I’ve heard about this book and was curious if anyones purchased it and did they feel the original tunes in this tunebook worked well on the Whistle and Flute
They work very well indeed. They also have ( to my ears) a very different feel from a lot of the “real” trad tunes. Very interesting stuff
There is a CD of the ‘St. Patrick was…’ tunes, too, that makes really good listening.
Oh, on another musical note (pun intended) I spent the day listening and re-listening to ‘Flatfish’ by Flook, for the first time ever, in a serious way. This is an outstanding musical collection with outrageously good (and incredibly skillful) whistle and flute playing that also has an Irish feel, but is different at one and the same time. Highly recommended!
Steve
Steve
On 2001-12-01 11:56, StevePower wrote:
I spent the day listening and re-listening to ‘Flatfish’ by Flook, for the first time ever, in a serious way. This is an outstanding musical collection with outrageously good (and incredibly skillful) whistle and flute playing that also has an Irish feel, but is different at one and the same time. Highly recommended!
Steve
Aha! Finally something we agree on Steve!!
The Flook Flatfish CD is awesome, anyone who isn’t a strict trad snob should have this. This is definitely one of my top five all time favorite Whistle/flute CD’s.
Loren
On 2001-12-01 12:49, Loren wrote:
This is definitely one of my top five all time favorite Whistle/flute CD’s.
Loren
Aha Ha! Something else we agree on! Definitely a classic flute/whistle album that deserves to have sold millions (which it probably didn’t).
I had it on in the shop again today and someone even bought it - after having me play a selection of all the tracks.
I do think, though, that the flute playing (especially the concert flute parts) is heavily influenced by the King of the concert flute - Ian Anderson (of Jethro Tull), whom I happen to be going to watch in concert in Cork tomorrow evening.
Take care
Steve
[ This Message was edited by: StevePower on 2001-12-02 15:29 ]
I have both the book and the CDs and I think they’re very good.
The guys I play with like them too so we’ve incorporated a couple of the tunes into our “performance” repetoire.
Whilst most sound like Irish Trad tunes, a few (my favourites), have both an Irish sound and hints of influence from the deep south of the US.
Hi IrishBen,
Although I love Cajun music and St. Patrick and have great admiration for L.E.McCullough for his many contributions to tin whistle literature and recordings, to my ears, St. Patrick was NOT a Cajun! If you prefer “pure” Irish traditional music you might want to forget this one. If you enjoy innovations to the tradition you might like the CD and L.E. is certainly a fine whistle player.
Best wishes, Tom
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Ian Anderson (of Jethro Tull), whom I happen to be going to watch in concert in Cork tomorrow evening.
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Ah, lucky dog! Keep an eye out for one of the most unusual flutes you’re likely to ever lay eyes on: Ian has an Olwell BAMBOO flute with a silver tuning slide!! I saw a close-up of this flute on TV this year when some of Tull were on a show doing an acoustic bit.
Bamboo with a silver slide…that cracks me up! But of course I want one 
Loren
Yep, saw the bamboo Olwell alright - but not the tuning slide (I was up in the balcony and my eyesight isn’t what it was 60 years ago!).
Boy can that guy (Ian Anderson, for those of you coming late to this thread) play the flute or what??? I never fail to be totally blown away by his blowing - and it must be the 2oth+ time I’ve seen Jethro Tull live. IA’s voice has seen better days, but his flute playing just gets better and better.
If my love life wasn’t so bad and my working life not so stressful - I could be really happy tonight
Steve
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As a “20 year transplanted Yankee” (what they call former Nawtherners down here!) living in Louisiana, somehow the title “St Patrick was a Cajun” caught my eye! Somehow no, I don’t think many folks down here would think of him that way, no cher! But that music must be something; anywhere we can hear a bit online? And as we say here, Laize le bon temps roule, Cajun or no!