I’m in an irish rock band that features a tin whistle and we’re having a hard time micing it for live performances. Any suggestions?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Tim
www.sharkydoyles.com
Your main problem will be the level of sound on the stage, so you probably want a loud whistle. Other than that, close miking on the voice window should do the trick. I’d use a cardioid small condenser microphone like the little AKGs or Shure 98.
Kinda like this?
Dunno who the lady is, but that’s how I’d mic it.
How dare you call us mics just because we play irish whistle.
Exactly. The only thing i’d do different is i’d use a smaller microphone, to expose less microphone area to the non-whistle noise, and also because the whistle is high-pitched anyway and a small condenser would work fine.
That’s Ms Corr, isn’t she?
Another thing, depending on the noise levels from the rest of the rock ensemble (and where the main stacks are positioned etc)…you might want to make sure the whistler has a good wedge in front of him/her. Or an in-ear monitor.
I do believe you’re correct there glauber 
Hi,
I used to stand by a mic too; but that was so hard to do.
If you’re out in the wind or you want to move a fraction of an
inch you CAN’T MOVE!
So, I got a head-set mic, like the singers use, and that was wonderful. I could move around the stage more and it made everything much
more of an enjoyable experience.
Lolly
I would also recommend a headset mic (wireless if possible), and probably a preamp and effect pedals. The next time you rehearse, have your whistler plug into your electric guitarist’s pedal string and see how some of the effects work for you.
I couldn’t agree more with glauber on the sound levels on the stage.
For years I played rock/blues and the longer I played the smaller my amplifiers got and the lower my stage volume went. If I were playing today I would go and get an amp modeler like a Behringer V-Amp.
One of our rules of thumb was that when we were playing we should be able to have a conversation with each other from 3 feet away without screaming at each other.
It worked pretty well, and our sound guy loved working with us.
Let the PA system do the work for you.
Yikes she’s bonney lass isn’t she… I’m strangely jealous of the whistle… Does than mean I have whistle envy? 
I use an SM57 on a boom stand looking down on the fipple at about 30’ the mic is very directional and allows some movement backwards and forwards without catastrophic changes in volume.
John S