Name That Whistle?

Whistle
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So I was flipping through TV channels at 3AM last night, trying to find something to watch that wasn’t a paid advertisement or religious broadcast. Surprise! A whistle player jumped up on the screen. Sure, it was still an advertisement, but one with a whistle! :slight_smile:

Tim Janis CD’s. One called Water’s Edge and the other A Thousand Summers. Not much has been said on the board about this group that I can find. The ad showed people playing violins, some kind of keyboard, and of course, a whistle. Real lovely, peaceful music. Unfortunately, I only caught the last five minutes of it.

So curiosity has set in: what kind of whistle was that lady playing? It was all black, not shiny. Looked like plastic or some kind of composite perhaps. Went through the Whistle Guide on the C&F site and the closest whistle like it I could see was the picture of a black composite Burke. But not sure that was it either… it was much too early in the morning. Figured someone here might know. Any ideas?

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“Music is well said to be the speech of angels.”
-Carlyle-

[ This Message was edited by: Sunnywindo on 2002-07-23 19:22 ]

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Sorry I was too busy watchin the Knife Collector to see that one. Full moon insomnia, right??

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Was it on PBS?? If so, you can search their site for more information. Otherwise, we’ll have to hope someone else caught the same program…

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Full moon insomnia? Sometimes, but not last night. It was more like indigestion induced insomnia.

Unfortunatly, it was not on PBS. It was on cable. A paid advertisment where at the end they actually say “the preceeding was a paid advertisment.” Maybe they will play it again sometime. The whistle sounded so beautiful! Of course, it’s not like it would ever sound like that in my hands… but one can dream, right? :smiley:

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Maybe it was a dream. That happens when I eat ice cream too late. Weird stuff… or the religious channels get spacey that late and yer real tired.

Best wishes!!!

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I’m gonna guess it was a Susato.

My Kildare is all black, and only semi-gloss. Brown is quite common too. I’ve seen Susatos played a lot into mikes on TV and in live performances, and they’re readily available throughout the US, Ireland and the UK. Professionals seem to liek them for their reliability, loudness and in-tune-ness.

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I just saw the same thing, and had the same response. The player is Cinnamon Creeden. I can’t find anything to confirm with certainty, but I also think it was a Susato.

Dave

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I have mentioned Tim Janis more than once on the board.

The music is fantastic and many of the pieces on all his albums contain whistle.

I don’t know the whislte player or what brand of whistle.

Go to Tim’s web site and write to him. He may take forever, but he does eventually write back.

If you like Celtic music, you must get the album Etain. December Morning has several pieces with whistle.

Tim just had a PBS special called Beautiful America. Which by the way is available at every place from Walmart to Barnes and Noble.

You can also get his albums online and even listen to samples.

http://www.timjanis.com/home.html

I highly recommend anything he does.

Mike

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I’m going with Susato too.
I saw them perform several tracks on QVC last month.

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Hi all,
Can confirm the whistle was/is a susato. Saw a PBS special
with closeups of the whistle and the T. Janis ensemble has ordered instruments direct from us. The player was IMHO very good at the music she was playing. Very clear and concise. Anybody know who she is?

Kelhorn Mike