Could I have some suggestions for a slower piece of music that I can take to my Tutor and say I want to play this on my Low G with a little ornamentation. I’ve just been once to him and it was great. I’d had some hassle with another long time playing whistler who drowned me out deliberately with their ‘fancy bits’ and I got quite down about it. They were also spotted half holing the E note when getting me to tune to their A. Luckily my ear told me the sound was wrong. Manuel was great in reasuring me and telling me I wasn’t rubbish and that not all tunes were invented for the penny whistle and ornamentation. I’m going for another lesson on Saturday and really looking forward to it. One of the first tunes he gave me was. Jack Broke da Prison Door. Aagh!!! Lovely but full speed no way. 
You could try “Inisheer”, which I suppose is in something like andante tempo and can be played either straight or with a modest and manageable amount of ornamentation. It’s also a lovely tune.
(If by any chance you can’t find it on any of the online tune resources, you could try the Irish spelling “Inis Oirr”).
If you’re not stuck on Irish, I play Ashokan Farewell on a G whistle and get tremendous response from listeners.
We are already doing Ashokan in our group. (With all the twiddly bits from the other whistler. )
Given the time of year, O Holy Night is a GREAT tune for a low G whistle. The sheet music I have is written in the key of C, and the only accidental is a convenient F#. Also, for this tune, no amount of ornamentation is either too little or too much. The only sticky point is a 3rd-octave G near the end, which is still easily accessible and not too shrill on my Dixon.
I hope this helps.
Slan,
BB
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Hi Selkie,i bought a low G,directly from Bernard Overton,in september-Lovely instrument,lovely key.I suggest ‘Forgetting the lesson’.You can find my less than perfect rendition on clips and snips,under jigs,or you can hear it played PROPERLY by Packie Manus Byrne on his album ‘From Donegal and back’.This is a very simple tune-hardly getting out of the lower octave(i’ve read that lots of Donegal tunes have a fairly ‘restricted’ range to make them suitable for unaccompanied singing-don’t know how true this is!).Sheet music is available from jc’s tunefinder site. ps;Just curious-what G whistle do you own?
It is an Overton G which I swapped with a nice Edinburgh whistle and recorder player. I love it’s haunting sounds as much as my Low A Dixon. The Dixon A carries higher. I get strange looks when I remove the Overton from under my thigh where I keep it warm.
I note you are Tyne and Wear. Please e-mail me if you find any whistle workshops going on down your way. I’m just into the Scottish Borders A1 side and nothing happens here for Adult whistlers. Edinburgh 50 miles away and at awkward times. I did ask Northern Arts Disability Forum to help finf some whistlers but none were found.
‘Ned of the Hill’ works great in the key of C. For fun, try ‘Captain Picard’s Air’ (Key C), as normally played on the Ressikan flute.
Best.
Byll
Fanny Powers (O’Carolan) is a good tune in G, plays well at a relaxed pace, and is open to great interpretation, so your playing of it will grow with your playing skills.