I am planning soon on saving up for a deposit to buy a 3/4 set from C.J. Dixon. I have read reviews and listened to sound samples of his pipes and decided that his pipes are a very good bet when it comes to quality and affordability. In the meantime, I want to learn some slow airs on the whistle to transfer them to the pipes proper when I actually manage to get them. I have been listening to clips from tinwhistletunes.com and have made a list of tunes to find music for, or to ask if there are any books that might have them. The tunes I want to get are Lament for Limerick, Eleanor Plunkett, and anything by O’Carolan, the pipe on the hob, out on the ocean, a stor mo chroi, and any other tunes that anyone thinks is a good one to know, I would really apreciate any information.
Couple links ye might find handy…
Carolan…
http://www.oldmusicproject.com/occ/tunes.html
O’Neills… go to the main page link at the bottom to get more Jigs Reels etc..
Slán Go Foill
Uilliam
There’s enough tuneage in the above links to keep busy for a good long while. Good resource… though nothing can replace another, experienced piper for learning how to play, and play tunes.