Any recommendations as I will be acquiring a Low F whistle and have difficulty in identifying good Irish music CD with Low F whistle as main instrument.
Look for Lunasa, McGoldrick and Flook!
I wouldn’t put any of them into the “pure drop” category, but they’re definately good music and use the low F extensively.
Best,
Chris
Chris
Many thanks. Do you know if any of them play copeland F?
IRISH TRAD
[ This Message was edited by: manunited on 2002-11-18 13:09 ]
You’re welcome.
As for the Copeland question, they play Grinter, Overton and Kerry whistles.
I don’t actually know of any big-name musicians who make use of Copeland low Fs… that’s not to say that they’re not great whistles though.
My vote is for Overton. I love mine.
Best,
Chris
By the way, McGoldrick is from Manchester and Flook! are also English…
May be of interest to you judging by your screen-name.
Mix in a little Scottish flavor as well with a bit of Old Blind Dogs for good measure. A couple of nice F whistle tunes on “The World’s Room”. Not sure about the “Fit” CD though - I lost my copy of that somewhere months ago, and while I remember there being a fair amount of Low Whistle on there, I don’t recall if any of it was the F whistle.
Loren
Kathryn Tickell plays the Northumbrian pipes which I believe are pitched in F. It’s not Irish trad but good stuff nevertheless. Ands she comes from just a few miles up the road from Old Trafford.
Did you see Saturday’s derby at Maine Road?
On 2002-11-18 19:59, Loren wrote:
Not sure about the “Fit” CD though - I lost my copy of that somewhere months ago, and while I remember there being a fair amount of Low Whistle on there, I don’t recall if any of it was the F whistle.
There may be F whistle on some of the songs on Fit?, but the big low whistle solo in the tunes (“Pearl Wedding Reel” – also from Northumberland, BTW) is on low D. Still, it’s a great album – I think I listened to it pretty much every day for a year or so.
I think Joe McKenna plays a Copeland F on his low whistle CD.
I’m pretty sure Paddy Keenan playes a low F on his CD “Long Grazing Acre”.
Hi,Cormac Breatnach plays a c.g. Overton ‘F’ on his ‘Musical journey’ and ‘music for whistle and guitar’ albums (see his chiff and fipple interview, for further info.).Paddy Keenan plays A Grinter.
On 2002-11-21 03:40, blackhawk wrote:
I’m pretty sure Paddy Keenan playes a low F on his CD “Long Grazing Acre”.
He does. A Grinter.
Seems like I recall that Brendan Ring played a low F on his CD, too, didn’t he?
On 2002-11-24 07:34, blackhawk wrote:
Seems like I recall that Brendan Ring played a low F on his CD, too, didn’t he?
The liner notes don’t list specific whistle keys, just that he’s playing a mix of Bernard Overton and Colin Goldie whistles. But I bet you’re right, probably some Low F on that wonderful CD. I expect Brendan or Colin will chime in regarding whistle keys on the recording.
Cormac’s stuff is fantastic too, not sure how I forgot about that, as I own both the CD’s mentioned, plus some Deiseal. I love Cormac’s playing because he’s his own man: No mistaking his playing for that of another, not for the pure drop militants though.
Loren
On 2002-11-23 17:37, kevin m. wrote:
Hi,Cormac Breatnach plays a c.g. Overton ‘F’ on his ‘Musical journey’ and ‘music for whistle and guitar’ albums (see his chiff and fipple interview, for further info.).Paddy Keenan plays A Grinter.
Not sure if he lists the whistle keys in the interview or not - don’t remember - but here’s an excerpt from a note I had from him regarding what key whistles he used on “Music for whistle and guitar”:
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From:(Cormac Breatnach) Date: Mon, Mar 26, 2001, 1:23am (EST+6) To:(Loren B.) Subject: Re: CD’s to the U.S.
"(snip) I would be glad to advise what key instrumnets I use but from memory, it’s (in order) B, C, A, F, Eb, A, C, F, C, Eb. (snip)
Cormac"
Hope this helps.
“Musical Journey” does have a listing of what key whistles were played on each track by the way - 8 tracks or so on an Overton Low F.
Loren
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On 2002-11-24 07:51, Loren wrote:
On 2002-11-24 07:34, blackhawk wrote:
Seems like I recall that Brendan Ring played a low F on his CD, too, didn’t he?The liner notes don’t list specific whistle keys, just that he’s playing a mix of Bernard Overton and Colin Goldie whistles. But I bet you’re right, probably some Low F on that wonderful CD. I expect Brendan or Colin will chime in regarding whistle keys on the recording.
Loren
I hadn’t listened to that CD in a long time and then you mentioned it in another thread recently so I went back, dug it out and gave it a play. Man oh man, can Brendan ever play! That is some of the best whistling that has ever been done. I saw Lunasa twice in September and I really like them, but Brendan makes them sound like they’re playing while wearing rubber gloves.
Rubber Gloves, that’s funny 
I absolutely love Lunasa, and virtually the whole band plays whistle really well!
The great thing, to me, about Brendan’s CD, is that he’s got some really nice original tunes there, he’s not just rehashing the same old stuff and trying to warm it over with a liberal application of Stupendous speed and technique - which he obviously has in spades.
Regarding Low F whistle on The Old Blind Dogs CD “The World’s Room”, I had this bit from the whistle/pipe player a while back:
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From: (Rory Campbell) Date: Wed, Jan 5, 2000, 3:08pm (EST+5)
To: (Loren B.)Subject: Re: Whistle stuff
“(snip) Most of the whistle stuff is played on an Overton Low D but Roslin and Forfar Soldier are played with a Low F.(snip)”
I love Roslin Castle, one of my all time favorite tunes to play on whistle (all but impossible on most keyless conical bore flutes), but you need something with a bottom hole large enough to give you a good half holed Eb…or what would be Eb on a D whistle , which is why it’s such a bear on the flute - that last hole is just too small to get a strong Eb.
Anyway, it’s an absolutely killer slow tune on a good Low F whistle.
I’m sorry to say I never got around to learning Forfar Soldier, another nice tune. My other favorite from the CD is The Ritual. So many great tunes, so little time…
Loren
Hi Loren and Blackhawk
Thankyou for your kind words, I am blushing wholeheartedly! Regarding the low F Colin made the one I play. Low Fs are great, really easy to play, my current favourite however is low C, also made by Colin. Concerning rubber gloves, with or without them, I still can’t get a gig!!
On 2002-11-24 13:14, brendan ring wrote:
Hi Loren and BlackhawkThankyou for your kind words, I am blushing wholeheartedly! Regarding the low F Colin made the one I play. Low Fs are great, really easy to play, my current favourite however is low C, also made by Colin. Concerning rubber gloves, with or without them, I still can’t get a gig!!
Man, oh man, something is wrong with the universe if YOU can’t get a gig! Any chance of a new low whistle CD coming out, Brendan?
The musical life is a tough one, eh Brendan? My stepfather is a professional musician here in the US, has to play lots of lousy weddings to make ends meet because even though he had a band with a major label (RCA) record contract, it’s still a tough way to pay the bills.
Any chance you can list the key of whistle played on each track of “Troublesome Things” for us?
Cheers,
Loren