Welcome to The Kerry Whistler! Here you will find traditional Irish whistle tunes. You’ll find beginner Irish whistle tunes all the way to advanced ones so you can work on whatever you’d like. It’s your own journey after all, I’m just here to hold your hand on the way!
I’ve been playing the tin whistle for myself and others for almost 6 years now. Music festivals in County Clare have really helped me love the instrument more than anything. It’s not just a whistle, it’s a connection to others that you’ll have for a lifetime :)
I see you keep your pinky finger on the whistle. It gives more stability but I just cant seem to accurately and quickly move my lower three fingers if i have it on there. Any tips? Is this normal and does it need more practice or am i holding it wrong. How bad is it to have less stability
Thanks a lot. Merci beaucoup. You’re great. Vous êtes formidable. I am a French living in BRITTANY. I am also a BRETON ! Firstly. I am 76 now. I must tell the Foggy Dew is the best tune for me. I do my best to trying playing it on a flute. You’re a good teacher. I was searching the tabs since a long time. It’s thanks to Alan STIVELL I knew this tune when I was 18 , a long time ago ! I understand the Irish rebellion also. This tune is very moving. I want this tune to be played when I die. I asked it for my funerals !!!!!
Of course this is wrong in a way , because I could come up with five quite different songs that would be played at a session I bet ya - there are so many tunes out there ❤
Thank you very much! This is so easy to understand and learn. Our part is to practice it, but you did everything that you could do from your part. Great video! Keep this channel going!
Dear kerry whistler, would you like one of my tin whistle novelty cases, it hangs on a music stand. I have learned a lot watching your tutorials thank you. JACOB
Thankyou thankyou thankyou!!! Been looking for an online lesson that works for me and you do! Love your sound and look forward to learning this instrument properly. Big Love!
Great stuff Kerry Whistler .. loved your presentation. I am mostly whistle .. and a bit on the mandoline the selections are very helpful. I am happy to subsribe to your channel. Thanks! Go raibh maith agat.
Got invited to a session by a violinist in my local area months ago (double bass and viola player here) and now i assist every single one this people gather! there are excellent musicians there, and very kind to any person approaching the session. As you said, it fullfils the social aspect of music, exactly what I felt, you explained excellent 😃. I was missing that feeling for years in my local area (here there are excellent musicians, and many jams on much local and international genres, but they frequently play pretty hard music and it excludes people to play, and it does'nt catch so much on the people not playing) I'm a musician and luthier but i like the idea of keeping it simple in order to include people. The first day i went to the irish session i did'nt knew any tune, and did'nt know anything about irish music, now i'm eager to learn. I started learning more tunes session by session, in a natural way. Most fun experience in my music life in years! Thank you for the tunes as they play some of these! next one i'm playing more & better 😀.
Have got one or two songs for you to possibly do a tutorial on looking about learning the 10 or so and wondering if you could do either the night visiting Song unquiet grave or the shores of herring please
Just so you know, you have people old and new who appreciate your charming channel. School schmoool, get back on it 🙃 Thanks for this one by the way 🙏🏼🌈
Very nice to see "real" person on RU-vid! Stay real and don't sell out just to get sub's. By the way you just got another one! Keep posting young lady.
I really want to learn this song but I just do not get the D+ - it sounds so horribly wrong while all other notes sound just fine (for my skill). I already tried different pressures when blowing but it's always not sounding like when any other player does it. Also I realized when watching your fingers you are kinda NOT opening the first hole like the tab is showing it - it kinda looks like you hold the d instead of the D+ Any help what I am not understanding here?
I understand! The high D is one of the hardest notes to get right. First, make sure your fingers are completely covering each hole, the smallest bit off and the whole note goes wrong. Second, try both fingering options, all fingers on vs top finger off. Third, which whistle are you using? That could be a source of your problem
