Help! easy songs for low D?

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Okay, so I can now play a few hymns on my low D whistle, but it seems that i still need work with getting used to the finger spread, pipers grip, etc… anyway I have a book of airs to play but some look intimidating to me still, and I can’t really play the reels and jigs and stuff that I play well on my high D…

so I was looking for some suggestions as to what songs to try and learn… I want slow stuff, not too many octave jumps yet- you know just some “easy” songs or airs that will let me and my low D to get to know each other better…

so if anyone has any suggestions as to song titles, etc… that would be fantastic… I would greatly appreciate it
-Angela

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Easy slow airs ok Here we Go:
Oh Danny Boy :You HAVE to learn this anyway
Spancil Hill: Make Ya Cry
The Foggy Dew: Good Practice for Rolls
The Sally Garden: short and to the Point
The Minstrel Boy: Can be tricky
South Wind: Uh…
The Arronmore Boat Song:…
Greensleves
Amazing Grace
Silent Night
McDermotts Lament: I have the ABC for this…
I’m sure there’s lots of others, but you asked for Easy airs… There’s a good starters list…

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Simple Gifts is great practice.

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King of the Fairies and Tabhair Dom Do Lamh (Give me your Hand) are two easy and musical tunes.

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Seamus O’Brian’s Waltz
The Butterfly
Planxty Dale Wisely
Twisting of the Hayrope
The Parting Glass

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Song of the Chanter…I can’t think of anything easier.

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Thanks guys for the suggestions-

I have been working on Danny Boy, and simple gifts is one of my favorite songs… I’m hoping to get this low D down well enough so later this spring I can play some stuff for church services…

-Angela