>>> John Stephen of Chance Inn (Angus Fitchett)
>> Took me ages to figure out that of all the instruments I play, the
>> only one that makes a reasonable job of that one in the original key
>> is a C whistle.
> Yep, I quite agree. I usually try to keep to tunes which fall within
> the capabilities of a D whistle, but I'm going to persuade the
> whistlers to bring in an F whistle for this one.
Nah, C whistle - play as if you were using a D whistle and the tune
were in G. Puts it into a more effective range, and F whistles are
exotic rarities anyway.
(Fitchet has only one T at the end).
How about this while we're on tunes you can play on a C whistle? I can't
remember where I found this: the earliest version of it I've seen is in
E minor but I prefer this later one. You could put this before "John
Stephen".
X:1
T:Miss Baird
M:C
L:1/8
K:DMin
d |:D>EF>G (A<d)d2| c>dc>G E/F/G/F/ E>C |\
D>EF>G (A<d)d2|[1 e>b a/g/f/e/ (f<d) d>F:|
[2 a>f a/g/f/e/ (f<d) d ||\
f/g/|:a>df>d a>d f2| (e<g) g>f e/f/g/f/ (e<c) |
[1 a>df>d a>d f2| e/f/g/e/ a/g/f/e/ (f<d) d>f:|\
[2 a>fd>A d>BA>F| G>B A/G/F/E/ (F<D) D |]
I just tried that one out; my fluffy lilac tortie cat Chloe loved it and
was rolling around over my feet in ecstasy.
Another C-whistle-friendly tune is Fitchet's "Coldside Jig" (in G minor).
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