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unusual facts about Tin Whistle



Feadóga Stáin

Mary Bergin : F whistle on 3,5,7,11, Eb whistle on 1,4,8,10,12, D whistle on 6, C whistle on 13, Bb whistle on 2,9, low G whistle on 14

Feadóga Stáin, Mary Bergin's debut album, has been credited with establishing the tin whistle as one of first tier among the standard instruments of Irish Traditional Music.

Finnegan Wakes

But it was also their first to feature their first established line-up of Ronnie Drew (vocals/guitar), Barney McKenna (tenor banjo)/mandolin), Luke Kelly (vocals/banjo), Ciaran Bourke (vocals/guitar/tin whistle/harmonica) and John Sheahan (fiddle/tin whistle/mandolin).

Jack's Heroes

"Jack's Heroes" was a single released by The Pogues & The Dubliners in 1990, composed by tin whistle player Spider Stacy about the Republic Of Ireland football squad, then managed by Jack Charlton.


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1915 in Ireland

15 March - Micho Russell, tin whistle player and collector of traditional music and folklore (died 1994).

1930 in Ireland

Sean Potts, tin whistle player, formerly with The Chieftains

Carol Weld

At the Gare d'Orsay the deluxe afternoon train had departed with a tin-whistle toot but no sign of royalty or a Baltimore woman.

Eric Rigler

He has been featured playing Great Highland bagpipes, Uilleann pipes and tin whistle on numerous movie soundtracks, including Titanic, Million Dollar Baby, Road to Perdition, Braveheart, Cinderella Man, Robots, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, DreamWorks's The Prince of Egypt, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World and critically acclaimed South Korean TV series Jewel in the Palace.

Michael Russell

Micho Russell (1915–94), Irish traditional musician (tin whistle player)

Packie Duignan

Among a younger generation of flute and tin whistle players to cite Packie's influence are Catherine McEvoy and Mary Bergin.

Whistle on the Wind

Whistle on the Wind is the first solo album by flute and tin whistle player Joanie Madden.