you for all the effort you put in it!
Can lightning strike twice? My first whistle is a Milligan High D that I bought at flea market from among a number of whistles this person owned. I like the tone of it, but it takes alot of air to play. I got my ***Lir High D*** in your last giveaway and love it, thanks! It is much easier to play, very responsive, and just makes me happy to play! I keep it with me when I do errands and hope for red lights so I can play a bit! Cheers and best of luck to all who enter! Nothing like a new to you instrument to really kick it up a notch!
So YOU'RE the (..erm..) lucky one! :D
You didn't win two in a row I'm afraid :) but I'm glad you're enjoying the Lir!
@@whistletutor Ha! Just rolled back to this, as I am looking at a Wild A nearby, and wanted to get your thoughts. Hope all is well with you!
Woo hoo! I've just got a Clarke Sweetone in D but would love an upgrade! Thanks for all you do!
Fun little tine and great tutorial. I have 2 Killarney whistles one in D and one in C. Been eyeing the wild whistle. 😁
I am just now looking to start. I don’t have a single whistle. Your videos are great, by the way!
Started playing a few months ago. Collected a few whistles along the way. D whistles: 2 Clarke Celtic, 1 Clarke Sweetone, 2 OG Clarkes, 2 Feadog Brass, 1 Feadog Pro Nickle, 1 Waltons Mellow D, 1 GenerationsNickle, 1 Woodi, and 1 Tony Dixon Trad. C whistles: Feadog Nickle, Clarke Sweetone, Woodi. Really like the Feadog Nickle C whistle, and the clarity of the Dixon Trad. A few have bluetack tweaks. Both OG Clarkes have 'altered' windways, so much better! First whistle was a brass Feodog. Bought a Sweetone because of your recommending it. Another favorite! Would love to have a high end whistle in the family! Thanks for the hard work you put in on the channel and on R/tinwhistle! Cheers!
I picked up my first tin whistle from the local Goodwill, for around 5 dollars, just a few months ago. It's a Feadog in D and I was immediately hooked by the straightforward fingering system. I tried and failed at recorder repeatedly due to forked fingerings halfway up the scale, but the tin whistle was just so much more intuitive. I was in "musical" territory within minutes... I suppose that's subjective. I then purchased a second-hand low D pvc whistle from Takahe Flutes. I absolutely love the low tones.
I was thrilled to discover, thanks to your channel and others, that the Irish flute and the renaissance flute also share the same 6 holed simple system as the tin whistle. For me there is no going back. Since there is a price barrier to overcome with obtaining a quality Irish flute or a reproduction of a renaissance flute I'm going to try making one from pvc. (Definitely understanding that there will be some trial and error getting the length and hole spacing right). Having said all that, those are all going to be huge in comparison and slow as I will be learning the embouchure as well as adjusting to the longer finger spread; there is something magical about a pocket sized instrument that retains such versatility. Someone will be very happy with that whistle, it sounds very clean. My Feadog is a bit airy, it might have a leak or the plastic mouthpiece is just shaped poorly, but I'm not about to try to "fix" it while it still plays. lol
Thanks for all you do to help share this wonderful music.
My first whistle and favorite for a long time was a Clarke original with fipple plug...can't remember C or D, and Bill Ochs book and cassette tape to learn by. Clarke was breathy but good memories. I own a Walton's C and D tunable bore [brass?]--didn't play enough to rate fairly but they sound decent; and last year an ***Oz Whistle of African Blackwood (High D) made from Mitch's own walking stick which went on sale at a time which coincided with my birthday so lets call that my excuse/ justification for purchase. Sooo happy.
I already commented to have a chance to win one of Paraic's whistles.... I just wanted to add that seeing everyone's collections is pretty cool. I haven't heard of a number of the brands posted here and have been enjoying looking them up.
Nice one Sean. =]
Thanks! And same with me, there's a bunch here that I'm unfamiliar with...more fodder for future videos I think :)
Great Work man! as Always your videos are freakin epic and inspirational! Since i have started watching your tutorials about a month or so ago i have learned two full songs. Working on one of your marches you posted awhile back. If we are all being honest here sometimes i just watch you tutorials to calm down after a long day lol. i have quite a collection of whistles lets see,. i have a lot of the basics generation, sweet tone, feadog, and waltons mellow d. I also have a lir and kilarney. my new go to now is my new *tweaked mellow dog by jerry freeman* absolutely amazing instrument. love it. should be getting a humphrey some time in november i honestly cant wait! thanks for all you do Sean. really appreciate it! Cheers!
I have no whistles but have always been interested in learning
Go Preds!
I have no idea which McNeela Wild Irish Whistle I like the most. If I was able I’d get all of them. I listened to someone play several of the collection. I loved them all. I used yo play the Flute at High School. I can’t say I was any good, but it was healing. I feel the sound of the Wild Irish whistle is very healing to me. My son is musical, so are my grand children. All would have a great time playing it.
Have recently fallen back in love with tin whistle after a very long break, and your videos have been really helpful! Current whistles: Dixon Trad D, *Generation Nickel Eb, Clarke C, Jerry Freeman Generation A. Probably going to try and pick up a Killarney at some point!
New to your channel and really enjoy the production value and you're teaching style. Really makes me want to pick up practicing again. I currently have:
Waltons D*
Flageolet C
I currently do not own a whistle, I have been interested in learning for a few years. Im at university studying and I want to get a higher quality whistle because of your recomendation of knowing if it is the player or whistles issue, which is very logically sound advise. Thanks for doing these contests.
It's nice to see you get so many likes, they are always so well deserved.
Your tutelage has brought me on leaps and bounds, I have always been OK with storing the melodies but the ornaments had been a mystery. I was using what I consider a made up one, the first three notes of the old t.v. series 'Rhubarb and Custard' as legitimate. I still do use it but now I have a gamet from which to choose.
I have two 'd's', a Generation and a fèadog* and it is the latter that gets the most use as I practise in the car.
I have a low 'd' Tony Dixon flute which I struggle with the spacing and I was bought a high 'd' metal bodied Tony Dixon flute which though easy to play it is so badly out of tune with itself that I don't.
Keep the lessons coming as they are immensely helpful. 😎🎙🎶✅
Edit for the asterix which I forgot.
2nd edit:- I got intouch with Tony Dixon about the troublesome flute and after a cordial back and forth they repaired it for me free of charge. A very pleasant experience, one which I was dreading as I am loathe to criticise and nobody wants negative things said about their work.
Another good tune and lesson. More to work on. I've got a set of Beckers--D through low G--that I play regularly, especially the Bb. They have a nice round tone, are easy blowers, at a nice volume level. Plastic Dixon D and C whistles round out the collection. These are great for practice; but I feel there is something lacking. A little over two years into playing and I am feeling the itch to explore other options.
Great video, as always. I currently have three Tony Dixons: a brass trad D, a plastic high D, and a plastic low D. I recently got an MK Kelpie low D* and I can't put it down!
Another shiny whistle!
But really your tutorials are great
and you are partly the reason i now own
Generation D *2
Generation f
Genration B
Clarke original
Clarke sweetone
Tony dixon d (tuneable)*
and
1 vintage victorian whistle (brass) , bit of a story on this one
we bought a house witha barn that had been in the same family
back to at least the 19th centuary. Dad finaly clears out the barn
and fines a bflat in the dirt. I carved a fipple out of kindleing and it still
plays. Its dam touchy on the lower ocatave so i dont think i have the shape right.
honourable mentions 1 piccolo and 1 flute both owned by my great greate grandfather
so also Vicotrian.
I play the tony dixon the most but the generation B is a close second only becuse its a bit easier on the ears
when learning a new tune. When i get the fipple right on the barnfind it will likley take over the Gen b.
Only just started this summer with a generation, had a heck of a time getting it tuned right, I think it was a dud. Should have taken it back. But still working along, trying my best. Thank you for all the videos! You play wonderfully. I hope to be able to play an Irish tune for my grannie some day
Only had a Clarke Sweetone in D at the moment. Good luck everyone. And is the giveaway international?
My first whistle was a high D from Thomann. I own also a *Clarke Sweettone, a James Dominic Low G and a James Dominic Low D which I like very much, because it is my first Low D and I love the deep warm sound.
Quite a humble collection tbh! A Clarke original in D*, another one in C, and a Generation in F.
I have two Clarke whistles, both 200th anniversary editions. The high D*, and the C. My husband got them for me a few years ago for my birthday, and recently I've picked them up again.
I have a few whistles and my favorite is the killarney brass D whistle! Its tuneable and has a rich sound to it. I started about a year ago and its become one of my favorite pastimes to just play and have fun with it! Also i have a clark sweetone, a feadog and im not sure what the other one is, which was my first one, which my father gave me as a gift to start playing with. They are all in the key of D!
Thanks for this. Watched so many of your vids. I'm a beginner, just 4 whistles. My main is Dixon* Tunable D. Then have a Clarke C, Generation Bb and a Freeman Tweaked Generation A.
1. Lofgren alto G
2. Goldie mezzo A
3. MK low F
4. Burke brass high D
5. Burke brass high C
Liked and subscribed 😊
I like to go between my Feadóg and my Tony Tixon depending on the tune. I practice everyday without fail and would love to win this competition.
I have a *Clarke Celtic D and a Feadog D. I started playing during quarantine and have really come to enjoy it.
Feadog, Susato tunable oriole, generations b flat and a low g whistle I bought on eBay from New Zealand! I'm hoping to find a good whistle that doesn't require too much air but has a clean crisp sound to play on sessions and on the stage. Thanks for the video!
I'm a relative newbie, tho play other woodwinds. Have really been enjoying your video tutorials. So far just one lonely whistle in my jar:
Clarke Sweetone
John Sindt has been my go to for over 10 years.
I got into playing the tin whistle, after my wife died recently I have purchased the Clarke sweetone "D" & the Feadog "D". Even though they are both in "D", they are miles apart in tuning. The Feadog is my favorite of the two whistles. Either way, I enjoy your vids which give me a whole new perspective in playing
I own a full set of faux Generations (Bb, F, C & D*). This ti whistle sounds a world lot better than anything got, so I will give it a shot. And hey, best of luck to you all!
Sick video.
I got a Tony Dixon DX005D* and an Oak whistle.
I started a year and a half ago, my collection is a Clarke high D, Shaw high D, Susato Oriole Eb, D, C, Fb set, Tony Dixon low D, and my latest MK Pro low D* which is my favorite of the bunch.
Only been playing for about a year, I'm always eyeing new whistles ^^
Current collection:
Generation Brass (D)
Susato Oriole (Bb)
*MKwhistles Kelpie (Low D)
I am so excited by the prospect of adding this to my collection! I currently have: Guinness Walton D, Fradig5D and C, Clarke Original D and C Clarke Sweetone, Kerry Busker B natural (that I one is a beast;) a lovely Shdush D in brass and my latest (which I am actually really enjoying and it was all of $14 from Lark in the Morning) a Bb in brass. I think that's all of them, lol. I've been wanting the Wild Irish so crossing my . 😊
Hi there! I have:
1. A Clarke standard D (wooden fipple)
2. One that came free with my Arie de Keyzer 3 key blackwood flute. It looks like a Killarney but has the McNeela logo on it.*
3. A Gene Milligan blackwood D whistle.
4. A Michael Burke Low D Aluminum whistle.
5. I've also have had several Walton's and some other ones brought back, from trips by family members.
Aside from the Low D whistle (which I really love), I would say the one I have played the most is the one that came with my flute. But the Gene Milligan whistle has a REALLY good lower octave, it just requires more from about high G up. I actually like the size of it. The holes are sized differently, and that actually makes the rolls, cuts, and strikes/taps, more pronounced, in my opinion. I just received it about 2 weeks ago, so I'm actually playing it more now, and woo, talk about a loud upper octave. I do find myself taking more breaths with it though (I can apply that to my flute practice though). I equally like the "semi-smooth/woody" AND the "tinny" sound from the different ones though. It was REALLY hard to figure which one to put an asterisk next to. I actually changed my pick from the Milligan to the other just because of the fluidity and less breath. I still like the Milligan right up there closely with the other one though.
I enjoy your good quality videos and lessons. And good luck everyone!
I'm not familiar with Gene Milligan's instruments but I'd love to hear a blackwood whistle again, it's been years since I've played anything of the sort.
@@whistletutor He's out of Denver I believe. He put an engraving on the headjoint that says, "Gene Milligan Denver 1969." I ordered it from the Irish Flute Store, out of Greeley Colorado. The more I play it, the more I notice how distinct it sounds. They go good playing with low whistles in my opinion. It takes a completely different kind of "back pressure" to get the higher A and B out for me though. The low notes sound good and strong though.
I know you probably have the answer to this in one of your videos, but, which whistle do you always go back to?
@@justinfowler6394 Wow, that sounds cool! My go-to is always my Gary Humphrey which I've now had for close to 20 years I think.
Thanks! I think I'm going to check in to one of those!
My first whistle was a Clarke Meg in C, but I've since gotten a Clarke original D* and C, and a Tony Dixon low D whistle (the one with an optional flute head), and I have a Doone high G whistle on order (the music store contacted me and let me know why it hasn't shipped, but the reason is kind of weird). I like all of them but I also wish I was somewhere where it was easier to get more variety.
I got my first whistle largely because of Flogging Molly's Devil's Dance Floor and, on a middle or high school band trip, saw a Clarke Meg whistle at the music store. I didn't know anything about playing so I grabbed a C (misunderstood thinking that it was a C instrument like my flute, rather than that it played a C scale). Then I found out how that actually worked, and that most music was in D, and kind of gave up on playing it and focused on flute and piccolo since I actually needed them for school. I picked it back up during the pandemic and realized I shouldn't have given up as it's not actually that hard to pick up, especially with a wind instrument background.
I've yet to get a good proper whistle. I only have a weird no-brand one that is the WORST to play. Found this channel and am hoping to save up to buy a good one so I can stay playing better.
Clarke, Feadog, and Generation !!!
I’m fairly new to the instrument. I have simple entry level one in D made by Clarke. So i guess that means
1. Clarke *
2. TBD
Loved the video and I'm trying to decide my next C whistle, was considering both the wild or the lír.
*Killarney D*
An in Eb and C
Fly in Bb and A
Féadog D and C
I only have my dear clarke sweetone by now. I'm willing to try tony dixon's whistles and the clarke original tin whistle. So these are surely my next ones!!🤟
I just have a sweetone D, learning everything I can.
Feadog, bunch of generation whistles and a tiny Dixon. The generation brass b flat is my fave though, such a nice sound
Early stage WHOAS - I've just hit 48 so it'll be interesting to see how many I hit by 50 years old!
* Clarke Original in D * - still my favourite for the sound although perhaps not the easiest of my collection to play
Soodlums (pre-Walton) in D with blu-tack improvements
Feadog in D (technically belonging to my daughter)
Generation in Bb
Low D from James Dominic - new acquisition and still working on my pipers grip
Thanks for doing the giveaway!
Clarke Sweetone High D and Tony Dixon Low D (polymer, non-tunable). I love both since they are my first and only whistles so far. Looking to get a Generation Bb brass just for the heck of it (but also because Julia Delaney and Glasgow Reel/Tam Lin sound better in Bb).
A free whistle, Hmm! My dear old Granny from the Isle of Innisfree was visiting me last weekend, it was my 95th birthday and she wanted to give me a birthday cake, to celebrate.
"Thank you Grandma " says I, "play me that old Irish love song on your whistle, son, it will gladden my soul before I leave this mortal toil" "Ha says I, if only I had one! sure I would play you such merry tunes as you ever did hear"
Ps. I play a Killarney D, 100% happy with it. also an A from tony Dixon,, 50% happy, I have a Chieftain low g, a lovely sound, mellow, but at my age 74 (ha not 95 at all!) I struggle with enough air, I keep a whistle in my car and van (I still work) they are a feadog 40% and a generation 40% and in the van as well a black Guinness whistle,50% which is ok. After playing the Killarney I find that the basic whistles become "messy" to play because the amount of air required and the pressure is different. Frankly I wish I had a Killarney in the van and car and I would dump the basic whistles in the bin! I have several other generation whistles lying around some, going rusty, the tuning on some is simply way out.
Hey there! I have 1 Susato, brown, plastic, whistle. I prefer the sound and feel of flutes myself but I do find whistles fun to pick up and play every once in a while. Having professional one would be really nice considering that it would be my go to when I decide to play. I have always wanted to make a wooden whistle as well and receiving this one would be very helpful as a reference. Hope all is well with you and keep up with the amazing videos! :D
Only have a Clarke in D major*, just started learning. Would love to expand the collection!
I have the Clarke Sweetone D Whistle, I just began so nothing else. I like playing it though, really nice sound to it.
Great video as always!
I only have two whistles so far. An old Walton's Mellow D and Susato. I play the Susato* more as I have started using the whistle busking a bit and it plays well in the wind. It is, however, a bit shrieking to me up at the high B and I am wary to play it in indoor sessions so I would love to have the Wild whistle to keep progressing on and play in sessions.
Walton's Mellow D
Susato*
Clarke Sweetone, Walton Mellow D, *Dixon Trad Nickel, Killarney Nickel, all your basic high Ds. The Dixon I play most because it is least likely to wake the house when I have time to play at night! I like the Mellow D tone more (most?) but it's harder for me as a beginner to play in tune.
Just started on a Clarke original D today. I accidently came up with the first notes of concerning hobbits on my guitar and I was tempted down the rabbit hole.
Always great tutorials!
I've tried a lot of the entry-level whistles, and one or two slightly nicer ones, but the current collection (proudly displayed on my dresser in a mason jar) is
*Parks Walkabout, D
Parks Ghost D
Clarke Sweetone D
Clarke Sweetone C
Generation Bb
Been watching your videos for awhile now. And finally decided to try give the Tin whistle a try. I only have one cheap tin whistle and it's a Clarke original from Amazon. Hopefully I win and can start growing a collection.
Clarke orgininal D, sweetone D, pearwood D and Shearwater low D. I have also applewood flute. Last year I play only the flute but favorite whistle is the wooden one cause of volume. Shearwater is also top but requires lot of air.
I'm a flute player, but I'm starting to pick up playing the whistle too! I do have a D brass whistle (not sure the brand since I got it a long time ago) and a Bflat bamboo whistle. Would be awesome to have a new whistle for my collection!
I have a Clarke Sweetone. That's all. I've been eyeballing a Generation Bb and Becker's Low D, though.
My collection is an Oak D and a Waltons Mellow D*
Thank you for the giveaway and lesson
*Chieftain V5 Low D - I just love the sound of this one!
Thunderbird Low F
Tony Dixon Low G
Susato Oriole Bb
Clark Original C&D
Clark Sweetone D
Generation F&G
Two high D Dixons, brass and polymer, and few other brands not worth mentioning because they don't sound as good as the Dixon. Maybe it's me?, I don't know....Great tunes. Much appreciated!