Hi!
I thought I'd share a song I wrote close to some kind of Swedish traditional style which features a low whistle solo. Feel free to have a listen and leave a comment:
https://duoisilme.bandcamp.com/track/n-ra
Cheers,
Erik
Low whistle in Swedish traditional music
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Re: Low whistle in Swedish traditional music
I enjoyed your tune. To me, there is a certain medieval feel to it, with a haunting edge, particularly the whistle part. I don't know what the words meant, but I felt buffeted by a strong wind, like some elemental force. Thanks for the post.
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Thank you for listening and commenting!
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Re: Low whistle in Swedish traditional music
Yes, quite a nice song-and thanks also for sharing it with us, Nathnainiel. Something you don't hear everyday around here either-Swedish folk music, very nice!
Great singing-solo and chorus, and three of my favorite instruments-viola, cello and low whistle! I imagine the cellist might know of Barry Phillips Scandinavian flavored CD Tråd. It's on CD baby here:
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/phillipsb
He also did a Celtic CD called Cello, that featured Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh on one tune, Inis Oirr, where she played Low D whistle to his cello, and wow, is all I can say-it's the tune that really turned my ear to the low whistle, and I'll be forever grateful for her truly expressive playing on it.
The CD is also on cdbaby.com, but there is no audio sample for track 15, Inis Oirr, sadly. But the price of the CD is worth having the whole tune, in my opinion, if you like low whistle.
Keep up the good work you are doing with your music, and keep us posted here to any more low whistle tunes you come up with too!
Great singing-solo and chorus, and three of my favorite instruments-viola, cello and low whistle! I imagine the cellist might know of Barry Phillips Scandinavian flavored CD Tråd. It's on CD baby here:
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/phillipsb
He also did a Celtic CD called Cello, that featured Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh on one tune, Inis Oirr, where she played Low D whistle to his cello, and wow, is all I can say-it's the tune that really turned my ear to the low whistle, and I'll be forever grateful for her truly expressive playing on it.
The CD is also on cdbaby.com, but there is no audio sample for track 15, Inis Oirr, sadly. But the price of the CD is worth having the whole tune, in my opinion, if you like low whistle.
Keep up the good work you are doing with your music, and keep us posted here to any more low whistle tunes you come up with too!
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Barry
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Re: Low whistle in Swedish traditional music
Those are two great CDs, thanks for sharing!
I made a simple translation that not at all reflects the poetry of the original, but it might give a hint of it:
Feel how close Reality lives.
She breaths right next to us
in the windless night.
She might show herself when no one expects her.
The sun glides over grass and bare rock.
In her silent playing
hides the spirit of life.
He was never as close as tonight.
I have met a silent stranger.
Had I reached out my hand
I'd have touched his soul,
when we passed with furtive steps.
- "Still as night", Karin Boye
I made a simple translation that not at all reflects the poetry of the original, but it might give a hint of it:
Feel how close Reality lives.
She breaths right next to us
in the windless night.
She might show herself when no one expects her.
The sun glides over grass and bare rock.
In her silent playing
hides the spirit of life.
He was never as close as tonight.
I have met a silent stranger.
Had I reached out my hand
I'd have touched his soul,
when we passed with furtive steps.
- "Still as night", Karin Boye
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Re: Low whistle in Swedish traditional music
Erik... very beautiful piece. Enjoyed it so much- lots of rich textures.
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