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07/20/08 Back from vacation (almost a month, now). That's me posing like I'm playing the whiste at Denali National Park, Alaska. There's a grizzly bear somewhere in the background. Here are three tunes, none of which I know the name. I lifted them straight off a recording from the '70's by a group called The Wild Geese. (vinyl to reel-to-reel to minidisc to cd- no info whatsoever). Played on Abell blackwood d. (saved in misc.) Also, a jig, Lark on the Strand. This version, I got from a Dervish cd. This version repeats the A and B parts.

6/8/08 Notice: I'll be away from the computer between 6/11 and 6/25. So, email me your tunes before or after those dates. Otherwise, be patient. Tony

06/01/08 Welcome to Ted Kanna, aka Tak, who writes, "Using FruityLoops and vst instruments, I 'recorded' Kesh Jig (my third attempt in digital ITM). The melody in this instrument is heavily distorted; since I've just re-started ITM after three or so years of blank so I'll be working on the sound itself, timing, rhythm, melody line and ornamentations etc. -- anyway, here's a jig, according to synthesizes!" (saved in non-whistle)

Welcome to Stairwell Whistler who writes, "I have been playing whistle for about a year and a half ... This is a recording of me playing the reel "The Musical Priest" on an Oak high D whistle. I also play guitar in the background, tuned in DADGAD. (saved in reels)

And welcome to Denny Cannon, who writes, "Whistle: Burke composite C. This was done ad-lib (1st take) during our band rehearsal when we were looking for an intro to Julia Delaney. It was recorded on a small MP3 recorder we use for all rehearsals, and effects added later. We liked it, so I had to re-learn it from the recording since it was done ad-lib and I later named it Mist O'er the Shannon." (saved in orig)

04/23/08 Welcome to Neil Horlock: "I have been playing for about one year now. this is King of the Fairies played on a Tony Dixon alloy D whistle." (saved in misc.)

04/15/08 Gerry Moore returns with the song, Spancil Hill on Generation D. (saved in misc)

Trillian Bluejacket returns with a multitracked version of "Baidin Fheidhlimidh" on hammer dulcimer, Celtic harp, Burke Brass Narrow Bore D whistle, violin and cello. (saved in misc)

04/06/08 Welcome to Gerry Moore alias ‘wildirishrose,’ who writes, "I have been attempting to learn the whistle since last Sept 2007. Between listening to Ryan Dunns and any other site that plays tunes for the tin whistle." He posts a slow air, Ar Eirinn Ni Neosfainn Ce Hi Mar.'

03/31/08 Michael Eskin sends: "Here's my interpretation of Noel Hill's version of "The Morning Thrush" on anglo concertina for the snips site. This is on my 30-key Carroll C/G anglo." (saved in non-w)

03/27/08 Welcome to Taity, who sends: "a very new player giving a dixon low d a shot (only been playing few months no laughing ) my attempt at rowan tree." (saved in slow airs)

Geoff Walker sends 3 tunes " played on a keyless wooden flute. I don't know much about the instrument as I was given it and it has no makers name on it anywhere I can see. It is made of blackwood, has a narrow bore and small tone holes and is fairly quiet but of good tone. Nearer in tone to a baroque flute than the usual 19th century style flute. Of the three tunes, two I wrote myself, "Levenside" is a march and "Rydale" a waltz. Both tunes are named after rivers and valleys in North Yorkshire near where I live. The third tune is an 18th. Century slow air from Scotland "The Yellow Haired Laddie," a song written by Allan Ramsay and the words can be found in the online Bodleian Library Broadside Ballad Collection - http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/ballads/ballads.htm (tunes are linked to Geoff's site: http://www.pteratunes.org.uk/Music/Clips)

David Marchant sends two tunes on a Freeman tweaked Generation Nickel D- Bucks of Arranmore (reel) and Garrai (hornpipe- there may be more to the title)

03/21/08 Donna Germano returns with: Cape Clear: Dixon low D (polymer) and Celtic harp. Recorded in Logic Express, some reverb and EQ added. Here is Donna's webpage: www.classictouchmusic.net (slow airs)

03/11/08 David Dunbar, AKA Boomerang returns with: "Trying to do a clip of my new composition entitled Fishing for Craybobs... AKA Boomerang, the Whistle used is a syn D by Erle Bartlett. The tune is inspired by the joy and excitment of taking my 2 kids crayfishing (crawdad) for the first time, It wasw a happy time which i hope is portrayed in the tune, The abc is posted at C&F on the whistle website." saved in orig.

03/08/08 Welcome to John McCormack, who sends a slow air, The Gentle Maiden on a Cameron R&R Keyless Ebony flute. (saved in flute)

03/04/08 Welcome to Cameron Edgar, who sends, "The attached file is a studio recording of me playing the Slow Air The Fairy Child and the Reel Colonel Fraser on my full set of Uilleann Pipes in D by Andreas Rogge with chanter by Alain Froment."

02/28/08 Welcome to Donna Germano, who writes, "I have attached Marcus Hernon's Air played on Bb Generation whistle with a Hoover whitecap, accompanied by my Celtic harp and keyboard strings." (saved in slow airs)

Azalin returns after quite awhile with " I just felt like recording two reels with my Eb whistle. I don't have the names for the, but I really like them :-)"

02/24/08 Welcome to Kareem Zedan, who sends the set dance, King of the Fairies, on Clarke high D whistle. (saved in misc)

Also welcome to Bud Wood, who writes, "This past Sunday I played special music at Church. My selections were Morning Has Broken and Be Still My Soul; I played them on my Highland Bagpipe. I recorded the music at home and thought maybe you would post it on your web site for the (hopefully) listening pleasure of all. The drones are Soutar with Ezeedrone reeds, Chanter is Kron Poly with McCann easy reed and the pipe bag is a Canmore. (saved in non-w)

02/04/08 Welcome to Dennis Moung, who sends the slow air, Southwind. "The whistle is a low D I made myself from PVC with a wood fipple." Dennis has been playing whistle for 2 months.

01/15/08 Welcome to Tucker Antell, who writes, "I'm new to the world of whistles; I just got a high d whistle not a full month ago, and a low D a few days ago. It's been a joy to discover the beautiful sounds of these instruments and this music! I'm not new to music however -- I'm a Jazz Sax player currently studying at a conservatory, so I've played sax, flute, clarinet (and even recorder) for years now. But I can't put my whistles down! the first tune is "Boys from Ballycastle" (hornpipe) played on my Tony Dixon High D whistle -- second is me being accompanied by a guitarist. the tune is "Gentle Maiden" (slow air) and I recorded two tracks on top of eachother - one with the dixon high whistle, and the other with my new Overton low D whistle. I love the sound of whistles in octaves like that so I thought I'd try it... anyways, see what you think - you may use my email address, as I'd like any advice/tips I can get to more authenticate this style (the guitarist has no nor wants any experience in this music, I just grabbed him to play some chords underneath, so any faults in this area are understandable)"

01/08/08 Welcome to John Forsdyke, who sends, "Nice Whistle site! I've only got a cheap old brass D whistle but hope to get a better one soon. In the mean time I do have a Moeck tenor recorder and have multitracked 'The Last Rose of Summer' plus my steel string guitar for backing. Hope you like it. Technical Info: MXL 2003 condenser mic, ART tube preamp, Zoom MRS8 8-track digital recorder. Moeck tenor recorder, Tanglewood TW15 dreadnought guitar. Multitracked. Home recording. When I get a decent D whistle I hope to record some more Celtic tunes. Comment; Don't just play the notes, play until you are comfortable and technically correct, and then move up a level and really bring the tune to life. Put your heart and soul into it. Make me feel the music! TJ I've a few more tracks on ezFolk.com as 'Tricone John' (Delta Blues is my other speciality, but not on the whistle!) http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/483/ (saved in misc)

01/02/08 Welcome to Larry Simpson, who sends the following: "I am sending a piece of music which was part of a much longer radio program I wrote and produced back in the late 1970's. It is a story poem with Celtic and improvised acoustic music played to the reading. If you like it I can send more chapters. Each chapter was a separate session with music depending on who showed up. Bill Maraschiello (who inherited his musical talent and an arsenal of Celtic instruments from his Mother's side of the family) was almost always there and played the bulk of the instruments. In this piece he switches from whistle to guitar and possibly mandolin. Michael Murphy plays bodhran, but also plays whistle on other tracks. The violin was played by Mark John on that track. The whistle tune is Roddy McCorley, if I remember correctly. As I recall, I asked Bill or Michael what the song was about and one of them said, "about a man on his way to be hung." You'll find that wryly appropriate. You can find out more at my web site: http://larrycsimpson.googlepages.com/ Scroll down and and click on The Cave With No Name link." The link directly to the sound file is: http://www.4shared.com/file/33369694/4863546d/CWNN-C-DSNT.html

11/19/07 Welcome to Karen, who writes, "I'm on C & F as 'ketida'. This tune is Dona Nobis Pacem ("Give Us Peace"), a three part round that I played on my Burke low D Viper. I recorded the 3 separate tracks on a Zoom 4 track recorder. I think this tune is sometimes associated with Christmas, and I was in the spirit." (saved in misc.)

10/22/07 Welcome to Jim Underwood, fiddler (and personal friend), who posts Paddy Fahey's Jig. (saved in non-w) He writes, "Like many Galway and East Clare fiddle tunes, this is in a flat key. It starts off in G dorian, or one flat, but wanders back and forth into G mixolidian (add B natural) and even G major (add F#) in the B part. So the key gets pretty ambiguous. Lots of recordings of this (Kevin Burke, Martin Hayes...) but for authenticity probably the Galway fiddler Martin Byrnes (on "Paddy in the Smoke")."

10/21/07 Welcome to Michael Mahan, who writes, "This is a tune I composed called Phil's Jig (Phil is a bodhran player from Greensboro, NC) played on a feadog d whistle. I think it might sound best on my flute. (saved in orig)

Boyd Peters writes, "2 jigs played on a battered old Generation C whistle. Road testing an Olympus WS 320M Digital Voice Recorder that Ive just received. Seems to do the job nicely. Tarric Mor is one of my own tunes, named after a well known salmon pool on the River Spey. Tarric Mor & Emmett's Hedgehog.

10/01/07 Hatao sends: "tune : Eleanor Plunkett (saved in slow airs), Reels (Dunmore Lasses - Green Mountain), and Clare Jig. instrument: SZBE whistle comment ; circular breathing!"

09/19/07 Paul Johnson writes, "Here's a tune for ya.. Its a drone on a low C Howard, two lows waffling (technical terms there) then low and high playing an old tune I've called Westward to the Sunset cos it quite Scottish but with a few American hints, n'est pas...??" (Paul composed it, so saved in orig)

From the Chiff Gathering of 9/8/07, here are a few tunes we played: a bunch of polkas and a jig, Lark in the Morning. Now you can hear what a whole orchestra of whistles sounds like (without even tuning to each other).

Tony Higgins posts a slow air, Roisin Dubh (aka Dark Rosaleen or The Dark Rose)

9/01/07 Mark (needs no last name) sends "a version of the slow air 'Eire' on Chieftain low F tunable This one appears tanscribed as a 'reel' at http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6291."

8/29/07 Tom Hamilton sends Ashokan Farewell on my Dixon Polymer Low D, non-tunable whistle. (saved in misc)

8/28/07 David Marchant sends in the reel, The Silver Spear, on Dixon trad d.

8/13/07 Tony Higgins posts a couple of slip jigs,The Promenade/The Boys of Ballysadare.

08/06/07 Jason King writes, "here is Connaughtmans ramble on a local made low f." (saved in jigs)

Phil Plescia sends, "SASHA----NAF flute phili plescia-original and Bodadu----naf flute-philip plescia -original"

Ronaldo Reyburn sends: "The tune is a slow air "The Collarbone of a Hair" and is played by Pat O'Scannell with backup on keyboard by Don Harriss. She is playing my new Session D."

07/23/07 Tony Higgins posts a hornpipe, The Peacock's Feather, on a Freeman tweaked Gen d. I've seen it listed as a reel. I heard a hornpipe version I liked, so that's what you get.

07/22/07 Welcome to David Marchant from Chile. He sends 3 jigs: Tobin's Favorite, Kid on the Mountain, and The Kerfunten, played on Dixon trad brass d.

Philip Khripkov returns with, "Here's a set of 3 jigs I've double recorded playing my guitar and the harper whistle. It's not my greatest but still nice. Old Joe's -> Donnybrook Fair -> Wheels of the World."

07/14/07 Welcome to Luke Hanson, who writes, "Attached is the song/air Amhran na Paise. Is it also under another name? I learnt it off the Claddagh release of Seoltai Séidte CD1, Track 13. The name of the artist escapes me. Note for those on the Uilleann Pipe forum this was the reed before it did the Keel Row and perished."

07/12/07 Keith Lane (khl) posts a clip of a Japanese tune, Sakura, played on an Abell low G (second time through with a little reverb). (saved in misc)

07/10/07 Welcome to Philip Plescia (cavefish), who sends The Kesh Jig on Copeland brass d. He also sends: "NAF original title "simple" (saved in orig.)

Jason King writes, "here is a tune i composed called 'losing you.' It played on a chietfain low f." (saved in orig.)

06/24/07 Welcome to Stephen Kreiger, who sends O’Callaghan’s Hornpipe Whistle: Silkstone Tunable Alloy Soprano D.

Also welcome to Brian Mavity who sends: "I can't remember where i heard this, or what CD it came from. Tune title: Braigh Loch Iall...Walsh smallpipes in D, guitar and the back of the guitar for percussion." (saved in non-w)

06/14/07 Michael Eskin sends "the Set Dance "The Blue-Eyed Rascal" as per Azalin's discussion on the Traditional Irish Music board on C&F. Instrument is a Carroll Anglo C/G Concertina." (saved in non-w)

06/13/07 Cocusflute posts Reavy'sBarnDance and Patrick Kelly's Waltz, played on an Olwell Nicholson boxwood with two keys. (saved in flute)

Keith Lane (khl) writes, "Here’s my take on “O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus” played on a Water Weasel A . This tune is a sort of sea shanty turned into a hymn. I play it through two times: once fast, the other slow and more meditative. (If you listen closely, you can hear helicopters overhead near the end of the tune. The military is rather ubiquitous here in Hawaii.)" (saved in misc)

06/06/07 cocusflute writes, "Here's my contribution. I think it's a hornpipe. I've no official name for it - I call it The Hills of Derreen, my townland. I am playing it on a Patrick Olwell Nicholson model in cocus. I learned the tune from Paul McGrattan. Hope you like it. Feedback appreciated."

05/30/07 Tony Higgins posts an unnamed jig. If you know the name of it or know that it's not a jig, or whatever, let me know. I learned it from the Gaelic Roots cd.

05/26/07 Arbo Doughty writes, "This is a slow air (A Cry for Peace) I learned from a band in Providence, RI. years ago. I believe the band was called Pendragon. I am playing my version of the tune, which after many years has morphed into the version here. I can't remember what flute I'm playing this on. Could be a LeHart, or a Sam Murray." (saved in flute)

5/15/07 Welcome to Stian Olsen, who sends "a double jig called Jimmy Ward`s jig. I play a nontunable chieftain (new style) low G."

Gian Marco returns with: "The path you can't see", a tune written by me and played on a Doug Tipple flute in G." (saved in orig)

Steffen Gabriel sends, "The Trip to Pakistan (a reel which I learned from a video of a D. Williams session from kerrywhistles.co.uk) Sean Reid's Favourite (reel, which I found on Clips&Snips) Butler's of Glen Avenue (jig, known from Lúnasa's album "Otherworld") The Kilmovee (a nice jig I learned from my flute teacher Claus Steinort) The Rolling Wave (a jig which was one of the first irish tunes I ever heard without even knowing that it was irish...) All tunes are played on my Bleazey blackwood high D."

Arbo Doughty sends: "a set of reels: Elsie Brogan's/unknown/Pigtown Fling. These were recorded on a Hawkes and Son flute. I am playing along with myself, double barrelled if you will."

5/01/07 Welcome to Bud Wood, who sends: "Scots Wha Ha'e and Amazing Grace played on a Gibson Fireside smallpipe, key of Bb with only Tenor and Bass drone's playing." (saved in non-w)

Patrick McSweeney send: "1. Harvest Home (aka the Cork Hornpipe), played on an Ovation 12 string guitar tuned to DADGAD (capo at 2nd). 2. Two double jigs - Paddy's Day (maybe a version of Paddy O'Carroll's Jig) and I buried my wife and danced on top of her, played on an Ovation 12 string in DADGAD You don't often hear Irish tunes played on a 12 string. I don't know why. It's great fun!!" (saved in non-w)

Avery LeVine (Unseen122)... sends "The whistle recording is played on a and the tunes are two Jigs called The Girl from the Big House/The Battering Ram. The Flute recording is on a Martin Doyle Rosewood Flute in D the tunes are two reels called The Knotted Cord/The Millner's Daugher.

Lee Stanford writes, "Here is a jig called "Dusty Windowsills." I'm playing a Susato low D whistle and my trusty Takamine nylon guitar. This was my first project on my new MacBook Computer. I recorded it with Garage Band. (saved in jigs.)

4/23/07 Welcome to Steve Turner, who sends 2 jigs on pipes: The Pipe on the Hob/The Gander at the Pratie Hole.

yokel/n langeland sends "star of the county down, young ned of the hill, the foggy dew, & roddy mcCorley/sean south. all played on the dixon d alloy tunable." (saved in misc)

Ashley Jones returns with "three English folk tunes: Old mother Oxford, Abbots Bromley horn dance, and Constant Billy. whistleshop tweaked Clarkes traditional D. (saved in misc.)

04/11/07 Daniel Bentley writes, "calling this one, my new reed.slow air the bright lady,Gordon galloway chanter,lambe drones,whitmer regs, ,Californian cane chanter reed made by me." (saved in u-pipes)

Kurt Franke sends, " here is jerryosullivans on dixon in G." (saved in reels)

Tony Higgins plays a jig, Fairy Child, on Freeman tweaked Gen C.

04/01/07 Dana, who hosted the most recent Chiff Gathering sent me some photos to post. Here they are.

Welcome to Yokel/N langeland, who sends, "both played on a dixon d alloy tunable, first "the merry blacksmith" second, "rolling in the ryegrass" and a slow air, slibh na mBan played on a generation Bb."

Jason King returns with 3 tunes: a jig, Out on the Ocean, (played on el cheapo pakistani cane whistle.) An original jig he composed: "this is a jig i wrote a while ago but rewrote some of it and changed the title to be more suitable. Its called "Hunt for Bubba" and no its not about going to jail and meeting a nice man...lol but rather a "bubba" is what my little boy calls his bottle. Usually at least a few times a day we have to go on a hunt for it around the apartment.and an unnamed reel. It is played on my bernard overton high d."

03/25/07 Welcome to 'Gododdin'. "This tune is Sean Reid's Favourite, played by me on an M&E polymer Rudal & Rose model flute. This slow, unornamented version owes much to "A Flute Lesson With Brian" for which I'm very grateful. I've been playing flute for about 3 months and I'm going to post a link to this tune on the Chiff & Fipple forum in the hope of getting some constructive criticism and progress tips from the good folks at C&F!"

Welcome also to Alberto: "I´m Alberto, from Burgos (Spain). This is my first song. "Scaartas". (non-whistle) Thanks for all. We must keep live traditional music! This traditional song is called "Aanada",(saved in misc) from Spain Is played with a Chieftain Low Whistle D. I´m working in some songs about the rhymes of "The lord of the rings". My favourite is the song called "Gil-galad", (saved in orig) with music composed by me and my friend, Alejandro Pérez: -Low whistle D (Chieftain), baroque flute (Moeck_boxwood), guitar, and two voices. A very traditional song. From Spain, a traditional song from Galicia: Canto de afiado. (saved in misc)- Played with a soprano baroque flute (Moeck Rottenburg_boxwood) Is snowing, and I can´t go to my work (!!!!). So, I´m recording some things today. Here is "Non te enamores mi niña"("Don´t fall in love, my baby") (saved in non-w), a traditional song, from Galicia, played by Carlos Núñez with The Chieftains in the album "Santiago". In this album, the song is called "Tears of Stone". Played with a baroque boxwood flute (Moeck Rottenburg).

3/11/07 Patrick Jacob writes, "Again a tune from Belgium, The Ravelled Hank of Yarn (reel), played on a Dave Williams set. Groeten." (saved in u-pipes)

Bill Hennessy send a song, "Jesus, Lover of My Soul," on Dixon Trad high D. (saved in misc)

3/03/07 Ashley Jones sends: "INSTRUMENT: Jacaranda wood Quenacho flute in low C, made by Ivan Alandres. TITLE: Bailecito de lela (Andean) TITLE: Sonkoy (Andean trad) TITLE: Arroya Fugaz (Andean)" (saved in non-w)

2/25/07 Welcome to Chris Rogers, who sends an original, Soothing Whistle, played on Sweetone D. (saved in orig)

Lesl Harker sends a reel, Last Night's Fun, on Olwell flute. "I'm sending this up to go with the recent flute thread 'articulation question.'"

2/17/07 Welcome to Patrick Jacob, who sends: "The policeman's Holiday" Played on a Colin Goldy D tunable low whistle (Overton)" (saved in jigs)

Michael Boling writes, "This is a song I learned in Church when I was just a little kid, and seeing that I knew the tune, I thought I would play it on the whistle! It's normally sung in rounds and has great words (though clearly no words on the whistle version). The rounds work well on the whistles though I think. This is me doing overlay tracks on a Dixon High D and a Dixon Low D." Title: Jesus,Lamb of God. (saved in misc)

2/13/07 Welcome to Steve Vickers, who writes, "heres a couple of tunes played on a B set of pipes I made.2 jigs. Bimid ag Ol. the Kilimor.Thanks. Steve. Dublin. Ireland"

Brett Pfingston returns with "It's a Jig called "Dan the Cobbler" played on a Hudson Winds brass high D. Nice whistle, by the way..."

2/10/07 Tony Higgins, to show off his new Reyburn low f, plays a slow air, She Moved Through the Fair, and a jig, The Rollicking Boys of Tandranagee.

2/6/07 Paul Johnson writes, "here's a recent garage band doodling of mine... looped random drums and three layers of penny whistle it a ralf sweetheart rosewood little D... lovely thing... tune called Gracie in the fields after my friends dog." (saved in orig) And, "here's an old slow air too.. cheesy midi drone but needs must..called yearning for home."

2/3/07 Lee Stanford writes, "This is my own composition. I used a Gemeinhardt flute, takamine guitar, and hammond B3 organ." WaltzinD (saved in orig.)

Arbo Doughty sends "a set of jigs played on a R&R (original). Castle Bar Races/Clare Jig/ The Butcher's March" (saved in flute)

1/28/07 Pkev sends "Jig called `The Graemsay Jig` I think it's from the Shetlands Notes: Mandolin, Dixon Brass Whistle, Bodhran A multi-track recording of myself using Yamaha MD4S 4 track recorder."

Lee Stanford writes, "It's called "Spoil the Dance" and is recorded with a Tipple PVC flute and Takamine Nylon string guitar. I'm just curious, but do you know any tunes that you think would go good either before or after this tune? I got it from Matt Molloy off his album "Heatherly Breeze." He just does a fade out at the end. I'd like to play it in a set because there's not much to this tune. It sure is catchy, though. (saved in flute)

1/19/07 Welcome to Dennis Connor, who sends a self-composed piece called "Adrift in Space." (saved in orig) He says, "...this was played on copeland high d silver. I have other tunes that can be heard on j ukebox at ethereallife.com

1/07/07 Welcome to Chuck Thomas, who writes, "The tune is “Carrighfergus” played on a Dixon D whistle with a little reverb added to compensate for the poor quality mike and acoustics in the room where I recorded." (saved in slow airs)

Welcome to Stian Olsen, who sends, "The song is called The Galway Shawl. I am playing a 3 piece Dixon polymer flute in key of D." (saved in flute)

Michael E. Boling returns with "3 tunes: The Butterfly, Banish Misfortune, (saved in jigs) and Drunken Sailor (with bits added here and there). (saved in misc) The first two are just whistle (both dixon high D) and one is my attempt at mixing all the things I know how you play (namely concertina, bodhran, and Waltons C Whistle) together using software on my computer. Hope you enjoy!"

12/30/06 Welcome to Jim Clendenen, who sends the jig, Gallagher's Frolic on Clarke Original D and Alvarez acoustic guitar.

12/27/06 Welcome to Philip Carl Smith, who sends two reels, Swinging on the Gate/Lady on the Island on Des Seery flute. (saved in flute)

Welcome to Debbie Shrewsbury, who sends a reel, Three Days to Go, a composition by Shannon Heaton. Debbie plays Copeland Low D & Teddy Helton plays guitar. (saved in reels)

12/16/06 Joseph Smith sends the jig, The Queen of the Rushes, on pipes.

Dameon Lair sends An Raibh Tu Ag An GCarraig (Were You at the Rock), recorded on Freeman tweaked Sweetone D. (saved in slow airs)

12/09/06 Jeff Shannon returns after a long absence with the slipjig, Kid on the Mountain, played on Olwell D flute and guitar "by Demo and Stacey."

12/06/06 Gian Marco writes, "Here is another recording of "Arianna's Tower". I made this one playing a Doug Tipple PVC flute."

Lee Stanford writes, "The Parting of Friends is myfavorite aire. Again played on the Dixon Poly flute."

Markus Asunta writes, "Here's the first tunes I dared to record on my recently acquired six-key cocus flute by Tom Aebi.They're a barn dance called Hills of Tara (as far as I know) and the reel Christmas Eve - to celebrate the season. The mp3 compressions will probably swallow away a great deal of the nuances on the flute but hopefully not the humming of the refridgerator, which will be a giveaway of the fact that this is an authentic kitchen recording. So a nice advent for you & everyone else." (saved in flute)

12/01/06 Welcome to Lee Stanford, who writes, "Hello. I'm a flute player from New Jersey... I recorded this on a Dixon Polymer 3-piece flute using Sony Acid software." Planxty Fanny Power He also sends Garrett Barry's Jig on dixon poly flute and takamine guitar.

Gian Marco returns with Arianna's Tower. "...written by me and dedicated to my daughter Arianna. I recorded it with the band Myrddin." (saved in orig)

11/26/06 Tony Higgins posts Brian Boru's March on Goldie Overton low f. (saved in misc)

11/25/06 John Bearcat posts a bagpipe chanter exercise (not uilleann). (saved in non-w)

Brett Pfingston (Bretton) writes, "It's a hornpipe called "The Boys of Ballycastle." It's played on a Humphrey high D (brass, wide-bore, old-style with brass pin, non-stealthy)."

Pete Dawson sends "a clip of me playing the reel Maid of Mount Cisco on a nickel Copeland D whistle."

11/17/06 Welcome to Tommy Martin, who writes, "Heres a few tunes for you. The first on whistle is the Strawberry Blossom. (saved in reels) I made the whistle myself. I call them Thornton Whistles after the townland in North County Dublin where I'm from. The reels on the pipes are Molly from Longford and The Wise Maid. Bernie McDonald is on guitar and Eileen Gannon is on the harp." (saved in u-pipes)

Welcome to Butch DeGiorgis, who writes, "I'm from Western Massachusetts and have been lurking around this site since the clips and snips days. I hope this works. This tune I'm sending is Father Kelly's and I play it as a slow reel. I'm playing both whistle parts on a Lon Dubh Blackwood High D."

Jim writes, "Here's our AzUPS installment for November. It's " Return From Fingal" as played by Jason Smith on a Kirk Lynch half set." (saved in u-pipes)

11/09/06 Gian Marco sends "a tune written and played by me on the flute and recorded with my band "Myrddin" The title is "The cat in the fiddle case". (saved in orig and flute)

10/30/06 Welcome to Trillian Bluejacket, who writes, "This is my first attempt at multi-tracking, and was it ever fun accompanying myself! The song I recorded is "Amazing Grace." Part A is a whistle duet, and Part B is a whistle trio, though I don't have the hang of multi-tracking yet, so it probably doesn't sound like a trio. Part B is a little out of synch at the beginning, because I had to paste the "bass" part in to avoid unremovable static, and I couldn't get the paste positioned just right. My whistle is a Burke Brass Narrow Bore D. I've been playing the whistle since last spring, but as far as my skill goes, I'm still a beginner. (saved in misc)

Welcome to John Bearcat, who sends "Hohner melodeon,Single row in "C",Scotland the Brave/Awa tae bide awa by John Bearcat." (saved in non-w)

10/16/06 Jim Burke writes, "Here is this months contribution from the Arizona Uilleann Pipers Society. The tune is: The Road to Lisdoonvarna and it is played by Eric Wilson using a Charles Roberts concert D chanter and Alan Ginsberg drones."

10/12/06 Welcome to Stacy Johnson (aka treesong), who writes, "I've attached my first contribution to clips and snips to commemorate the 6 month arrival anniversary of my flute! Name: Treesong Tune: The Boys of Ballisodare Instrument: Casey Burns Folk Flute."

10/11/06 Welcome to Celtipatía. "This is our version of "Cotton Eyed Joe" from the Chiefftains. We are a five friends (amateurs musicians) group, called "Celtipatia", from Jaén (south of Spain). We play whistle (Susato D), electric violin (Yamaha), midi wind controller (Yamaha), banjo (Fender, I think), a Korg keyboard and drums. This track is recordered from a benefic show, at last June." (saved in misc)

Welcome to Dameon Laird, who sends two slow airs, EamonnAnCnoic and Spancil Hill on Susato low D.

10/08/06 I've posted some photos of the recent whistlers' gathering.

09/30/06 Welcome to Gian Marco Pietrasanta (Pantera), who sends "a tune written and played by me on a walton's in D. (tweaked my me). It is a slip jig and the title is "a prune for a kiss."

09/25/06 Jordan Ott ( Sillydill on C&F) sends a reel, The Repeal of the Union, played on a Jon C. (Cochran) Delrin Rudall&Rose 5501 Series Flute.

Pkev sends a couple of polkas, McElroy's Fancy/Ballydesmond Polka on Generation Bb whistle with bodhran backup. (saved in misc)

09/19/06 Welcome to Chris Columbus (whistlin' fool), who sends, "The South Wind, played on a Burke Aluminum Session D, with a wee bit of echo effect added in." (saved in slow airs)

Ashley Jones sends an original composition of his own, called Meditation, played on Copeland brass low D.

John Kerr plays a reel called The Commodore on a Patrick Olwell flute.

09/14/06 Welcome to Jim, who writes, "Here's a short tune " Gander in the Pratie Hole" played by Eric Wilson on a Burke uilleann concert "D" chanter. We are both members of the Arizona Uilleann Pipers Society, a group that meets on a monthly basis to study uilleann pipes and piping. We would like to post this to Clips and Snips primarily so others interested can be directed to the site."

Joey Schumann writes, "'Back in the studio, working on the cd. This is a rough version of "Joyful, Joyful" (or "Ode to Joy") that I put down just to give the drummer an idea of the cadence. I think it's a promising start, though it'll have to be completely redone... Instruments: Yamaha (white plastic) recorder x 2, Knilling violin x 3, Washburn acoustic guitar, Kurweil PC2X keyboard set on "Rock Piano." Recorded with: EMU 1616m sound module, MLK condenser mic (not sure of the model), and Cool Edit Pro. Reverb is "Medium Hall (warm)" preset." (saved in non-whistle)

L42B writes, "Attached is a version of The Fox Chase that I recorded for a music assignment. The version is greatly influenced by the piping of Seamus Ennis and Mikie Smyth." (saved in u-pipes) (1.82 meg file size)

Joseph Smith sends: "The Rainy Day. A reel played with a Joe Kennedy B chanter. Still getting used to B fingers." (saved in u-pipes)

09/09/06 Welcome to Hervé Gourdet, who sends a jig on pipes, name unkown.

Keith Lane sends Wayfaring Stranger, a slow air on a Sweetheart Resonance low d whistle, recorded on Audacity.

09/02/06 Welcome to Joanne Hughes. Her mother writes, "Attached please find my daughter Joanne Hughes playing the "Rose in the Heather" (jig) on Eb whistle."

Mark Feeney writes, "The Ale is Dear (reel) on a Sindt D which I learnt from Dave Auty's clip of this reel with Brenda Stubbert's on this site (May 2003)" The band, Headland's website is linked in the left column.

08/30/06 Tony Higgins sends four tunes: two by O'Carolan: Charles O'Connor on an Abell C whistle (saved in misc) and Farewell to Music on a Freeman tweaked Generation C, a little reverb added (saved in slow airs). (I can't stand playing tunes that have high c's on a D whistle). Lord Inchiquin (is that by O'Carolan? saved in misc) and a slow version of the reel, Sporting Paddy, both on Abell C pao ferro wood)

08/25/06 Henrik Johansson writes, "This first set consists of The Battering Ram (Jig), George White's Favourite (Reel) and a reel I composed myselfwhich is not named yet. It's me on the flute (5-key M&E R&R polymer) and my friend Markus on the guitar (Takamine semi-acoustic guitar). As I said, the last reel is not traditional. If anybody wants to use it in public I'd be very flattered but I would appreciate if they asked permission first. This set consists of Planxty Irwin (Planxty) and Give Me Your Hand (Waltz). Same players and instruments, me (Henrik Johansson) on the M&E R&R 5-key polymer flute and Markus Räsänen on the Takamine semi-acoustic guitar." (all saved in flute)

08/17/06 Joseph Smith writes, "This is an original song I wrote back in 1995 and this recording of it was made in 1997 while I was goofing around with a then new 4-track recorder. Rain Drops and Whiskey (c). copyright 1997, Little Creek Music, remains one of my favorite compositions to date." (saved in orig)

Ashley Jones writes, "I heard this on an Andean website performed by the group 'Chacos', The original has quite a mysterious/meloncholy feel about it. unfortunately i can't translate the title into English but in the version i heard a man and woman sing the verses alternately with a flute interval in the middle. I could'nt decide between the Reyburn and Copeland so i thought i'd post them both...The Reyburn sound is slightly smoother in my opinion but theres not much between them." Arroya Fugaz (South American song) Reyburn, Arroya Fugaz Copeland. (saved in misc)

08/13/06 Michael Boling writes, "I've a few more tunes... "Harvest Home" (hornpipe) played on a Dixon tuneable high D "I Buried my Wife" (jig) on a Dixon tuneable high D "The Fresh Hills of Mhic Cainte" (slow air) on a Dixon tuneable Low D "The Hills of Greanmore" (song melody saved in misc) on a Dixon tuneable High D "Bold Doherty" (song melody/misc) on a Dixon tuneable high D I'll have to admit that "I Buried my Wife" sounds a bit rushed - frankly, I was seeing how fast I could play it. Sometimes I just like to see how fast I can go... Also, I learned two of these songs ("The Hills of Greanmore" and "Bold Doherty") from the group Dervish."

Mark Feeney writes, "Here's a reel that for a good while I thought I wrote. The opening bars came to me not from inspiration but as a fragment of "Off in the Morning" from the murky recesses of my memory. Anyway the tune works pretty well even if it's not completely original. Sindt D. I had the name years before from a session at the Australian National Folk Festival in about ' 92. My mate Johnny May asked did I know the name of a tune that was being played and I pointed to the ubiquitous red "Fire Hose Reel" cabinet above the players. It was obviously an automatic tune recognition machine from way back then. Hey who says we're backward in Australia?"

08/04/06 Welcome to Jim Burke, who sends the reel, "Morning Star," played on a Burke half set of uilleann pipes.

08/03/06 Walden writes, "This is a clip played by me on a native American flute made by Daniel Bingamon, and tuned with the tuning of a low G whistle. The harmonica is also me, courtesy of dual track recording. The tune is the hymntune Where The Soul Never Dies, which tune is in the public domain." (saved in non-w)

07/26/06 Sorry for the hold up on getting tunes posted. My cable internet service has been a disaster lately. Tony.

Mark Feeny writes, "this is one of my favourite tunes at the moment, the 4th part is particularly interesting. (Monaghan Jig) I've used my new Generation Bb. (Thanks Mitch, He went through a whole box to find me a beauty) ' I lost the lovely old battered one I used on Jug of Punch 1-7-05. Regards Mark Feeney (NSW Australia)"

Geoff Walker writes, "Here are three tunes from Scotland. The Arran Boat is a slow air which I found in Kerr's Merrie Melodies. The Isle of Arran in this case is the one off the Clyde Estuary not the one off the West of Ireland. I learned Loch Ruan from Alistair Anderson at a Workshop last year. Alistair said that common practice in Northumberland is to play it through without repeats which is what I have done on the recording, playing the whole tune through twice but with no repeats of the A and B sections. (saved in misc) Burning of the Piper's Hut is supposed to refer to the suppression of the Highland Clans after Culloden. I learned it from a very fine flute player who was at the time a student on the folk music degree at Newcastle University, UK. All three tunes are played on a maple wood Mollenhauer "Dream" soprano recorder." (all saved in non-whistle)

Michael Boling sends Frere Jacques was on a Dixon low D (saved in misc) The South Wind was also on a Dixon low D (saved in slow airs) And The Road to Lisdoonvarna (saved in non-w) was on an Anglo-Concertina (I have no idea what brand it is) Comments: I suppose I cheated a bit on Frere Jacques as I used my computer to do a little looping to make the rounds sound better, but hey, whats the use in having technology and not using it?"

Joseph Smith writes, "I haven't played or sung this song in almost 20 years. It is a most special piece to me as it is a work in which I swore to my bride that I would write (add) a new verse for every year we spend together. The last verse in this version (apart from the recapitulation of the first verse at the very end) is the first of my original additions. The rest of my original verses will never be in the public domain, and will follow us (my beautiful bride and I) to our "ever after'." (The Water is Wide) (saved in non-w)

07/19/06 Welcome to Romulo Malta, who writes, "Here's a tune recorded on a O'Riordan D. I don't know its name and I'd like to ask at C&F if anybody knows it. I think it should be famous, it's played at that famous scene when they are dancing at the third class in Titanic." (saved in misc) Dennis Murphy's Polka?

07/13/06 Welcome to Claudine Duschinger, who writes, "This is a tune I heard last week in Miltown when Tara Diamond played it at the flute recital. My flute is made by Dominic Allan, it's the S2 model (Pratten style), keyless, leadwood & artificial ivory." File titled 'March version of The Coolin' (saved in flute)

Joseph Smith sends the jig, "The Lark in the Morning played on a Boisvert concert pitched chanter. One of my favorite tunes, sadly, I have ruined it." (saved, nevertheless, in u-pipes)

07/09/06 Welcome to Annie McUmber-House, who sends Roslyn Castle. (saved in reels)

Welcome to Bud Wood, who sends Amazing Grace and Battle Hymn of the Republic on Hohner Melodica. (saved in non-w)

Michael Boling sends: Tune: Autumn Child Whistle: Dixon Low D Tuneable. (saved in slow airs)

07/04/06 Welcome to Luke Hanson, who writes, "I have named the set, The George Dodsworth Reels after a friend who sadly and suddenly passed away on Saturday. If it could go on C&P as the George Dodsworth Reels that would be much appreciated. I have compressed the file so that it shouldn’t be too big for those still on Dial-Up connection. Apologise for sound quality it was recorded using an iMac in built microphone." The actual titles are 'Hand Me Down the Tackle and 'The Flax in Bloom.' Played on uilleann pipes.

06/23/06 Graham Coogan writes, "Here is the tune Butterfly played on a bernard overton low d" (saved in jigs)

Tony Higgins writes, "I was recruited to accompany the church choir on whistle for a hymn called, How Firm a Foundation, credited to J. Rippon, A Selection of Hymns, 1787. This is a recording of the rehearsal. I'll play the song twice through in A, then D, then once in G. (On a D whistle) We'll play it for real next Sunday." (saved in misc) Also, Ballydesmond Polka #2 regarding a discussion on the message board. (saved in misc)

06/16/06 Welcome to Graham Coogan, who sends the song, The Foggy Dew, played on an Overton low D. "I have been playing the whistle for little over a year now self taught, still have a long way to go...." (saved in slow airs)

By the way, Happy Birthday to me. :)

06/10/06 Dave Parkhurst sends: Melvin's Fiddle. Composer: Day Griffin. Flute: Bleazey boxwood D. saved in flute. (updated file)

Markus Asunta writes, "Found myself noodling with my old, quiet and lonesome Franken'O'Whistle in C, which is a hybrid of Feadog body and Walton Mellow-D fipple. Here's two reels, the first one is called according to June McCormack the Bell Harbour, June also taught the tune to me. The second is Curlew, composed by Josephine Keegan I think." Bell Harbour/Curlew

05/24/06 Welcome to Michele Bresciani, who sends a tune with no name, played on a Generation Bb, "(but tweaked so I play in A)." Saved in misc.

Jared Sinclair sends "Carolan's Concerto on a Feadog brass D." saved in misc.

05/13/06 Philip Khripkov sends: "Uncle Dano's, a hornpipe taken from Joannie Madden's recording. Played on Harper D whistle. I Buried My Wife - a well known jig - played on Chieftain Low D whistle."

Tony Higgins plays Julia Clifford's, a jig.

05/09/06 Aaron Walden sends a tune called, Fill My Way With Love, played by ,himself on whistle and his mother, Glenda, on keyboards. (saved in misc)

05/07/06 Welcome to Patrick Jacob, from Membruggen Belgium, who sends a jig, The Rolling Waves, on pipes, and The Abbey Reel on low f whistle.

Tony Higgins plays a Scottish reel, Miss Gordon of Gight on low a whistle.

05/06/06 Philip Khripkov sends an unnamed jig. "Double tracking Chieftain Low D and Susato Low D. Will appreciate alot the help of recognizing it."

Joseph Smith sends, "An original song: Carry Me To The Sea, written back in 1986 for my good friend Sean Gaffney (RIP). This is one of my personal favorite compositions." (saved in orig.) And, "One of my all time favorite ballads. This song plays itself. " Charlie. (saved in non-w)

Boyd Peters sends, "Dubreel."

04/30/06 Tony Higgins redoes the Scottish 'slow' reel, Roslyn Castle (and deletes a previous version). Hopefully, this one's an improvement.

04/25/06 Bartholomew Klick sends an air, The Foggy Dew, on a Sweetone and again on whistle with fiddle. (saved in slow airs)

04/16/06 Michael Eskin sends a hornpipe, "The Groves" on a Frank Edgley C/G Anglo concertina.

04/14/06 Ashley Jones sends the slow air, She Moved Through the Fair, on Copeland low d.

Bartholomew Klick sends a slow air, Bonny Kellswater, on a Gill pearwood alto recorder. " That song has been a lulliby in my family for a long, LONG time. I learned to play it by ear from listening to my father sing it." (saved in non-whistle)

04/10/06 Welcome to Bartholomew Klick, who writes, "The name of the tune is "Silver Spear" (saved in reels) and I'm playing it on a battered old black sweetone. (Doesn't everyone have that favorite penny whistle thats covered in dents?) The whistle and the tune are in D. I've only been doin' this nigh a year." and "Maids of the Mourne Shore (aka The Sally Gardens, saved in slow airs). Its on a penny whistle (a sweetone) in D, and the Tune is in D as well.Bartholomew Klick, aka Blackout Entertainment."

David Goldsworthy sends: "Here's a reel, The Morning Thrush..." and " set of two jigs - I Buried my Wife/Paddy's Resource, played on a C# chanter." (saved in u-pipes)

04/01/06 Welcome to Frederik Meesters, who sends a jig and a reel, Sporting Paddy. The jig and reel are played by Ron Verstappen, as a whistle test.

Philip Khripkov sends, " Here's another Lark in the Morning jig - I know there's been too many - but it's just so fun to play :) Susato Low D. It sounds much better with accompanying chords for certain." He also sends a jig, Queen of the Rushes.

Sean Dillon sends, "Declan playing at a fleadh last summer." Alexander's Hornpipe, and a reel, Hand Me Down the Tackle. (saved in u-pipes)

Brett Pfingston writes, "They are two jigs I was calling Mulhair's and Castletown Connors, but recently I saw the second of the two goes by both those names, so now I'm not sure what the first one is..."

An update on the Tenortrope: Jeff writes, "It has the same scale and tuning as a tenor banjo, but wackier. I played it with my fingernails to give it a bit of an Eastern sound." photos here: http://www.notecannons.com/cliff_edwards_tenortrope.html

03/29/06 Jeff Lefferts writes, "More mutitracking, with my new toy, the Tenortrope. I've always like the old Japanese song "Sakura." Here's a version with my Sweetheart C whistle and two overdubbed Tenortropes playing in octaves. A simple pretty tune to learn on a new instrument. Because of the compass of the song, I did one silly cheat: I twice played a low C when it should have been a low B, and lowered the pitch of those two notes in Audacity by a half step. It's fun to play with breath control on this tune, subtly affecting the pitch and volume to give it a bit of an amorphous feel." (saved in misc)

03/26/06 Welcome to Philip Khripkov, who writes, "I'd like to post a tune, an unknown tune - I have no idea what this tune is and I don't even know if it exists - I might've made it up by myself by random... It's a 3 part Hornpipe in G on a D whistle (Waltons)." (any idea? saved in hornpipes)

03/19/06 Welcome to Amy (Tyghress) who sends a jig "St Patty's Day in the Morning on a Syn D with my parrot chiming in in the background (Alice, a black-headed caique) Recorded on an Olympus digital voice recorder WS-320M."

Boyd Peters, who sends ": An Gaoth Anair Aneas, jig, on B whistle I think by Burke." And a reel set: "Trim the Velvet/Kitty's Gone-a-Milkin on a Burke B."

03/13/06 Welcome to Boyd Peters, who writes, "I have just downloaded Audacity, plugged in a mic, pressed record and played the first tune that came into my head....and this is it...and I'm very impressed by Audacity. [For the obsessives, the whistle is a D by Cillian O'Briain.]" John Nee's Reel.

03/08/06 Welcome to Pkev, who sends "a jig called Banish Misfortune. recorded on Bb Generation Whistle with Bodhran backing."

Rich Attridge writes, "I have been on c&f for a few years as 'rama', mostly on the flute board. so figured I should get around to submitting a tune to you. here it is, an air I know as 'dark woman of the glen' as played on a keyed blackwood grinter flute. thank you and a early happy paddy's day wish to all, rich."

Henrik Johansson writes, "Here's one for the flute archives. The Battering Ram (Jig) on an ordinary M&E R&R with poly head played with severely dehydrated lips (all in the name of flute-science of course :P, or was it that I couldn't find my lip balm?)."

03/05/06 Avery Levine (Unseen122) sends Greigg's Pipes/Calan Bridge reel set. He It is played on a Casey Burns Boxwood Pratten Flute in D. My Comments are: Not flawless, but it should give you guys an idea of my playing. I played these too fast, but I play everything too fast when it is just me. The first tune I learned from Lunasa's Redwood, the second tune is by Niall Vallely and is played on "Callan Bridge" which is an album he made with his brother Cillian (from Lunasa). I may be putting some more up in teh near future." (saved in flute)

03/02/06 Hogeye Navvy featuring Dmitri Alano on a Terry McGee, Pratten style flute. The Random Canoe/Fisher's Hornpipe/Sally Gardens see us at www.hogeyenavvy.com (1.4 meg file- saved in flute)

02/26/06 Welcome to Keith Lane, who sends a melody, King's Fold (sounds a lot like Star of the County Down). (saved in misc) Keith has been playing whistle about a year.

02/23/06 Welcome to Drew Sexsmith, who sends, "Hector the Hero," which features my clarke D whistle, and a yamaha acoustic guitar (played by me also)." (saved in misc)

Jeff Lefferts returns with "Here's an old cakewalk tune I recently worked up, "Whistling Rufus"...and "Here's something I really liked from Northumbrian piper Paulie Cato's latest album, her arrangement of the traditional tune "Gateshead Waltz." I guess I have a weakness for waltzes. It's in E minor, and could be played on the whistle, although there are a few F-naturals and several D-sharps that'd be tricky. I've just learned the melody and haven't added any harmony or anything: http://concertina.JeffLeff.com/audio/gateshead.mp3 (saved in non-w)

02/20/06 Jeff Lefferts (bonequint) writes, "I've been working on my concertina mostly, and not doing much whistling, but I just got a C "Professional Model" whistle from Sweetheart, and decided to add a little whistling to a concertina test/practice recording I made. The Sweetheart is an easy-playing whistle, not airy or windy, with a bit of reedy grit to the sound. This is a song air, "The Nightingale," based on a recording by the Dubliners. I didn't notice until learning it that the structure is a bit "crooked" -- there are a few extra measures in there. I'm not sure if that's particular to the Dubliners' version, or if it's generally done that way. My concertina is a C/G Geuns-Wakker anglo." (saved in misc)

2/13/06 Markus Asunta writes, "Greetings from Limerick! I'm test driving an Ian Lambe Eb low whistle at the moment and thought I'd let out History Man, the Andy Cutting evergreen. I also blasted away a barn dance and set dance I don't have names for on the flute (Harry Bradley and Niall Keegan being my sources for these tunes) at a different location, they can be found at http://homepage.mac.com/etbloomfield/.Public/MarkusASetDance-BarnDance.MP3." (all saved in misc)

John McKelvy (wormdiet) sends: Richard Dwyer's - Reel, Sandy Duff - Reel (Also known as the High Reel), Within A Mile of Dublin - Reel, Lilting Banshee/Cliffs of Moher - Jigs, Fly in the Porter - Jig. All played on the delrin M & E Rudall flute.

Tony Higgins posts The Gatehouse Maid, a reel on whistle.

2/08/06 Welcome to Matthew Sconce, who sends two original tunes of his: Fog of Dreams and Good Mornin.' " I am new to playing the tin whistle and love the celtic sound. I hope to write more songs in the future." (saved in orig)

Joey Schumann sends the full track of his previous Simple Gifts, called Americana Medley. (1.3meg file) "Instruments: Piano, Yamaha plastic soprano recorder, Knilling violin (Dominant strings!), Epiphone acoustic guitar, Uilleann pipes in D by Davy Stephenson. Recording Equipment: Kurzweil PC2x keyboard (used for piano only), EMU 1616 recording system, HP dv4000 laptop, MXL V63M condenser mic. Note: Thanks everyone for the encouraging words on "Simple Gifts." I appreciate that feedback, and hope you enjoy the full track just as much." (saved in u-pipes)

Dan Bentley sends "slow air played on new gallaway d chanter made of ebony, accompanied by midi bass pedals."

2/06/06 Zack Lawrence sends: "...a hornpipe set:: Napoleon Crossing the Alps/Red Haired Boy. Band name: Chan Eil Dona. (saved in hornpipes) and Lyke Wake Dirge (saved in slow airs)

Joey Schumann sends: "Simple Gifts (aka Lord of the Dance) on Yamaha plastic soprano recorder, Epiphone acoustic guitar, Uilleann pipes in D by Davy Stephenson. Note: Another clip from the up-coming cd!" (saved in u-pipes)

1/30/06 Welcome to Joey Schumann, who writes, "...The Bard of Armagh Instruments: Yamaha soprano and alto recorders (plastic). Kurwzeil PC2X keyboard. Note: This will be done together with "Silent Night" on our new Christmas cd. This clip was more or less a sound test." (saved in non-w)

1/29/06 Welcome to Matt Spangler (Alespa), who sends: "These are a couple of my first tunes to share on this site, so I've got my apron on in case the tomatoes start a'flyin' ;). "Maggie in the Wood" (saved in misc) on my Greenwood soprano d in blackwood, "Skipping Along," an original tune by me, also on the Greenwood soprano d in blackwood. I have another original tune called "On The Run" and it's what came to mind as I played around on me whistle one day, thinking "what would it sound like if James Bond were runnin' to Celtic music?" . . . well, this is my tonguing/jazz version I guess you could say, but I'm working on a traditional version. It is a work in progress.

Welcome also to Tom Dowling, who writes (edited version): "... Tom writes: "This tune is an "Internet collaboration"--my first, which started with a banjo track by my Big Brother Ed e-mailed me on New Year's Day. Ed is an instrument builder (among other things) (http://eddowling.com/). The banjo is one that he built with pieces from three different banjos. His description of the banjo follows these remarks. The attached photo of me and him was taken more than five decades ago, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that getting this tune together and posted is a realization of hopes and dreams I have had for more than a few of those decades--more pointedly, for the past 7 years. I improvised the whistle track, using a Michael Burke Narrow Bore D Brass Black Tip whistle. i recorded it in my living room. Larry McLarry (aka viejomc on the C & F Message Board--See http://silbealabanza.com/ ) very kindly (and expertly) offered to re-mix it and clean up the whistle track. I will not allege that it is a silk purse, but can say that the outgoing whistle track sure was a sow's ear. (The tune is "Here and There" saved in orig.)

Ed's story of the banjo follows: Here is the description of the banjo, which offers some insight into the maker as well as the instrument: "Do anything you want with the tunes I am involved with. Music is magic and the rest is incidental. The latest string theory is adamant that the nature of subatomic forces is vibrating strings - "chemistry is the harmony" of atomics. Anyway The banjo is one I built from parts of 3 different banjos. It is "Black Beauty" and its original sound - before the special pickup bridge was way high, piercing almost and loud - vary nice but almost too piercing in tone. The body is the most "expensive" Kay banjo body - having twice as many hooks for the head is what makes it the "high end" Kay. Kay made millions of cheap instruments - some of reasonable quality. This banjo would be considered a very poor imitation of a Gibson or Stelling - I don't care. The head on this unit is unusual - semi opaque mylar - not white and not clear - only one i ever saw and it is also way way tite - this unit has the mojo - fated by the mixture of parts and my tendency to resurrect and release the mojo that is watin there. Enough of that.The neck is from another Kay 5 string and the resonator (back) is from a korean cheap banjo. There is only one instrument being played on the recording - fingerpicking plays the bass line and tinkles to boot. Anyway this banjo is special because I built a piezo pickup into the bridge. This is a "fishman" style unit - but way cheap - so cheap that i didnt realize that it was a sandwich that included the aluminum foil wrapping as the ground conductor. Bottom line is that the thing has a spongy layer between the strings and bridge so the tone of the banjo is radically more woody without the piercing tone and volume. It turns out to be excellent for playing live and is very resistant to feedback. I will build another like it with a fishman - but they cost $80 so later for that. When I record an instrument with a pickup in it I go stereo with one track using the mike and the other track is the electronic signal from the pickup. These will sometimes be quite different in tone and texture and this allows a lot of messing around with added effects applied to one or both tracks - including panning to mix the 2. You could see if it came out that way on the original stereo i sent. Anyway the banjo has ultra low action dur to my unrelenting filing of frets to get it that way. I will check out the tune on the web site. I am stuck with getting to the multi track recording so I am going for the best i can do with 2 tracks, no multi-track. This is still better than Fahey had - so onward and upward with me doing more simple acoustic recordings and all like that. by for now."

1/17/06 Tony Higgins posts a lot of slides. Weekender emailed me the notes for some slide sets he wants to play at the next Chiff gathering. So, I learned them, beat them into the ground over the past few days and recorded them all yesterday. In the order of the sheets: Maidhc Dainnin O Se's Slide, An Bothar o Thuaidh go Tra Li, The House Party, Padraig O'Keefe's Slide (I think that comprises a long set.) Next, Casey's Slide, Cathleen Hehir's, Denny Mescall's (I did my own version, slightly different than the printed version), Brosna Slide, Dan O'Keefe's Slide (a second set, I believe). Sure, I should have waited until I knew them better, but that's never stopped me before. (saved in misc) If you'd like pdf files of the notes, email me. Tony (Hope you like slides. :)

1/16/06 Chiffed (Bryce) sends: "Eanach Dhuin (thanks to Wanderer for the dots) PVC D flute prototype "Big Mutha" Played by Chiffed, Jan 15, 2006 I just wanted this out there a) to see if it were possible, and b) to brag about my new flute on the Board."

Brian Dobson sends, "...a short bit on the new Sindt D whistle that arrived recently froma fellow chiffer. The jig is called McLaughlin's."

01/10/05 Charles Tarrio sends some tunes stored on his own website: "The first two are played on a Glenn Schultz (Thin Weasel) D flute in cocobolo. First one is The O'Rourke's Feast by O'Carolan. Second is "Farewell for Evermore," an air from the Joyce Collection. The last two are O'Carolan laments played on a von Huene Grenser facsimile one-key flute (A415 middle section). The third is "Lament for Owen Roe O'Neill." The last is "Lament for Terence McDonough."

Tony Higgins submits two jigs on a Freeman tweaked Generation C: Pipe on the Hob and Sean Ryan's Jig. (The second is influenced by Martin Hayes.)

01/09/05 Ashley Jones sends: Kaigarabushi. Japanese folk melody. Copeland brass low D. I originally recorded this one on a Bb whistle but personally think its more suited to a lower keyed instrument so thought i'd re post it. Llamerada. Bolivian folk melody. Hoover brass trad bore Bb whistle. This is one of the latest Andean tunes ive learned. (saved in misc) "Llamerada is an Andean folk tune from Bolivia. I found this one on a site that has lots of Andean songs and melodies by various groups. Kaigarabushi i found on a marco lienhard cd 'poeme du bambou', its a japanese ballad/folk song about someone who has left his home and travelled far away to become a shell picker...its a kind of lament. lienhard plays it on a shakuhachi."

01/02/05 Welcome to Zack Lawrence, concertina player, who sends a jig/march set: Gallagher’s Frolics/O’Neill’s Cavalry March, played by the band, Chan Eil Dona. Instruments: ‘D’ Low whistle, ‘D’ high whistle, violin, bodhran, Hayden Duet 48-key concertina. (saved in misc) http://www.chaneildona.com/

12/30/05 Xavier Tan (Eldarion) sends Sailor on the Rock, reel on flute.

12/29/05 Welcome to Tod Barry, who sends several tunes on on a Dominic Allen 8 key flute: Cup of Tea, reel; McMahon's Fancy, reel; Fraher's Jig, January Snows, slow air, An Feochan, slow air. (all saved in flute)

12/25/05 Welcome to Neil Speers, who sends a slow air, Cliffs of Dooneen. Neil has a musical website: www.ngmusicnw.co.uk, part of which is related to whistle. (saved in slow airs)

Jason King sends the slip jig, An Phis Fhluic on Chieftainlow d.

And, Merry Christmas, Tony

12/18/05 Welcome to Claus Steinort, who writes, "I recorded the jigs 'The Fairhaired Boy/The Humours Of Lisheen' played on various instruments: uilleann pipes (Rogge), concertina (Wheastone), bouzouki (Trinity), flute (Aebi), accordion (Hohner) and guitar (Ibanez). I was playing around with my multitrack recording program (GarageBand) and suddenly got the idea to make a recording with all instruments that I could find in the house. A virtual band! It was great fun. To be taken with a pinch of salt...the file size of my recording is rather big, so..." (saved in u-pipes)

Mark Hillman sends The Bunch of Roses / the Grand Spey on Hillmann chanter / Taylor regulators (saved in u-pipes).

12/14/05 Audrey Nichol sends a slow air, "Llwyn Onn ("The Ash Grove") Whistle: Bb in Delrin from "the mystery maker" (who still wishes to remain anonymous at this time) Player: Audrey Nickel Comments: I've loved this Welsh tune since I was a child. It's worth learning to half-hole for!"

anniemcu sends Si Bheag, Si Mhor on a Sullivan Aluminum non-tunable C whistle.

12/11/05 Dana Crom sends "the slow jig "The Sheigh O' Rye" on a Casey Burns folk flute. The recording quality isn't the best, I'm afraid (or the playing) but it's a good benchmark for where I am after playing the flute for about two months. The Burns flute is much better flute than I am a player - there's a lot of room for growth."

12/09/05 Welcome to Rich Gouette, who sends: "Tune: Excerpt from Your Easter Story Pipes: Childress practice set in D Notes: ITM lovers, beware! This is not ITM. It is the result of an 80's rocker turned Uilleann learner, with a knob that's labled "more reverb". It's the first tune I tried recording with the set."

Welcome to Steffen Gabriel, who sends: "1. The Rambling Pitchfork (Jig) played on Feadóg standard highD 2. The Shaskeen Reel (Reel...really?) played on Chieftain "old style" low D." By way of introduction, he says, "I'm Steffen Gabriel of Frankfurt, Germany, 19 years old, playing music since the age of 6. I started with guitar and changed to piano after a year or so, where I stayed until now. More or less 1,5 years ago I started the recorder, shortly after that the whistle. Made medieval music on bagpipes and such stuff for a year and changed to irish music completely some months ago. Now I mostly play the whistle, but sometimes flute, too, and just started with the pipes."

Welcome to Daniel L., who sends: "a jig, FatherO´Flynn played on a Fred Rose new Delrin D."

12/04/05 Azalin writes: "It's been a while since I posted and since I don't like my old clips I wanted to renew them with something more "decent" :-) Here's a couple of sets played on my old O'Briain tweaked Generation (hornpipes played on the concertina). I'm happy with the speed, I tend to always record stuff (or start sets) twice as fast as I really want to play them, this time I'm happy with the speed of my reels, especially. Jigs (I don't have the names for them) http://www.metayer.info/mp3/jigs.mp3 Reels (Hmmm, no names for them!) http://www.metayer.info/mp3/reels.mp3 Another set of reels (second one is "The New Policeman"). http://www.metayer.info/mp3/reels2.mp3 A set of hornpipes on my Frank Edgley concertina, first one might be Sailor's Bonet or something like that, and second one might be Coocoo's Nest (I'm sure I got the spelling wrong, and maybe the names!). http://www.metayer.info/mp3/hornpipes.mp3" (saved in non-w)

11/30/05 Welcome to Zack Lawrence, Concertina player for Chan Eil Dona, who sends The Drunken Sailor on ‘D’ Low whistle, ‘D’ high whistle, violin, bodhran, Hayden Duet 48-key concertina. (saved in misc)

Also welcome to John Arnold who sends: March of the King of Laois on Charles Roberts CP 1/2 set uillean pipes.

Audrey Nichol sends: "Mo Mhuirnín Bán: Slow Airs. Whistle: "Taibhse the Mystery Whistle." A soprano D whistle made of acrylic, by a maker who, for the time being, prefers to remain anonymous (and no, it's not me). Background: I first learned this tune when I was about 15, from the playing of Will Millar on the Irish Rovers album "Emmigrate! Emmigrate!"

Welcome also to Tom Hamilton (Black Mage), who sends a Christmas tune, The Holly and the Ivy, on a Dixon Low D. (saved in misc)

Ben Walker sends the reel, Colonal Frazer, on his new Holly Chanter made by Gordon Galloway. (saved in u-pipes)

11/26/05 Welcome to Loïc Joucla from Brittany, who sends, "...4 tunes that I have recorded with my "Rose D whistle" (with Olympus DS2 digital voice recorder): -Off to California (hornpipe)-Little Maggie in the Wood (polka?) -Fanny Power (O'Carolan- saved in misc), (I don't know the name of the last one.... I think it's a scottish tune -hornpipe)"

Arbo Doughty sends Gwer Air on flute.

11/25/05 Tony Higgins posts Roslyn Castle, a Scottish slow reel I learned from an Alisdair Frasier recording, played on a Humphrey just-tuned d. (saved in reels)

11/21/05 Welcome to Arto Joutsimäki, who writes, "This is a tune made by me and played by the 3rd graders (9 years old) of the Kerava Central Primary School in Finland. They have played the whistle around 5 weeks at the time of this recording. Also the flute, fiddle and accordion parts are played by the kids. Please have a look at my Tinwhistle school http://artokjou.fidisk.fi/Tinapilli/tinwhistleschool.html" (saved in original)

Audrey Nickel sends: "Airde Cuan," played on a Burke Brass Pro*Session D (black tip, standard bore). (saved in slow airs)

11/19/05 Tony Higgins posts Whelan's Jig from some recording somewhere, played on a G. Humphrey (raindog) d in 'just tuning.' Thank's to Jumper for the title.

11/15/05 Welcome to Patrick Molard, who sends: "The Dark Woman of the Glen" on my C# set made by Alain Froment in 2001 , the chanter reed being made by Jean-Luc Gastinel , Breton reed-maker .My name is Patrick Molard , I live in Brittany (France)." (saved in u-pipes)

11/11/05 Walden sends: "Title: Variations on traditional. Player: Walden Whistle: Jubilee Bi-Whistle by Daniel Bingamon. (saved in orig)

Welcome to Erik Torp-Olsen in Norway who sends: unknown jig. whistle: Hohner C"

Arbo Doughty sends: Snowy Path "Played on a LeHart 6-keyed flute. Synth keyboards and percussion." (saved in flute)

11/07/05 Welcome to Andrew McDonald, who sends "one of my first attempts at recording my whistle playing for possible inclusion in your site. The tune is Brid Og Ni Mhaille played on a Bb Nickel Generation." (saved in misc.)

Bretton writes, "Here's a tune on banjo... "Last Night's Fun" played very slowly. :) If anyone is curious, the banjo is an old short-scale tenor from the 30's with a skin head and open back." (saved in non-w)

10/29/05 James Peeples sends: "Here's the Monoghan Twig and the Gosson That Bate His Father, played on the Hamilton flute."

10/25/05 Welcome to anniemcu, who sends the following: Crested Hens (jig)- Water Weasel Non-Tunable D, Greensleeves (air)- Burke DBSBT, Planxty Irwin (air)- Burke DBSBT, Stirling Castle (hornpipe)- Burke DBSBT, Off She Goes (jig)- Burke DBSBT.

Welcome to Deon Boland of St. John's, Newfoundland, who writes, "I have attached a couple of Newfoundland based fiddle/accordion tunes for your listening audience. These tunes are folk/celtic type dance tunes that were played to the old fashion dances in Newfoundland in days come by.. The first in called "Uncle Manuel Milks the Cow" and the second "Pretty Little Mary".. I am playing these on an Hohner C/G Concertina..hope you enjoy them..!" (saved in non-whistle)

Arbo Doughty writes, " I thought this new version of the Josie McDermott reels is clearer (just one instead of two)." (10/17 version links to new version.)

Peter Kennedy, who operates folktrax.org asked me to add a link to his site. The site states: "We are an online resource centre for those interested in traditional musics and cultures. Our aim is to promote awareness and enjoyment of musics, dances, customs and traditions."

10/17/05 Tak the Whistler sends the slow air, My Lagan Love on Cillian O'Briain Low D.

Arbo Doughty writes, "I have this set from Pat Casey (Upstate, NY). This recording is me playing along with myself on an old German Nach-Meyer (1880). I only know the set as two Josie McDermott tunes. If anyone has the proper titles, please let me know. Thanks." (saved in flute)

10/15/05 Welcome to Patrick McSweeney, who sends "Cape Clear. Chanter in C by Matt Kiernan, reeded by Daryl McWhirter and played by PJ"

Tony Higgins redoes a couple of slow airs on different whistles than last time (and with more practice time behind me): Lament for Limerick and A Stor mo Chroi. A jig set follows with The Rollicking Boys of Tandranagee/Humours of Trim. I did Rollicking