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I've been playing Mandolin for about a year now, but I'm not nearly confident enough to play at sessions yet. I don't play chords, just melody. I have two main instruments, a Fleetwood at work, and a model called Tenesse at home, the maker is German, and I forget who it is. Both are teardrop shaped ...

Hi RJ, The only low whistle I have is a Dixon tuneable Duo, and I'm very happy with its price and sound. I don't think there's a better value low D on the market. The breathy sound in characteristic of Dixons, high or low; as for plastic, well it is make of a polymer so I guess that's how they all s...

Thanks JessieK, you're the tops! Heart melting here! Sorry you didn't like the LoTR film, but do read the books, starting with the Hobbit. Much less blood & guts (or hack 'n' slash), much more character motivation and development (of the hobbits at least). I bet you can't read them without shedd...

Cees: I too have a black enamelled(?)Feadog, which I like. Apart from it's thin, sexy pure-black look (I took the label off 'cos it kept peeling) the fipple is different from the other Feadogs I have - slimmer & more directly in line with the body. I think the black finish has been sprayed onto ...

WoW, hoodathoughtit! What do I get? How about an Overton Low D, or a big smile from JessieK and her cats? I'd be happy with either. I guess people are surfing for anything to do with Andrea Corr, find this site, and then realise we're only interested in her whistle. As for who's looking at the Porri...

A regular visitor to these pages has the following site which has some lovely tunes: http://www.tinwhistler.com/music/ For yet more tunes & very good guidance on how to play them see Brother Steve: http://www.rogermillington.com/siamsa/brosteve/index.html another source of tunes with sound files...

WARNING - MOVIE MOMENTS MENTIONED When Frodo crosses the ford it is on Glorfindel's horse, not Legolas'. Legolas does not appear until the council of Elrond. Personally I can forgive the omission of Tom Bombadil, but why doesn't Sam get to look into the Mirror of Galadriel? The fact that he decides ...

I guess playing an instrument that requires a valve to let the drool out toughens one's skin against social niceties. Anyway, would you care for another macaroon, Vicar? Do please ignore the trombone player, he was kept awake half the night by a bagpiper in the next room, and really isn't feeling en...

and I thought it was indigestion...

If I'm playing a slow air on the internal fire escape at work, people say it reminds them of the Titanic film - no matter what air it is. I don't know where the whistle comes into the film either. Then again, when I'm playing the Mandolin, people say it reminds them of the frog in Bagpuss, who actua...

Daniel,

you must feel like Edward Scissorhands with that beast!

Does it come with a Government Health Warning?

Echo all the positive comments re:Dixon Low D. Also being polymer, it doesn't need the extensive warming-up that metal whistles do, especially when playing Christmas Carols outdoors in near freezing conditions or in a drafty church. I also love the High D, which in the UK for £15.00 for a tuneable s...

Hi Caesar, The top is the end nearest your mouth. The holes are covered from the top down with Left Index Middle Ring, Right Index Middle Ring, or L1, L2, L3, R1, R2, R3. Some people switch hands, right on top, but this makes transferring to a flute (or pretty much any other woodwind instrument) lat...

Isn't it odd the Irish Music sounds best (to an Irish ear) on a wooden flute, but a metal whistle ;-D

It may be costly to acquire such a ring, but it's a lot harder to get rid of one - ask Frodo!