- "become an acceptable whistler". A nice compromise perhaps?I’m weighing in with a resounding vote for leaving the recorder at home! If played by the right person though, I think Susatos can sound nice, but without the tinny sound of whistles that some people seem to dislike. As a banjo player, I think Irish traditional music is big enough, and vigorous enough, to absorb many different instrumental sounds in its production. Check out our new recorder sheet music at RecorderStreet.com. Goccia, your name sounds suspiciously like Gotcha!Of course you should not drop the recorder, it sounds great, and has the extra volume you need in sessions.Hi John! I’ve been told that’s one of the hardest things about the music, and requires lots of listening.I resemble that! But please don’t drop the recorder completely, I’m sure you sound great!I agree completely with cthuilleannpiper. Although some probably cringe just as much at a Susato in a session as with a recorder in a session. We used to have a tuba player join in our session now and again.I still think that’s hilarious, Dave. Um, judging from the Lark pictures, my money’s on Jack )))If you aren’t a member of The Session yet, you can They have a woody, chuffy sound that I’m not wild about with Irish music, although I’ve heard them used to nice effect upon the occasion.) Adding to the whole whistle idea, if you like a recorder sound but feel wierd playing a recorder in a session, then go with a Susato. Irish Jig Medley sheet music for Recorder - 8notes.com I would really recomend playing whistle for Irish trad, and recorder for baroque or renaissance music (or whatever else it’s traditionally played for).Thank you all, lads! The whistle is a much nicer instrument for Irish trad music.You’ve answered your own question, goccia. *snort* But that’s probably because I wasn’t there for it.If you want to be faithful to a trad irish sound when playing irish music in an allegedly trad irish session, just use a whistle, preferably a cheap one. The tunes are all fairly simple to play, but this is not intended as a tutorial. I think it’s a bad thing, in a not-lifethreateningly-important way, as it’s a move away from Irish music as played on distinctively Irish-sounding instruments, to a more homogenous metropolitan music sound. But it’s a personal preference, and I don’t really care much if someone plays it. Hello there, I’m Italian, my main instrument is the recorder, and I usually play Italian/French folk music. I can definately see the use of the recorder in French music (sorry, I play a bit of French on my violin but don’t know about Italian- I assume it’s similar) with all the different and exciting keys. Love it or not, it is now part of the huge breadth of sounds in which ITM is enjoyed.Oops, I thought you said sharing, not shaving. I’ve also started playing Irish stuff (love it! Take both and play a mixture, it’ll be more interesting for you and your audience. 30 Irish Tunes for Easy Recorder 20 pages - By Ellen Cranitch This is a very good collection of traditional Irish songs, arranged specifically for a Recorder in the key of C. All of the songs include breathing marks. Free PDF downloads of Irish and Scottish folk music.
(I played the recorder, both soprano and alto, and still pick ‘em up every now and again for the crack. Tuba now, tuba would be too much.Every one seems to play these expensive whistles these days that sound more like treble recorders than whistles anyway. They’re not really loud enough to annoy that much. Best of luck!Hi Goccia, I play the whistle and recorder, although admittedly the recorder was more a primary school instrument! Sorry, but I’m going to remain silent on this one. Too many people I know read this website By the way, the last time this topic came up, we successfully managed to convert a recorder player into a whistler Personally, I’m not really crazy about the sound of the recorder at sessions. The site features high quality sheet music with lyrics and chord symbols for children's songs, Christmas carols, and more.
But who am I to stand in the way of progress (he intones in best Marvin The Paranoid Android depressed voice)…I’ve said it before, but here it comes again. Your opinions are very important to me.I would think twice before you consider yourself to have the rhythm down. The banjo for one. Trad.
Don’t let people put you off playing the recorder- it sounds great and if you’re really good then keep playing- after all, all us whistle players get stuck when anyone plays newly written tunes because they’re all in keys like Bb minor etc.