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cooler name for whistle?

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while personaly i like the term tin whistle however i was wondering if anyone had ideas for a term that doesn't involve 'whistle' i tell people im learning tin whistle and i can actualy see the picture of a kazoo forming in their mind lately i've been using 'irish flute ' but :oops: thats also a bit misleading any sugestions?
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A hollowed out drum stick with 6 holes and a mouthpeice.
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Aren't whistles a type of fipple flute? I may be wrong about that. I would think people would, though, look at you equally strangely if you told them you were learning to play the fipple flute. I don't think Irish flute is correct---that really means a flute. Tin whistle, pennywhistle, Irish whistle (I have come across this). I just found whistle flute in a dictionary. No one else seems to call it that though. I would just say pennywhistle---because there are other sorts of whistles, although I'm not sure one has to learn to play them.
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Post by fearfaoin »

Last year, Lark asked this question (less seriously):

http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php?t=17029

I liked his suggestion of changing the name to "coolmaphone", but
no one has adopted it yet.
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Perhaps it would be best to enlighten people to the joy and beauty of the instrument. Don't worry about them belittling you because of their ignorance. It's your opinion of yourself and your music that matters most.

Call it what it really is and be proud of the history and tradition.

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Its what a recorder wants to be when it grows up.
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Post by Tommy »

Cynth wrote:Aren't whistles a type of fipple flute?
How about calling it an Irish fipple flute?
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Post by michael_coleman »

flageolet....they will think you are really cool then.

Coolmaphone takes a close second though.
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I wasn't worried about what people would think about my playing a strange instrument called the "tin whistle". However, those who may have had a kazoo image pop into their mind soon changed their ideas when I pulled the whistle out and played for them. Instant cool kid on the block. 8) :P
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slowair wrote:Perhaps it would be best to enlighten people to the joy and beauty of the instrument. Don't worry about them belittling you because of their ignorance. It's your opinion of yourself and your music that matters most.

Call it what it really is and be proud of the history and tradition.

Mike
Yeah, what Mike said!!
If you want to sound exotic, you could call it by it's Irish name, Feadog (acute accent on the o). Note that this is a brand name too.
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Post by Tommy »

brewerpaul wrote:
slowair wrote:Perhaps it would be best to enlighten people to the joy and beauty of the instrument. Don't worry about them belittling you because of their ignorance. It's your opinion of yourself and your music that matters most.

Call it what it really is and be proud of the history and tradition.

Mike
Yeah, what Mike said!!
If you want to sound exotic, you could call it by it's Irish name, Feadog (acute accent on the o). Note that this is a brand name too.
Well that takes care of the o. But what about the first part. Is it Feadog,
or Feadog?
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Post by Crevan »

I've heard it is pronounced "Fad".

Edit: And the second bit sounds like "Rogue". I'm not sure though. The people I say the name to wouldn't know the difference anyways. lol
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Tommy wrote:
Well that takes care of the o. But what about the first part. Is it Feadog,
or Feadog?
Yes. :)
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Noah played "Whiskey 'Fore Breakfast" on the nose flute for the school talent show one year. He told them it was an "ancient Appalachian instrument". :o
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