I had the chance to perform in this ceremony in our little town, and me and my friend who was playing accompanying guitar did a little set which we put together including the Monaghan Jig, Toss the Feathers, and one of our stuff called “blessed rains”. Anyway, When I started playing a gust of wind came into the blade and becuase I tried pushing air outwards and the wind pushed air inward, no sound came out at all. Stronger blowing resulted in a second octave of the note I was trying to play on the first octave, and with a hollow shameful tone. It was in fact, a very very very big problem…
I’d like to ask if anyone has a solution that I can follow on the next time…
If the whistle’s mouthpiece is seperate from the tube, just turn the mouthpiece around backwards. It won’t affect the sound and it should cut down on the wind interference. It feels funny at first, but you’ll get used to it.
