This 2-disk set is the companion to Geraldine Cotter's "Traditional Irish Tin Whistle Tutor". I got it thinking it would be a good reference, and it is, but even more, Geraldine's playing is always dead on, and very enjoyable. This is just naked whistle, no other instruments, which brings out the melody, phrasing, etc, where you can learn it right.
Geraldine has put together a very nice collection of tunes to go along with her ....Tin Whistle Tutor." There are some obscure jems here to go along with the more well known tunes. The settings are whistle/flute friendly which means if your looking to gain insight into where to breathe and how to breathe musically there is plenty to glean. She includes more airs than the usual two or three found in these type of collections and her recorded demonstrations of them is indeed worthy of study. I personally would not recomend the "tutor" to a beginner to learn from although many of her remarks about playing trad music are dead on and quotable. The "tutor" includes transcriptions for the 100 tunes which are worth having if you compile/collect that sort of thing.
100 tunes in 2 CDs
This 2-disk set is the companion to Geraldine Cotter's "Traditional Irish Tin Whistle Tutor". I got it thinking it would be a good reference, and it is, but even more, Geraldine's playing is always dead on, and very enjoyable. This is just naked whistle, no other instruments, which brings out the melody, phrasing, etc, where you can learn it right.
I wish my Generations whistle sounded this good.
# Posted on March 17th 2003 by glauber
See also: http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display.php/484
# Posted on March 17th 2003 by glauber
Geraldine has put together a very nice collection of tunes to go along with her ....Tin Whistle Tutor." There are some obscure jems here to go along with the more well known tunes. The settings are whistle/flute friendly which means if your looking to gain insight into where to breathe and how to breathe musically there is plenty to glean. She includes more airs than the usual two or three found in these type of collections and her recorded demonstrations of them is indeed worthy of study. I personally would not recomend the "tutor" to a beginner to learn from although many of her remarks about playing trad music are dead on and quotable. The "tutor" includes transcriptions for the 100 tunes which are worth having if you compile/collect that sort of thing.
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# Posted on July 9th 2009 by Chef Paul
Track number 6 is lists Malloy's (jig). This tune is more commonly known as "Contentment is Wealth."
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# Posted on July 9th 2009 by Chef Paul