does anyone own this low whistle book by steafan hannigan and what do you think of it.
I have seen a line up of the contents on the site of the whistle shop and it made me curious as it seems, that it is just a tutorial for D whistle, since most tutorials do handle learning to play, and ornamentation…
does it specifically handle low whistle and WHAT especialy makes you recommend / not recommend this book.
can anyone do a review on this book maybe.
berti
Without going too deeply into ‘review mode’,I think that this book definately fills a gap in the market (I don’t know if the new Grey Larsen book touches on low whistles at all).
True,‘The Low whistle book’ does have the basics common to previously produced (high)whistle tutors,but it has much to offer.
It covers ‘Pipers grip’ in some detail,and has a worthy and fairly compehensive run through of Low whistle brands (though this is a little out of date now,such is the profilation of whistle manufacturers in these post ‘Riverdance’ days).Of course,these features are right here on ‘Chiff and Fipple’(!)
The accompanying C.D. is really pitched at absolute beginners,though there are some good tunes tacked on at the end.
The book has a useful appendix of tunes,BUT the accompanying c.d only includes about five of these 
-a further c.d. of the other tunes should either come with the book(obviously making it more expensive),or should be made readily available-a complaint that has been aired on this board before.
All in all,I think that this is a worthy addition to the low whistler’s library-there are some good photos of instruments and players to go with the text.
Expensive book, absurd method of teaching. Rather, what method? It drowns the beginner right from the start in intricacies he just doesn’t need, like G# cross-fingering, and three (or is it four?) different C-nat fingerings (this from he start!). It says, again way too early, you’ll have to practice scales and arpegios, without explaining either of these notions.
The piper grip, you learn at least as well from this Main Website here.
The “Advanced” second CD of the set was never released, though it’s still advertised on the cover.
Bill Och’s Tinwhistle book is a way better tutorial, with a true teaching methodology.
True, playing it with a low whistle–i.e. one octave lower than the recordings–is less comfortable.
I found one truly useful resurce in the Low Whistle book: the URL of Chiff & Fipple! For this, thanks.
PS: For barter: The Low Whistle book. Little used, with the CD. You pay the shipping, and buy me a pint; else I ship for free, you send me a tin whistle: we don’t get anything but Generations and Guinness Waltons here… 
I think music books are largely like cook books. Very occasionally I run into something that I work through and return to often; more commonly I just find a recipe to try once in a while as I flip through.
The low whistle book is a once-in-a-while book. Every so often I think: that’s a good idea, an ornament I hadn’t thought of or something like that. For the rest it seems to vacillate between not explaining things at all and being childishly simplistic. I don’t really get it. Surely anyone who buys a low whistle already plays high whistle or flute and doesn’t need page after page explaining how to make each note.
Interesting section on “whistory” or history of the low whistle. Otherwise, info is available online or elsewhere. A few tunes that don’t appear in the other typically available books. The oddest thing to me about the book is that the tunes supplied are not, imo, particularly ideal for low whistle. While it shows decent mastery to be able to play a peppy jig or hornpipe on a low D, I enjoy those more on a higher whistle and prefer slower, moodier stuff on low. (and the book doesn’t contain many such airs.)
The low D whistle was my first serious attempt to learn to play, & David’s book was a great help!
I agree with the other comments that the books seems to target different levels of students. There is a very good beginner section reviewing each the note and the grip, but then the section with sample tunes progresses too quickly for a beginer, some addition starter tunes would be helpful.
Overall the book (and the C&F site!!) are a great help to get me started, & I referance both often as I progress.
Still looking for the second CD to help learn/practice the rest of the tunes in the book!
Wrong pitch.
Ok. Let’s try with true merchandising:
“great book! I never lenny-pistled so whow!” [Albert Zweistein]
not to forget–the baited breast:
I did not like that there are a bunch of songs in the book, but only a few (a dozen or so) on the CD. You have to buy the companion CD to get the rest, but just try to find it. For the money (initial and additional cd) I think that you would be better served with a different book.
I got it and sent it back for many of the reasons mentioned above.