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"Mona's Delight", collected as a tune and dance on the Isle of Man in the 1930s, derived from the tune English Country dance tune "Goddesses" that dates back to at least the beginning of the 17th century.

I learnt it many years ago, one afternoon in a Whitby pub.

(D/G Dino Baffetti melodeon)

#tinwhistle #folkmusic #traditionalmusic #englishfolk #englishtraditional #AndrewsRecordings

"Mona's Delight", collected as a tune and dance on the Isle of Man in the 1930s, derived from the tune English Country dance tune "Goddesses" that dates back to at least the beginning of the 17th century.

I learnt it many years ago, one afternoon in a Whitby pub.

(D/G Dino Baffetti melodeon)

#tinwhistle #folkmusic #traditionalmusic #englishfolk #englishtraditional #AndrewsRecordings

"Mona's Delight", collected as a tune and dance on the Isle of Man in the 1930s, derived from the tune English Country dance tune "Goddesses" that dates back to at least the beginning of the 17th century.

I learnt it many years ago, one afternoon in a Whitby pub.

(D/G Dino Baffetti melodeon)

#tinwhistle #folkmusic #traditionalmusic #englishfolk #englishtraditional #AndrewsRecordings

"Mona's Delight", collected as a tune and dance on the Isle of Man in the 1930s, derived from the tune English Country dance tune "Goddesses" that dates back to at least the beginning of the 17th century.

I learnt it many years ago, one afternoon in a Whitby pub.

(D/G Dino Baffetti melodeon)

#tinwhistle #folkmusic #traditionalmusic #englishfolk #englishtraditional #AndrewsRecordings

As a follow-up, the concert band that I play with recorded "The Seven Stars" (called "The Moon and and Seven Stars" on the CD) a few years back.

It's coupled with an Irish slide called Scattery Island.

#tinwhistle #folkmusic #folkmusic #traditionalmusic #englishfolk #englishtraditional #irishtraditional

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74qhm_jYFwI

As a follow-up, the concert band that I play with recorded "The Seven Stars" (called "The Moon and and Seven Stars" on the CD) a few years back.

It's coupled with an Irish slide called Scattery Island.

#tinwhistle #folkmusic #folkmusic #traditionalmusic #englishfolk #englishtraditional #irishtraditional

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74qhm_jYFwI

As a follow-up, the concert band that I play with recorded "The Seven Stars" (called "The Moon and and Seven Stars" on the CD) a few years back.

It's coupled with an Irish slide called Scattery Island.

#tinwhistle #folkmusic #folkmusic #traditionalmusic #englishfolk #englishtraditional #irishtraditional

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74qhm_jYFwI

As a follow-up, the concert band that I play with recorded "The Seven Stars" (called "The Moon and and Seven Stars" on the CD) a few years back.

It's coupled with an Irish slide called Scattery Island.

#tinwhistle #folkmusic #folkmusic #traditionalmusic #englishfolk #englishtraditional #irishtraditional

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74qhm_jYFwI

As a follow-up, the concert band that I play with recorded "The Seven Stars" (called "The Moon and and Seven Stars" on the CD) a few years back.

It's coupled with an Irish slide called Scattery Island.

#tinwhistle #folkmusic #folkmusic #traditionalmusic #englishfolk #englishtraditional #irishtraditional

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74qhm_jYFwI

So, "The Seven Stars" is a mid-eighteenth century country dance tune. I've never tried to play on a tin whistle before, so I though I'd have a go (practice as I mentioned before!)

#tinwhistle #folkmusic #folkmusic #traditionalmusic #englishfolk #englishtraditional

So, "The Seven Stars" is a mid-eighteenth century country dance tune. I've never tried to play on a tin whistle before, so I though I'd have a go (practice as I mentioned before!)

#tinwhistle #folkmusic #folkmusic #traditionalmusic #englishfolk #englishtraditional

So, "The Seven Stars" is a mid-eighteenth century country dance tune. I've never tried to play on a tin whistle before, so I though I'd have a go (practice as I mentioned before!)

#tinwhistle #folkmusic #folkmusic #traditionalmusic #englishfolk #englishtraditional

So, "The Seven Stars" is a mid-eighteenth century country dance tune. I've never tried to play on a tin whistle before, so I though I'd have a go (practice as I mentioned before!)

#tinwhistle #folkmusic #folkmusic #traditionalmusic #englishfolk #englishtraditional

So, "The Seven Stars" is a mid-eighteenth century country dance tune. I've never tried to play on a tin whistle before, so I though I'd have a go (practice as I mentioned before!)

#tinwhistle #folkmusic #folkmusic #traditionalmusic #englishfolk #englishtraditional

I posted a recording a couple of days ago, and I ought to do more. Forcing me to practise more for one thing :-D

So, if I'm disciplined, here's a thread of some home recordings.

#melodeon #tinwhistle #folkmusic #traditionalmusic #englishfolk #englishtraditional

I posted a recording a couple of days ago, and I ought to do more. Forcing me to practise more for one thing :-D

So, if I'm disciplined, here's a thread of some home recordings.

#melodeon #tinwhistle #folkmusic #traditionalmusic #englishfolk #englishtraditional

I posted a recording a couple of days ago, and I ought to do more. Forcing me to practise more for one thing :-D

So, if I'm disciplined, here's a thread of some home recordings.

#melodeon #tinwhistle #folkmusic #traditionalmusic #englishfolk #englishtraditional

I posted a recording a couple of days ago, and I ought to do more. Forcing me to practise more for one thing :-D

So, if I'm disciplined, here's a thread of some home recordings.

#melodeon #tinwhistle #folkmusic #traditionalmusic #englishfolk #englishtraditional

I posted a recording a couple of days ago, and I ought to do more. Forcing me to practise more for one thing :-D

So, if I'm disciplined, here's a thread of some home recordings.

#melodeon #tinwhistle #folkmusic #traditionalmusic #englishfolk #englishtraditional

@elliek ... and to break out of the hopelessness/negativity , here's a human playing one of his favourite English airs (tune to the song Derwentwater's Farewell).

No eq, no reverb, just straight into the mic, mistakes and all!!

Rebel :-)

#englishfolk #folkmusic #tinwhistle #GenerationWhistle

@elliek ... and to break out of the hopelessness/negativity , here's a human playing one of his favourite English airs (tune to the song Derwentwater's Farewell).

No eq, no reverb, just straight into the mic, mistakes and all!!

Rebel :-)

#englishfolk #folkmusic #tinwhistle #GenerationWhistle

@elliek ... and to break out of the hopelessness/negativity , here's a human playing one of his favourite English airs (tune to the song Derwentwater's Farewell).

No eq, no reverb, just straight into the mic, mistakes and all!!

Rebel :-)

#englishfolk #folkmusic #tinwhistle #GenerationWhistle

@elliek ... and to break out of the hopelessness/negativity , here's a human playing one of his favourite English airs (tune to the song Derwentwater's Farewell).

No eq, no reverb, just straight into the mic, mistakes and all!!

Rebel :-)

#englishfolk #folkmusic #tinwhistle #GenerationWhistle

@elliek ... and to break out of the hopelessness/negativity , here's a human playing one of his favourite English airs (tune to the song Derwentwater's Farewell).

No eq, no reverb, just straight into the mic, mistakes and all!!

Rebel :-)

#englishfolk #folkmusic #tinwhistle #GenerationWhistle

RE: https://mastodon.me.uk/@coffeenow/117005195958478076

If you’ve ever wondered what’s the worst you could be at music and still qualify for the All-Britain Fleadh… #TinWhistle #Fleadh #IrishTrad

RE: https://mastodon.me.uk/@coffeenow/117005195958478076

If you’ve ever wondered what’s the worst you could be at music and still qualify for the All-Britain Fleadh… #TinWhistle #Fleadh #IrishTrad

RE: https://mastodon.me.uk/@coffeenow/117005195958478076

If you’ve ever wondered what’s the worst you could be at music and still qualify for the All-Britain Fleadh… #TinWhistle #Fleadh #IrishTrad

RE: https://mastodon.me.uk/@coffeenow/117005195958478076

If you’ve ever wondered what’s the worst you could be at music and still qualify for the All-Britain Fleadh… #TinWhistle #Fleadh #IrishTrad

RE: https://mastodon.me.uk/@coffeenow/117005195958478076

If you’ve ever wondered what’s the worst you could be at music and still qualify for the All-Britain Fleadh… #TinWhistle #Fleadh #IrishTrad

My second, and even third, Fleadh
https://coffeenow.moomop.uk/post/2026/07/fleadh-2026/
After my first Fleadh last year, this year saw a return to Birmingham to try again, this time including the required slow air. This post records how that went.
#Fleadh #TinWhistle #FolkMusic

My second, and even third, Fleadh
https://coffeenow.moomop.uk/post/2026/07/fleadh-2026/
After my first Fleadh last year, this year saw a return to Birmingham to try again, this time including the required slow air. This post records how that went.
#Fleadh #TinWhistle #FolkMusic

My second, and even third, Fleadh
https://coffeenow.moomop.uk/post/2026/07/fleadh-2026/
After my first Fleadh last year, this year saw a return to Birmingham to try again, this time including the required slow air. This post records how that went.
#Fleadh #TinWhistle #FolkMusic

My second, and even third, Fleadh
https://coffeenow.moomop.uk/post/2026/07/fleadh-2026/
After my first Fleadh last year, this year saw a return to Birmingham to try again, this time including the required slow air. This post records how that went.
#Fleadh #TinWhistle #FolkMusic

My second, and even third, Fleadh
https://coffeenow.moomop.uk/post/2026/07/fleadh-2026/
After my first Fleadh last year, this year saw a return to Birmingham to try again, this time including the required slow air. This post records how that went.
#Fleadh #TinWhistle #FolkMusic

Il y a presque 2 semaines, fiston m'a commandé un #tinWhistle en Ré pour le camp de musique auquel il allait le lendemain.
Prototypage la veille au soir.
Plutôt réussie, agréable à jouer : il en joue tout le temps depuis.
- Bambou (ça va plus vite qu'en branche).
- Embouchure plate (type "de l'est" si on veut).
- Bloc en épicéas (du jardin) non huilé, non collé et ça c'est cool (réglable, là en mode "son un peu rugueux").
- Labium rapporté (bambou aussi).
- finition huile de lin.

Il y a presque 2 semaines, fiston m'a commandé un #tinWhistle en Ré pour le camp de musique auquel il allait le lendemain.
Prototypage la veille au soir.
Plutôt réussie, agréable à jouer : il en joue tout le temps depuis.
- Bambou (ça va plus vite qu'en branche).
- Embouchure plate (type "de l'est" si on veut).
- Bloc en épicéas (du jardin) non huilé, non collé et ça c'est cool (réglable, là en mode "son un peu rugueux").
- Labium rapporté (bambou aussi).
- finition huile de lin.

Il y a presque 2 semaines, fiston m'a commandé un #tinWhistle en Ré pour le camp de musique auquel il allait le lendemain.
Prototypage la veille au soir.
Plutôt réussie, agréable à jouer : il en joue tout le temps depuis.
- Bambou (ça va plus vite qu'en branche).
- Embouchure plate (type "de l'est" si on veut).
- Bloc en épicéas (du jardin) non huilé, non collé et ça c'est cool (réglable, là en mode "son un peu rugueux").
- Labium rapporté (bambou aussi).
- finition huile de lin.

Il y a presque 2 semaines, fiston m'a commandé un #tinWhistle en Ré pour le camp de musique auquel il allait le lendemain.
Prototypage la veille au soir.
Plutôt réussie, agréable à jouer : il en joue tout le temps depuis.
- Bambou (ça va plus vite qu'en branche).
- Embouchure plate (type "de l'est" si on veut).
- Bloc en épicéas (du jardin) non huilé, non collé et ça c'est cool (réglable, là en mode "son un peu rugueux").
- Labium rapporté (bambou aussi).
- finition huile de lin.

two tips for tin whistle beginners from a tin whistle beginner

1. Try "Scarborough Fair" as the first song
2. To practice quietly, blow into the blade, not mouthpiece. Everything higher than D in second octave is inaccessible that way, but it's great way of practicing tunes

#music #folk #irishfolk #tinwhistle #beginner

two tips for tin whistle beginners from a tin whistle beginner

1. Try "Scarborough Fair" as the first song
2. To practice quietly, blow into the blade, not mouthpiece. Everything higher than D in second octave is inaccessible that way, but it's great way of practicing tunes

#music #folk #irishfolk #tinwhistle #beginner

two tips for tin whistle beginners from a tin whistle beginner

1. Try "Scarborough Fair" as the first song
2. To practice quietly, blow into the blade, not mouthpiece. Everything higher than D in second octave is inaccessible that way, but it's great way of practicing tunes

#music #folk #irishfolk #tinwhistle #beginner

two tips for tin whistle beginners from a tin whistle beginner

1. Try "Scarborough Fair" as the first song
2. To practice quietly, blow into the blade, not mouthpiece. Everything higher than D in second octave is inaccessible that way, but it's great way of practicing tunes

#music #folk #irishfolk #tinwhistle #beginner

two tips for tin whistle beginners from a tin whistle beginner

1. Try "Scarborough Fair" as the first song
2. To practice quietly, blow into the blade, not mouthpiece. Everything higher than D in second octave is inaccessible that way, but it's great way of practicing tunes

#music #folk #irishfolk #tinwhistle #beginner

I’m practising on bamboo to make tin whistles. I’d bought a D "Generation" flute, but it was unplayable (bad luck), so I replaced the mouthpiece.

My favorite "hole calculator" is Hans Bracker's : https://music.bracker.uk/pub/html/Workshop/Whistle-Calculator.html
I use "ET" (Equal Temperament) intonation.

#flute #tinWhistle #DIY

I’m practising on bamboo to make tin whistles. I’d bought a D "Generation" flute, but it was unplayable (bad luck), so I replaced the mouthpiece.

My favorite "hole calculator" is Hans Bracker's : https://music.bracker.uk/pub/html/Workshop/Whistle-Calculator.html
I use "ET" (Equal Temperament) intonation.

#flute #tinWhistle #DIY

I’m practising on bamboo to make tin whistles. I’d bought a D "Generation" flute, but it was unplayable (bad luck), so I replaced the mouthpiece.

My favorite "hole calculator" is Hans Bracker's : https://music.bracker.uk/pub/html/Workshop/Whistle-Calculator.html
I use "ET" (Equal Temperament) intonation.

#flute #tinWhistle #DIY

I’m practising on bamboo to make tin whistles. I’d bought a D "Generation" flute, but it was unplayable (bad luck), so I replaced the mouthpiece.

My favorite "hole calculator" is Hans Bracker's : https://music.bracker.uk/pub/html/Workshop/Whistle-Calculator.html
I use "ET" (Equal Temperament) intonation.

#flute #tinWhistle #DIY

I’m practising on bamboo to make tin whistles. I’d bought a D "Generation" flute, but it was unplayable (bad luck), so I replaced the mouthpiece.

My favorite "hole calculator" is Hans Bracker's : https://music.bracker.uk/pub/html/Workshop/Whistle-Calculator.html
I use "ET" (Equal Temperament) intonation.

#flute #tinWhistle #DIY

Competed at the All-Britain Fleadh today. https://www.comhaltas.co.uk/allbritainfleadh
I say competed, but I was very much at the lower end of the performances.
There were some amazing musicians but also rules about recording them so here's a clip of me. I'm playing The Dingle Regatta, which I felt was just the right side of being fun but still traditional.
I should get my adjudication sheet soon 🫣 .
#TinWhistle #IrishTrad #Fleadh

Competed at the All-Britain Fleadh today. https://www.comhaltas.co.uk/allbritainfleadh
I say competed, but I was very much at the lower end of the performances.
There were some amazing musicians but also rules about recording them so here's a clip of me. I'm playing The Dingle Regatta, which I felt was just the right side of being fun but still traditional.
I should get my adjudication sheet soon 🫣 .
#TinWhistle #IrishTrad #Fleadh

Competed at the All-Britain Fleadh today. https://www.comhaltas.co.uk/allbritainfleadh
I say competed, but I was very much at the lower end of the performances.
There were some amazing musicians but also rules about recording them so here's a clip of me. I'm playing The Dingle Regatta, which I felt was just the right side of being fun but still traditional.
I should get my adjudication sheet soon 🫣 .
#TinWhistle #IrishTrad #Fleadh

Competed at the All-Britain Fleadh today. https://www.comhaltas.co.uk/allbritainfleadh
I say competed, but I was very much at the lower end of the performances.
There were some amazing musicians but also rules about recording them so here's a clip of me. I'm playing The Dingle Regatta, which I felt was just the right side of being fun but still traditional.
I should get my adjudication sheet soon 🫣 .
#TinWhistle #IrishTrad #Fleadh

Competed at the All-Britain Fleadh today. https://www.comhaltas.co.uk/allbritainfleadh
I say competed, but I was very much at the lower end of the performances.
There were some amazing musicians but also rules about recording them so here's a clip of me. I'm playing The Dingle Regatta, which I felt was just the right side of being fun but still traditional.
I should get my adjudication sheet soon 🫣 .
#TinWhistle #IrishTrad #Fleadh

https://youtu.be/-n-gJkT9OKI?is=ekaL9DU4CIOBCvAE

"There’s a timeless beauty to the music Mick O’Brien makes with Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, pitched as it is a few semitones below the rest of life, in the warm and rich world of Bb."

("Il y a une beauté intemporelle à la musique créée par Caoimhin Ó Raghallaigh et Mick O’Brien, dont la tonalité se situe quelques demi-tons sous le reste de la vie, dans le monde luxuriant du Si bémol.")

🫠
Mes idoles.
L'épitomé de la classe.

Un nouvel album annoncé pour 2026, 23 ans après le mythique Kitty Lie Over !!!

#uilleannpipes #irishmusic #trad #musiquetrad #tinwhistle

https://youtu.be/-n-gJkT9OKI?is=ekaL9DU4CIOBCvAE

"There’s a timeless beauty to the music Mick O’Brien makes with Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, pitched as it is a few semitones below the rest of life, in the warm and rich world of Bb."

("Il y a une beauté intemporelle à la musique créée par Caoimhin Ó Raghallaigh et Mick O’Brien, dont la tonalité se situe quelques demi-tons sous le reste de la vie, dans le monde luxuriant du Si bémol.")

🫠
Mes idoles.
L'épitomé de la classe.

Un nouvel album annoncé pour 2026, 23 ans après le mythique Kitty Lie Over !!!

#uilleannpipes #irishmusic #trad #musiquetrad #tinwhistle

Fiston veut que je lui fasse une flûte en bambou comme les petites 4 trous testées récemment mais version #tinWhistle (flûte à 6 trous).

J'utilise souvent TWJCalc (Philip van Leersum, GNU, 2012) comme "calculateur de trous" parce qu'il est simple et permet de choisir différents tempéraments et algos (dont #flutomat et Bracker) :
https://sourceforge.net/projects/twjcalc/

Je n'obtiens pourtant pas les mêmes résultats qu'avec le calculateur original de Hans Bracker, très pratique aussi :
https://music.bracker.uk/pub/html/Workshop/Whistle-Calculator.html

Fiston veut que je lui fasse une flûte en bambou comme les petites 4 trous testées récemment mais version #tinWhistle (flûte à 6 trous).

J'utilise souvent TWJCalc (Philip van Leersum, GNU, 2012) comme "calculateur de trous" parce qu'il est simple et permet de choisir différents tempéraments et algos (dont #flutomat et Bracker) :
https://sourceforge.net/projects/twjcalc/

Je n'obtiens pourtant pas les mêmes résultats qu'avec le calculateur original de Hans Bracker, très pratique aussi :
https://music.bracker.uk/pub/html/Workshop/Whistle-Calculator.html

Fiston veut que je lui fasse une flûte en bambou comme les petites 4 trous testées récemment mais version #tinWhistle (flûte à 6 trous).

J'utilise souvent TWJCalc (Philip van Leersum, GNU, 2012) comme "calculateur de trous" parce qu'il est simple et permet de choisir différents tempéraments et algos (dont #flutomat et Bracker) :
https://sourceforge.net/projects/twjcalc/

Je n'obtiens pourtant pas les mêmes résultats qu'avec le calculateur original de Hans Bracker, très pratique aussi :
https://music.bracker.uk/pub/html/Workshop/Whistle-Calculator.html

Fiston veut que je lui fasse une flûte en bambou comme les petites 4 trous testées récemment mais version #tinWhistle (flûte à 6 trous).

J'utilise souvent TWJCalc (Philip van Leersum, GNU, 2012) comme "calculateur de trous" parce qu'il est simple et permet de choisir différents tempéraments et algos (dont #flutomat et Bracker) :
https://sourceforge.net/projects/twjcalc/

Je n'obtiens pourtant pas les mêmes résultats qu'avec le calculateur original de Hans Bracker, très pratique aussi :
https://music.bracker.uk/pub/html/Workshop/Whistle-Calculator.html

Ok, I found the coolest thing ever.

===Cyberpunk Bluegrass Music===

@coreysnipes suggested I look into Bluegrass in addition to my current studies of Irish Trad music as I learn how to play the Irish whistle. That makes sense as a lot of Bluegrass stems from old Irish music.

In my search for Bluegrass music with Irish whistles, I stumbled across Justin Myles Holmes' "Barlow's Jig".

And get this... after listening to an Irish whistle, a banjo, a fiddle, and other instruments playing a bluegrass jig...

...you hear a voiceover reading of "A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace (1996)" written by none other than John Perry Barlow, founding member of the @eff

John Perry Barlow. Barlow's Jig.

My worlds have collided.

Heck, I'd argue that Folk Music + Calls for Digital Independence = Solarpunk !!!

Give it a listen here (the voiceover starts at 2:45 but listen to the leadup as well):

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck8AZA11oYQ&list=OLAK5uy_n1BAK9bfUT9iwOo8yTRVfKeYI-St_9TME&index=11 (full URL just includes the song itself and a playlist for the album. No tracking parameters)

#solarPunk #cyberPunk #folkMusic #tradMusic #bluegrass #tinWhistle