cut = lift finger above bottom finger
tap = tap finger below bottom finger
?? = lift bottom finger (and replace)
why is this third way not named/ mentioned? I find myself doing it when playing BGG Is this bad? Am I a naughty boy? 
youāre playing BG{A}G ?
that would make it a cut wouldnāt it?
lifting a finger on the note you want to decorate, would be a cut - since it sounds like a cut too 
The third option is just another way to do a cut. The choice of which
finger to use to cut a note is up to the whistler, but the consensus is
that the best sound is produced when lifting the finger above the
lowest covered hole. It gives it more percussiveness, I suppose.
If you want another name for it, in classical music itās called a mordent, although itās executed differently and for different effect.
Thanks for clearing that up. I had seen a cut described as `lifting a finger above the lowestāāā
I find it depends on the note iām cutting.
B obviously has to be cut with the first covered hole. I also cut A and G with the first covered hole as i prefer the softer sound this gives, unless iām cutting down to them then itās the second covered hole.
F# and E i cut with the second covered hole as i feel the first covered hole becomes too weak this far down the whistle.
E can also be cut with the third covered hole in the first octave but when you do this in the second octave itās difficult to make it sound clean. I seem to remember Grey Larson mentioning this in his book.
D i usually cut with the third covered hole, though sometimes the second (i think itās handy to be able to do both fluently as the cran requires it).
I donāt have the book with me, but I seem to remember Grey Larson
saying that the choice of which finger to cut with is less optional on the
flute, so if you ever want to play the flute, you should learn with the
finger above the lowest so you wonāt have to relearn. Iāll have to
confirm that when I get home to look at the book.
If you want another name for it, in classical music itās called a mordent, although itās executed differently and for different effect.
YES, thanks for clearing that upā¦
NOā¦a mordent is an ornamentation from below the prinicipal note; otherwise it is a reverse mordent. How about sticking to commenting on the Irish peasant music that you knowā¦
I believe Brian Finnegan does all cuts with his B finger abd you donāt see it move!
Maybe you are trying to refer to a ātipā. If thatās the case, here is the definition taken from Seamus Eganās Flute tutorial:
āTipping involves playing the grace note directly below the note you wish to ornament. The effect is similar to a cut, the difference being one is below and one is aboveā
Romuloā¦ thatās basicly a Tap.
Maybe someone call it a Tip too.
Well, yep 
Just plagiarizing Seamus Egan to sound chic 