Anyone know of any professional performers that use a clarke whistle on a regular basis?
Enquiring minds want to know 
Bill Ochs, I believe. Not exclusively, however.
Dale
Great! Any others?
Well, no, not that I know of. You know, there are louder whistles and so Iām not sure it makes the best choice for a stage whistle. Is that the point you are working toward?
Dale
No, not really. I know that with amplification, any whistle has the potential to be a good performance whistle; Iām just curious if any proās play them. I guess prefer would probably be a better word.
In the introduction of āThe Clarke tin whistleā tutorial book, Bill Ochs mentions that Tommy Makem of the group The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem plays a Clarke.
I donāt know the name of the band but the one that played the Irish Festival at the Seattle Center played a Clark Sweettone.
It sounded really nice played into the mic.
- Craig
Iāve seen both Ronan Browne and Gearoid Ć hAllmhurain (sp?) play solos in concert on a Clarke traditional.
According to the info sheet included with my Clarke Celtic Tinwhistle, James Galway began with a clarke whistleā¦I canāt say whether he still plays or not though!
This is getting really cool!
Thereās a celtic/rock band called Iona whose Uilleann pipes player (Troy Donockley) and former sax player (canāt recall his name) both use Clarkeās originals.
The whistler in the Montreal world-jazz band Orioxy plays a Clarke.
When I have some spare time, Iāll post about Orioxy. Some neat stuff outside the typical whistle domain. (StevieJ, you donāt happen to know them, do you?)
- -Rich
On āThe Road From Ballinakillā Mary Rafferty introduces one of the musicians on the CD, Gerry Conroy, as āone of the best whistle players I knowā. Heās shown playing a Clarke original.
Don