Chiff & Fipple's TOP TEN WHISTLE CDs.

[Dale]

I'd like to create, with your input, a list of top whistle CDs (BY THE READERS & EDITORS OF CHIFF & FIPPLE !!). I have in mind a simple way to do it. Each of you post your favorites, in no particular order. You can submit as few as one and as many as several thousand. Whatever. I'll simply tally the number of times a given CD is mentioned. The one mentioned most is #1 and so on down to #5 or 10 or 15 or whatever makes the most sense statistically. To be eligible, the CD most prominently feature the whistle, although it need not be the primary instrument.

GO!

Love,

Dale

[JessieK]

Joanie Madden: Song of the Irish Whistle (or whatever it's called)

Joanie: Song of the Irish Whistle 2

Joanie: A Whistle on the Wind

Sarah Bauhan: The Untamed Grasses

[DrGiggles]

Ditto on:
Song of the Irish Whistle vol 1 & 2

-Frank

[Ron Rowe]

1) Tinwhistles Paddy Maloney and Sean Potts

2) Fedoga Stain Mary Bergin

3) Fedoga Stain 2 Mary Bergin

4) Whistle on the Wind Joanie Madden


5) Song of the Irish Whistle Joanie Madden

6) Song of the Irish Whistle 2 Joanie Madden

7)Traditional Irish Music on Flute and Tin Whistle Laurence Nugent

Irish Pipe and Tinwhistle Songs Various artists

9)Traditional Music of Ireland Seamus Egan



10)The Irish Low Whistle Joe McKenna

[ndjr]

Mary Bergin:

Feadoga Stain I & II

No question, but that she's up there at the top. I also agree that Joanie Madden's CDs belong on the list.

[croberts]

These are the ones I own. I love them all.

Best:
Sarah Bauhan: The Untamed Grasses

Tied for second place:
Joanie Madden: Song of the Irish Whistle
Joanie Madden: Song of the Irish Whistle 2
Mary Bergin: Fedoga Stain
Mary Bergin: Fedoga Stain 2

A close third:
Paddy Maloney and Sean Potts: Tinwhistles
(2 whistle players really can play in unison)

Chris Roberts

[StevePower]

The Irish Low whistle - Joe McKenna

Totally Traditional Tin Whistles - various

Feadoga Stain - Mary Bergin

Pendle Moon - Phil Brown

Low Whistle - Phil Hardy

Whistle on the Wind - Joanie Madden

[Grannymouse]

Since Joannie Madden is my champion,, I have to go along with JessieK.

Not rcving any email so just want to tell Neil Dickey I got to the lagoon 15 min late today.......I understand why you weren't there.....oh those stinkin' fish! Gm

[Brian Lee]

J. Madden.

SOTIW #1
didn't care much at all for #2.

Chieftains- Film Cuts

Cheiftains- Water From the Well

Chieftains- Best of

Paddy Malony/Sean Potts- Tinwhistles

M. Bergin
Stain 1 & 2, though again, I think 1 was better

The Secret of Roan Inish- Soundtrack

[Tom_Gaul]

As well as Song of the Irish Whistle I & II and Feadoga Stain I & II which of course belong on any top 10 whistle list, I'd like to mention one CD that doesn't seem to be well known but contains some absolutely great traditional whistle playing. The player is Colm O'Donnell and the CD is "Farewell to Evening Dances". Colm also sings traditional songs in Irish and English, does lilting and plays the flute. Two of my favorites whistle tunes from the CD are "The Dublin Reel" and "The Maid of Mount Cisco". The difficult second reel is beautifully played and is also a master class in every aspect of whistle playing especially rolls, cuts, slides, breath control, and variations. The sad thing is that so few people seem to have heard of this great musician.

Best wishes, Tom

[WhistlingGypsy]

Take the Air - Sean Ryan
The boys of Bluehill - Vinnie Kilduff

Cheers:-)
Gerry

[TonyHiggins]

The Irish Low Whistle- Joe McKenna
Gentle Breeze- Green Linnett Compilation
tin whistles- P Moloney, S Potts
Cold Blow and the Rainy Night- Planxty
Chieftains5
Windy Gap- L Nugent
Two for Two- L Nugent
Traditional Irish Music on Flute & Tin
Whistle- L Nugent
Sea of Dreams- Davy Spillane (go ahead and
hate me)

[Eldarion]

I think "Totally Traditional Tinwhistles" (Various) deserves another vote.

[wjgass3]

(In no particular order)

Brian Hughes "Whistle Stop"

Phil Hardy "Low Whistle"

Joanie Madden "A Whistle On The Wind"

Joanie Madden "Song of the Irish Whistle"

Joanie Madden "Song of the Irish Whistle 2"

Paddy Moloney & Sean Potts "Tin Whistles"

"Celtic Sessions Na Connery's" (Great whistle version of "Mna na hEireann" to learn from)

"Gentle Breeze: Celtic Music for Flute and Whistle"

Hanz Araki with Finn MacGinty "Traditional Irish Music"

"121 Session Tunes" 4 CD set w/book

Cheers. John

[Phlebas]

Another poll, eh? Here goes, in no particular order:

-Mary Bergin - Feadoga Stain

-Mary Bergin - Feadoga Stain II

-Rawlins Cross - Celtic Instrumentals (Ian McKinnon is a world class highland piper that loves the whistle and composes tunes for it)

-Paddy Maloney & Sean Potts - Tinwhistles

-Boys of the Lough - Midwinter Night's Dream (some REALLY cool whistling by Christy O'Leary, and of course Cathal McConnell)

I can't help but notice that Davy Spillane's CDs haven't been mentioned... Maybe he's just too "over-produced" for the top 10!

Phlebas