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Top Trad Whistle CDs

I'm looking for some CD suggestions for traditional Irish Music predominately played on whistle. Not Celtic/New Age, but Trad. Thanks in advance.

# Posted on April 30th 2007 by Plunkett.mi

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Sean Ryan - Take The Air
Mary Bergin - Feadoga Stain

You won't go far wrong with those ...

# Posted on April 30th 2007 by Ottery

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Laurence Nugent - best whistle playing I've heard.

Also check out Gavin Whelan

# Posted on April 30th 2007 by mcdevincabe

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Laurence Nugent - fantastic. His early CD "Traditional Irish Music on flute and whistle" has possibly the worst cover ever, but the CD is great. All his CDs are great. Joanie Madden - Whsitle on the Wind. Mary Bergin Feadoga Stain 2 is OK as well. Try CDs with Claire Mann on whistle too.

# Posted on April 30th 2007 by bigfish

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I'd second Gavin Whelan- ace playing.

# Posted on April 30th 2007 by P-K

"Josie McDermott: Darby's Farewell"

http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/130

Festy Conlon & Willie Clancy ~ any tracks by these two, mostly on compilations, and in the latter mixed with his pipe playing...

# Posted on April 30th 2007 by ceolachan

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Does Flook count? Great whistle playing by Brian Finnegan, but hardly any trad tunes; still....great style.

# Posted on April 30th 2007 by Henk Bos

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Gavin Whelan's two are great

# Posted on April 30th 2007 by Celtic1234

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As well as some others mentioned, Vinnie Kilduff's "The Boys from Blue Hill " on Mulligan, issued 1990 is v. good, I think. A range of treatments, and great mastery of the sound.

# Posted on April 30th 2007 by de Selby

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Angela Deane - Cuisle (Co. Mayo)

This whistle recording came out in 2005 and is WAY under the radar as far as I am concerned. I just submitted it to 'The Session' last week so you can read my comments here.

http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/2532

The sound is very traditional, played mostly on a Generation Eb whistle with 2 tracks on D flute.

Every single tune on this recording, with the exception of the Air and one gaelic named reel, were already in 'The Session's' data base. All the tunes are commonly accepted traditional tunes.

She even plays some of the "big" classic reels; The Graf Spee, The Bucks of Oranmore, Jenny's Welcome to Charlie & The Jolly Tinker.

So this a perfect CD to recommend for those seeking repertoire as well as hearing an excellent example of traditional whistle.

# Posted on May 1st 2007 by dAle

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Real Media sample of Angela playing unaccompanied.

http://inver.org/ceantar/iollan.htm

# Posted on May 1st 2007 by dAle

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And of course the classic...

Paddy Moloney & Sean Potts - Tin Whistles

http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/113

# Posted on May 1st 2007 by dAle

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If you can get you hands on a copy...

Donncha O'Briain

http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/1222

# Posted on May 1st 2007 by dAle

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I'm surprised this wasn't in the database yet. I just entered it:
http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/2547
Brid O'Donohue: Tobar an Dúchais.

# Posted on May 1st 2007 by GaryAMartin

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Larry Nugent for sure. Another very nice whistle CD is Vinnie Kilduff's 'boys of bluehill'

# Posted on May 1st 2007 by Brendan

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Thanks to all for the great suggestions. I'll be picking up some new CDs indeed.- Mike

# Posted on May 1st 2007 by Plunkett.mi

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Michael Dwyer

# Posted on May 1st 2007 by flossie

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Cormac Breathnac

# Posted on May 2nd 2007 by red_tiger

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Carmel Gunning's first recording "The Lakes of Sligo."

# Posted on May 3rd 2007 by slainte