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Well, in addition to being a long-time lover of folk music (both Irish and American), I'm a major fan of Renaissance polyphony (Palestrina, Tallis, Byrd, et al), and classical choral music in general. I'll occasionally twiddle around picking out soprano choral parts on the whistle...some of it works...

I have two Generation Eb's (BTW, can anyone tell me how to get a flat symbol, from my computer keyboard, other than by typing a lowercase "b"?) and one F. The F and one of the Eb's are brass, the other is nickel. I've been well-pleased with all of them...they have a clean, sweet tone, with...

LOL! Sorry Chris...I deal with nine year olds all day (I teach chorus at my daughter's school), and I'm always being asked to tell about the "old days" (*grin*). My daughter and her friends can't quite conceive of a time when no one had microwave ovens, personal computers, CD players and d...

Hi all, I'm new here, and I thought this might be a fun way to introduce myself and to get to know other people on this board (and what a wonderful board it is! If you'd have told me 10 years ago that I'd find even ONE other person who loved whistles...let alone a whole on-line community of fellow w...

Based on a recording I once heard of the Irish National Anthem, I believe it's awm-RAWN.

Redwolf