You can also get it here: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/651
That site is a great resource for tunes.
Get it from Henrik Norbeck’s. I have conversion issues with session.org and I’m not sure why. Time after time, Norbeck’s is very reliable.
But then, I never use sheet music.
Yeah, Norbeck’s is a goldmine for getting sheet music of Irish tunes…and scandinavian tunes too! Also good is the archive of tunes found on the Wooden Flute website. Both of these sites provide tunes in ABC notation format, and for those who do not know much about ABC there is lots of information about that format on Norbeck’s site. Links to those sites are at:
http://www.geocities.com/whistleannex/Irish-Tunes-Digital-Sheet-Music.html
Slan,
Dazed
Among my various tutors and tune books I have two called “110 Ireland’s Best Tin Whistle Tunes Vol 1&2”. They come with CDs and I have found them very useful for learning tunes from.
I agree that SOME hornpipes make for easy learning… but, then again, some hornpipes give me fits. I don’t know why. I just tried to learn Kit O’Mahaney’s (Kit O’Mahoneys’?), from the playing of Edel Fox, and, my fingers were just not doing the right thing. For some reason, habit I guess, my fingers were just not expecting some of those transitions.
But, on the easy side: Miss McLeod’s – now that, I found easy to learn on whistle.
Just want to add my thanks to the responders and original poster as I’m new to the whistle and looking for beginner songs as well.
Thanks!
KAC
Amazing grace all takes place in a range from d - d’, and has a tune everyone already knows.
If you have the Ochs book, the eagle’s whistle is lovely in the setting he uses.
Only if you don’t play the second part!
The more common ones are easy- Stack of Barley, Off To California, King of The Faeries, etc. Its the Sean Ryan ones that kill me. I actually find most of them very ugly sounding.