My name is Edward and I am seeking affodable intruction on the tin whistle. I am a disabled veteran and desire to learn a few tunes to play on my visits to the VA Hospital in Murfreesboro (town Ilive in) & Nashville when I have appointments.
I am very much a beginer and am a visual learner with NO formal musical training. I have a dented clark (D) whistle (slowly saving for a Feadóg Pro (D) - FW06A with software that can print out fingerings for tin whistle & bagpipe (have a pratice canter).
Any suggestions or help is welcomed. I don’t have alot of $$$$ but if I have idea of cost I can save.
Try emailing Franko Hashiguchi at jump DOT gypsies AT usa.net. He’s a fair whistle player, and knows who is playing and teaching in the Nashville area.
And for the pipes, Skip Cleavinger’s in Bowling Green, Kentucky. If you’re willing to make the drive – even if you only go once a month – it will be worth it.
He also gets to Nashville for recording and jam sessions pretty regularly, so …
Time moves on and so did I. I now live in the Springfield, Mo. I never did get to learn the Tin Whistle between moving, car accidents, and crushing debt, or life in general… I am now 62 but still desire to learn to play properly, Not professionally, I will never be in a band or anything.
I have more than 1 Whistle now, after losing the dented Clark. Looking at Low D options as well. And was wondering if there was a Tin Whistle group, or club in the area like there is for Ukulele’s with the Queen City Ukulele Club
