I’m doing a duet with another (much more experienced) whistler for a performance at the local middle school. Any suggestions as to what would make for a good duet?
The whole show is a take on American Idol, with acts trying out and either being accepted or rejected. Since the script has already been written, and our act will be “accepted” I need to sound presentable.
Any suggestions? Thanks in advance,
tjh
Hi,
Maid from the Parish of Penderyn and Megan’s Granddaughter
are two Welch duets and easy and sound nice.
I have recorded simple versions of both of them.
See my clips on CD Baby at:
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/lollycross
and
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/lollycross2
I can e-mail you the sheet music if you like them.
Lolly
Do you know of any places with notation and/or tabs for these tunes and others? 
I have the dots for “the ressikan flute” as a duet for instruments in D. This is the tune from that famed star trek episode where piccard plays the whistle.
pretty easy.
pm me if you want a copy.
scott
Well, I’ve always found a two-whistle “New Rigged Ship” certainly uplifting.
And ‘Christy Barry’s set’, a classic.
Try ABC-tunefinder.
Down by the Sally Gardens makes a nice duet.
T
Wanderer’s website has a duet called “Rufty Tufty”. Can’t link directly to the song, but here’s a link to the “R” page. Just scroll down to “Rufty Tufty” and click for the notes.
Have fun!
Judy
Hi!
I played Planxty Fanny Power at a wedding with “ojvoj” and it turned out nice and was very easy to learn. ojvoj had a few great hormonies that we used to play around the original melody. ojvoj might chip in to give you the score for the duet harmonies if he remebers them, I don’t. Think I might have a recording of it somewhere, I can dig around if you are interestead.
You can also try this one:
X:1
T:Fanny Powers Harmony
C:Composer : Robin Beech
N:Montreal 28/02/2004
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
D |:B,2 D B,2 D |E4 FG |AGF GAE |(D2D3)A |B2 G c2 A |B2 G E2 G |FGA AGF |1GDB, G,2 D :|2GDB, G,2 D ::B,2 D B,2 D |B4 AG |E2 G E2 G |c4 BA |BAG FED |CB,A, B,CD |EFG AGF |1GDB, G,2 D :|2GDB, G,3 
/MarcusR
TJH,
Another possible is ‘The Hills of Lorne’ at the bottom of the page. http://www.whistleworkshop.co.uk/airs.htm I have just discovered some of the mp3 files don’t play on the site but that one should work.
You all have given me a lot of really great choices! Thank you again for your help.
tjh
One more possiblity:
I have a book called Fiddlers Philharmonic: Traditional Fiddling in the String Orchestra. It’s a whole book of duets for fiddles but I know a couple of whistlers who have used it to do duets. Here’s a list of tunes and the keys:
Cripple Creek (A)
I’se the B’y (D)
Bile 'em Cabbage Down (D)
Si Bheag Si Mhor (D)
Road to Boston (G)
Old Joe Clark (D)
Swallowtail Jig (Em)/(D)
Ash Grove (G)
Flowers of Edinburgh (G)
La Valse des Jeunes Filles (D)
Kesh Jig (G)
Westphalia Waltz
Ganglat Fran Mockfjard (D)
St. Anne’s Reel (D)
Rickett’s Hornpipe (D)
Swinging Fiddles (G)
It comes with a CD of the tunes and each tune has the solo music and then music far break, harmony and/or back-up.
ISBN 0-88284-802-X
I don’t have a scanner but if you want one of the tunes, I can copy it and mail it to you.
jim