Hello, y’all. I’m visiting relatives in Bartlesville, OK, this week, and as a beginning whistler, I’d love to go to any sessions in the area, just to listen. Does anyone know of any?
From my last newsletter from the celtic band “Kilkenny Road” (The whistle player, John-N is in this band)…
On July 12, Solas will be performing in Tulsa at the Avondale Theater at 15th and Delaware. Kilkenny Road and several other groups will be performing at the Theater prior to the show. Your ticket stub will get you in to see the band. After the concert, Kilkenny Road will also be performing at the Post-Concert party at Kilkenny’s Restuarant. Hope to see you at the show!
Avondale Studio & Theater
1511 S Delaware,Tulsa,OK 74104
Phone: (918) 746-9988
Kim
Uh, I guess I should add, John-N posts here now and then.
Kim
Thanks a bunch, Kim! Is Kilkenny Road a resident group in Tulsa?
Yes! They are very good and they play a “Traditional Irish Seisiun” at Arnie’s pub, but the next one is on the 21st. I’ve seen them at Kilkenny Restaurant and it’s a nice place. I took my kids.
Here’s their webpage…
Kim
I keep meaning to ask John what that whistle is he’s playing in that picture.
Kim
[ This Message was edited by: Kim in Tulsa on 2002-07-08 15:20 ]
Kim wrote:
“Whistling women and crowing hens never come to no good end”
I don’t know about the crowing hens but, dang, I had hope for whistling women!
–Jay
My grandparents used to say that about whistling women and crowing hens.
Got it from my grandma, who’s been dead nigh on 20 years. I used to whistle…you know, just plain whistle, not with a whistle…and she would say that to me!
Kim
Erin,
I’m sorry you missed the session last night. It was a pretty good one. See if you can make the Solas concert on Friday. We’ll be playing before and after and so will some other good players from Tulsa.
Kim,
The whistle in the picture is the Susato Kildare. Not my favorite, but definately loud enough to cut though the background at the Restaurant.
[ This Message was edited by: John-N on 2002-07-08 22:28 ]
Erin, you probably missed the one in Bartlesville on the last Saturday of the month. Holler at C&F member Kardshark for details. — N
The whistle in the picture is the Susato Kildare. Not my favorite,
Really? What do you not like about it? I was thinking of getting a Dublin. I hear people say they are loud, but I kinda like the idea of loud and I can’t possibly annoy my husband any more than I already do!
I think I’d really like a Kildare, but of course they’re more expensive. What I’d really really like is one of those laser-engraved Kildares! Or one of those Water Weasels…I like that PVC code on them! What about a Kerry Songbird? They are sure pretty whistles! And then there’s the Copeland…I don’t allow myself to even think about them. 
Kim
Heya Kim and other Tulsa folk,
I’m planning to be down there on July 27th. Remind me please, where do I go to hopefully hear some Irish music?
Starr
On 2002-07-09 00:14, Kim in Tulsa wrote:
I think I’d really like a Kildare, but of course they’re more expensive. What I’d really really like is one of those laser-engraved Kildares! Or one of those Water Weasels…I like that PVC code on them!
Kim,
I have a Susato Kildare D which I rarely play anymore. I’d be happy to send it your way for a long-term loan if you want to try it. I’m afraid it’s not engraved, though.
I also have an A Water Weasel which you are welcome to try out if we are ever in the same place. I couldn’t bring myself to part with it for long, though. It’s one of my favorites.
If you want to try the Susato, send me a private email with your address and I’ll mail it to you. (Or, if you change your mind and come to the Solas concert, I could give it to you then.)
–Jay
[ This Message was edited by: JayMitch on 2002-07-09 11:22 ]
Really? What do you not like about it?
Susatos have plentiful volume, handle well with temperature changes, play fairly evenly in tune, and don’t require much air volume, all of which are good things. But compared with wood or metal whistles they do tend to sound kind of plasticy. John Mock told me that of all his whistles that he plays, the studio engineers almost always preferred the sound of his Susatos. So I think there is a context for them.
I really like the sound of my tweaked Generation and of course my Overton Low D. Those and my Clark Sweetone C are pretty much all that I play right now.
Like some of our other friends on the board, I probably need to unload some of my higher end whistles that I don’t use.
I think I would really like to get an Abell black grenedilla with silver D, but cannot afford at this time. I also tried out a Burke Brass Pro high Eb that I tried when in St Louis that was very nice.
There are lots of good whistles out there. I’m tending to find that good inexpensive whistles are often just as playable as some of the more costly ones. But then there’s the point of craftsmanship which is pretty nice in the high end whistles.
On 2002-07-09 10:36, StarrM wrote:
Heya Kim and other Tulsa folk,I’m planning to be down there on July 27th. Remind me please, where do I go to hopefully hear some Irish music?
Starr
Starr, there is only one session in Tulsa at
Arnie’s](http://yp.yahoo.com/py/ypMap.py?Pyt=Typ&tuid=16443938&ck=1516568855&tab=B2C&city=Tulsa&state=OK&country=us&slt=36.153900&sln=-95.992500&cs=4&stat=:pos:0:regular:regT:1:fbT:0%22%3EArnie%27s) Pub on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sunday nights of the month from 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM.
There’s also a jam session in Bartlesville (one hour North of Tulsa) at the end of the month. Send a private message to Kardshark87 for more details on that one.
Occasionally our group will perform at Kilkenny’s](http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py?BFCat=&Pyt=Tmap&newFL=Use+Address+Below&addr=1413+east+15th+street&csz=tulsa%2C+ok+74120&Country=us&Get%A0Map=Get+Map%22%3EKilkenny%27s) Restuarant in Tulsa, usually twice a month. You can check our calendar out (Kim had a link in a post above) for dates.
There really aren’t any other regular things going on in Tulsa, but hopefully these will give you a few options.
-John
[ This Message was edited by: John-N on 2002-07-09 12:19 ]
I recently got a Clarke Sweetone, and soon afterwards I was told that they are inconsistant and out of tune. I’m not very experienced on whistle (I have a Bachelor of Music in classical trombone, actually), so I can’t call it, but I like the instrument. John-N, you say that’s one of the whistles you play most of the time; you like it then? Why?
On 2002-07-09 12:19, Erin wrote:
John-N, you say that’s one of the whistles you play most of the time; you like it then? Why?
It only cost me $6
Someday I’ll probably see about getting something nicer. I agree that the quality on the Sweetone is somewhat lacking. At least the ones that I’ve tried.
-J
On 2002-07-09 11:21, JayMitch wrote:
I have a Susato Kildare D which I rarely play anymore. I’d be happy to send it your way for a long-term loan if you want to try it.
Oh that is very nice! I couldn’t though…I would be too scared of loosing it or damaging it. Besides, I still feel like I’m not good enough on my Feadóg to upgrade to a nicer whistle.
I’d like to go see Solas. I would have to go by myself though, and I don’t feel right going unescorted. Someday my boys will be old enough to be proper escorts! My husband very thoughtfully went with me to see John play at Kilkenny Restaurant, but it’s not his cup of tea, so to speak.
Kim
I wonder who all is planning on going to Solas? It’s $20 a ticket, which I couldn’t pay even if I could go…but I might could manage going to Kilkenny’s Restaurant after the show, if anyone else is planning to be there…