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The Funny Whistle

reel

Key signature: Bminor

Submitted on October 21st 2009 by Eachann mac Bodach.

This tune has been added to 25 tunebooks.

Also known as An Fh Deag Airgid, An Fhideag Airgid, The Silver Whistle.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Funny Whistle, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Bmin
dc |: BF(3FFF dedc | BF(3FFF fedc | BF(3FFF Bcde | fgfd c2 dc |
BF(3FFF dF(3FFF | eF(3FFF f3 d | efec dedB |1 ABcA F2 dc :|2 ABcA F2 DE ||
|: Fdcd Bdcd | edce fBAB | Fdcd Bcde | fgfd c2 dc |
BF(3FFF dF(3FFF | eF(3FFF f3 d | efec dedB |1 ABcA F2 DE :|2 ABcA F2 dc ||

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The Funny Whistle sheetmusic
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The Funny Whistle

A nice Bminor slowish reel - I got this from Colm O'Rua at a banjo mandolin workshop on Skye in 2004. It is the second reel in a set on Daimh's second album Pirates of Puirt. Said to be written by Davy Garrett who I believe is a piper and author of a Scottish whistle tutor book.

# Posted on October 21st 2009 by Eachann mac Bodach

An Fhideag Airgid...

or The Silver Whistle is the original name of the tune as well as the name of Davy Garret's whistle tutor.

# Posted on November 1st 2009 by malcombpiper

Another wee gem that I think I'll learn on the banjo as it sounds as if it'll sit well.

I wonder where Davie's hiding out these days? Maybe I should buy his book.

# Posted on January 26th 2011 by Solidmahog

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