Treetop whistle serenade ...

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You might enjoy this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOXefFsG43U

That’s Keegan Loesel, who’s lately been playing with Méara Meara (Keegan on pipes, whistles and vocals, Haley Richardson on fiddle and vocals, Dylan Richardson on guitar, banjo, & bouzouki)

http://www.livelyfingers.com/epk.html

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Thanks Jerry,

I can’t tell if it’s a Bluebird or Blackbird, or an elf! But it was nice, thank you, and it led me on another Youtube excursion, as oft it does just stopping by there. I did see some other videos of the treetop player with his other bandmates, and they do play well. I just wish I could have heard his low whistle rendition without the fiddle overpowering the clip in another video I saw there. But that happens a lot with lows.

Then I somehow found and clicked on a clip of a cellist that I just loved-very moody and very well played, Misty Mountains for solo cello-just beautiful and haunting, if you like that sort of thing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMR3Ig6obM8

So, I really have to thank you for that too Jerry-as I would not have found it otherwise, and I am very grateful.

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That’s a Mellow Dog, Barry.

Here’s Keegan playing it at his first gig, age seven or eight:

Last year, at age 15, he went to Sligo and competed in All Irelands in seven categories on whistles and pipes.

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Thanks for the reply, Jerry! The Mello Dog sounds really good. Had one myself once, but it wasn’t tweaked by you. I’m sure that makes all the difference.

Yeah, Keegan no doubt has benefited from getting started so young-his music sounds very natural, like he grew up with it! ; ) Good to hear he’s placed well in his competitions, and congrats to him for such dedication and perserverence; it shows in his music, for sure.

I imagine you’ve had a part to play in supplying his whistles too, so good on you too, Jerry for helping him along the way. As you have done for so many so far too. You can be proud of that, of making whistles play as they should, and helping musicians along their paths to greater achievements. Or even just making whistles play better-that surely has helped so many more with their musical pursuits.

Good on you, Jerry for being so purposeful and dedicated in your passion. It has made a difference, certainly.