My Collection (Including pictures and recordings)

Whistle
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I made a few recordings for another forum, so I thought, why shouldn’t I post them here :slight_smile:

The mic isn’t great so the recordings aren’t very good, especially the one with the bagpipes.

My loud instruments with first the bombarde, then the Scottish bagpipe and then the medieval bagpipe. Played Herr Mannelig (In Extremo), Scotland the Brave and Chou Chou Sheng (Corvus Corax)
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My oriental instruments with first a native american flute, then a japanese shakuhachi and then a 26inch/65cm bamboo flute in oriental minor scale. I used some improvisation and some tunes I learned a while ago from which I don’t know the names.
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My homemade instruments with first a homemade quena in C, then a sideblown flute in G (which takes to much air Shocked ), a whistle in C, a crappy whistle in D and another whistle in D and a whistle in Bb/Bflat. I played Blackthorn stick, Athol Highlanders, Kid on the Mountain, Boys of Bluehill, Planxty Irwin, Harvest Home.
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My whistles in high D starting with a very bad Waltons whistle wich can’t play in the 2nd octave, then a crappy homemade, a better homemade, whistlesmith, 35 year old feadog, dixon trad, dixon aluminium, parks whistle and a Syn. Played 2nd part of Planxty Irwin on them.
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My Susato Low D. Played Morrison’s jig.
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My practice chanter for my scottish bagpipe and a recorder which i use as a practice chanter for my medieval bagpipe. Played Terror Time and Chou Chou Sheng (Corvus Corax)
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My sideblown flutes. First a panpipe then a hommade one, a bamboo flute in Bb made in Portugal and a bamboo flute in C. Played Totentanz (In Extremo), Star of the County Down, an unknow An Dro (Faun/Eluveitie/Carlos Nunez) and Inisheer
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My Clarke Sweetone in C. Glass of Beer
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Whistles in F and G by the Whistlesmith. Played Planxty Fanny and South wind.
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My Syn whistle set (E-Eb-D-C#-C-B-Bb-A). Played Frost is Over, Drowsy Maggie, Dance of Victory (Eluveitie), Dennis Ryan’s, Inis Mona (Eluveitie), Lochaber Badger, Slania’s Song (Eluveitie), Cooley’s
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And this are all the instruments together:

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Your collection is awesome!!!

First of all, thanks for recording “Morrison’s Jig” on your Susato low D! I like it, as well as “The Glass Of Beer” with your Clarke Sweetone.

Aaaaaaaand… that Syn set is so… arghhhhhh… I envy you! :laughing:

Congrats on that collection, and I hope it’ll keep growing! :smiling_imp:

Regards,
Martin

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I’ve ordered some new things and there are a few more whistles on my ‘want-to-buy-list’ so it’s far from complete :sunglasses:

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What is this word, “complete”? :wink:

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Hi scoutcow, If you don’t mind a gentle suggestion … Consider adding one of these to your collection, too, if you don’t have one:

If you work on developing a steady rhythm, those nice instruments will all sound better. Right now, the erratic rhythm is the main thing that distracts from your playing. Good luck!

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I did some quick recordings, so didn’t use a metronome, but I have on here and use it sometimes and if I’m playing less hasty I can play good in rythm (had to use a solid rythm last tuesday with my band and it isn’t that difficult, but I was rushing through these recordings, so my rythm wasn’t very good)

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That’s a very nice collection!

But… is that a recorder I see in the pile? tssk tssk :smiley:

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:blush:
I prefer to call it my practice chanter for the medieval bagpipe :stuck_out_tongue: