Penny Whistle Help...

**Thu Dec 22, 2005 2:23 pm**

afternoon all,

was at the pogues on wed at brixton and my g/f wants a 'penny whistle'... can anyone tell me what sort of one the lads in the pogues use... there appear to many differnet sorts, in C , in D etc etc.

cheers all...!

**Thu Dec 22, 2005 3:38 pm**

I know this is no help but at Manchester Spider told us all that the song the band were about to play was in the key of E.

Can't remember which song though!

The current Mrs Plastic plays the Tin Whistle. She is just about to register and then she can tell you

**Thu Dec 22, 2005 4:02 pm**

Most Irish Tunes are in the Key of D, occasionally C.

**Thu Dec 22, 2005 4:07 pm**

Or G or A, but you will find that you can play those keys on a D Whistle.

**Thu Dec 22, 2005 7:32 pm**

you can always go with a tunable whistle,check here http://www.thewhistleshop.com

**Fri Dec 23, 2005 3:31 am**

Most Tin whistles on eBay say that most Irish songs are played in C. But not all Pogues songs are in C. Look at the section for Spider Stacy within this fora, as I'm sure this has been asked before, and there is certainly a thread with Tin Whistle help.

I'm expecting a Tin whistle myself this Christmas. Looking forward to playing it!

**Fri Dec 23, 2005 3:31 am**

Sorry, I meant D, not C, in my previous post.

**Sun Dec 25, 2005 3:23 pm**

Spider uses Overton. I bought one myself, they're sweet! But, they coast about $150

**Sat Jan 07, 2006 8:52 pm**

I played most of the pogues songs on a "D" whistle whenever covering their songs, however there are some songs you will need a "C".

Get an Overton if you can find them (not able to tune) or better yet, go to Michael Burke's site and order his tunable ones for about the same price ($150 US). I got a low whistle in "D" from him in less than 72 hours from the time I ordered it online. These are EXCELLENT whistles. Don't waste your time on generations unless you don't want to spend the extra cash.

FYI- most Irish tunes can be played on a "D" with a few exceptions. Good Luck.

http://www.burkewhistles.com/

**Mon Jan 09, 2006 6:12 pm**

This show was broadcast on RTE's lyric FM last (Sunday) night. It hasn't been archived yet but probably will in a day or two.

A BIT OF PIPE WITH SIX HOLES

James Galway plays one of the most expensive instruments in the world, a flute of gold, but also one of the cheapest too - a bit of tin pipe with six holes. Galway tells the story of this simple but most versatile of instruments - the penny whistle - which he has played for years, but until recently knew little about.
Sunday January 8th, 10pm

http://www.rte.ie/lyricfm/

**Mon Jan 09, 2006 11:13 pm**

i'd advise you to get one in D...or maybe C

D is the key that mines in...i'd also advise you to get one without the plastic bit at the top (got a richer sound when its all tin!)

its easier to be accompained by a guitar or something if its in D or C cause then the guitar can just play easy chords

depends what your gonna be playing i guess...although if you play by yourself it probably won't make a blind bit of difference...and all songs ca be transcribed into different keys anyway

**Tue Jan 10, 2006 7:14 pm**

Strange, sound of the ones with plastic top sound better to me.
But D is good tuning. And C is very useful when you wish to play tunes with no sharps.
But if you want to play Thousands are Sailing with Shane on vocals, you will use probably A one.

**Tue Jan 10, 2006 7:28 pm**

http://www.rte.ie/lyricfm/invisiblethread/

Here's a link to the show I mentioned above. Click on listen to the latest show

**Tue Jan 10, 2006 9:30 pm**

Thanks Noel. :wink:

**Tue Jan 10, 2006 10:05 pm**

the all tin ones are definatly better...richer tones, the plastic ones just sound harsh...

and anyway there was no plastic around when they invented it

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