Just for fun, and with great respect for both Michael Burke and Greg Russell, I recorded this short audio clip, playing the same simple tune first with my Lochlan low D then with my new (wow!) Burke Viper low D.
The two whistles sound quite different if you hear them in person, and in my mind they are both exceptional whistles, which complete each other. Here is the link to download the audio clip:
I wonder if someone can demo the Lochlan with some actual Irish dance music at proper speed, and a range extending above E or F#. That would be useful to hear.
I am sorry about the file. I recorded the tune in front of my I-Mac and it came out as a M4 file from I-Tunes.
I am not an expert in computer and recording therefore I am not sure that I will be able to convert the file. I will try and if I succeed I will post the converted file.
Mt Guru, your request to listen to the Lochlan at a faster playing speed is legitimate, the problem is that I am not good enough. Perhaps some other owner of this low D whistle can post an audio clip ?
Also, if you go to www.thelochlan.com there are some video clips with the Lochlan played by a professional musician.
I’ll do my best, but I don’t have access to iTunes right now. All you have have to do though is click once on the file you want to convert, then in one of the drop down menus up top there should be an option to “convert selection to mp3.” It may be possible to do the same by simply right-clicking on the file, but I can’t test that right now.
I think that the m4a file type is the same thing as ACC, the native iTunes format. Everything you download from the iTunes store is in that format.
