Sorry!

I'm so failing you people!

But between finding a job, a place to live and all the things that it takes to do it, I really don't have time!

Still, today I played for a bit, trying to learn "Swallowtail Jig", I guess i'm just not ready yet for it. I've been without playing for a while, and so I guess I'll try something simpler to get the hang of it again.

Cheers to you, and until my next post...when it comes! :S

Life's changing

Hello!

With my life in a turmoil in the next month, I'll keep trying to post something now and then! I'm moving out and between finding a job, still working at the current one and find a place to live, and pack everything it's really hard to have time to whistle! Still I do it for a couple of minutes...

For today here it goes:

"The Irish Pub" by The High Kings

Enjoy! (I really got to run now!)

Cheers!

Post-weekend

Hello!

Today I had some news that are going to change my life starting in a month from now. I'll abandon my job and get a new one (still don't know where but that's another story).

One thing is for sure, I'll keep whistling, and if I am good enough at it I even have a couple of invitations to participate in some bands concerts already!

Let's see what the future holds, for now I am smiling. That's a good start don't you say?

Cheers!

Weekend

Hello fellow musicians and alike,

how was your day? Mine was just another one at work, and with barely time to whistle. I blew a couple of notes just to get the feeling while packing my Clarke D in my backpack.

This weekend I'll be out, and I don't intent to use the internet, so more news to come later on Sunday. I am expecting to have some news, that's for sure!

Wish you all a nice weekend, and a nice Friday too in your way there :P

Cheers good folks!

Video

Hello fellow whistlers!

I'm really out of time today, so the best I could do was a quick video of me playing Scarborough Fair in my Domnahl na Gruen Low D Whistle.

It's really far from flawless, I ran out of breath, you can hear squeaks, and it's rather plain with no ornamentation. But I played it with the heart, that has to count for something!

Here it is:

Bye bye for now, I'm in a hurry!

Cheers!

Damn videos

Hi all! How was your weekend?

Around here it's cold, rainy and windy...a perfect day to be at home, next to the fireplace!

So today I practised for about an hour and in the end, confident of my capacities tried to make a "Road to Lisdoonvarna" video...it was hell let loose!

I was playing it well enough, but as soon as I turn the camera on...really, it's squeaks, wrong notes, you name it! I had to quit. Maybe next time!

Hope you all have a nice week!

Cheers!

Road to Lisdoonvarna

Hello everyone!

So today I had a bit of time to play with my new (and old) Whistles.

First conclusion: I used to be a bad player, but now I'm really really bad at it! The whole time without whistling can really be heard.

And so...I tried to play Road to Lisdoonvarna, which I never really learned the last part of the tune anyway. I don't know why, but I just didn't.

I got some music sheet from the net, started following it and though "this is wrong, I don't remember it like this" and magic happened! The tune came to my mind (might as well as say fingers), and I could play it by heart. I learned the last part of the tune and now it is complete.

The only if in the story is that all those squeaks that shouldn't be there, now are again, and so I only have one choice: practise.

Anyway, I played until I ran out of breath (that's untrained too, and let me tell you that you can feel it!) which means I played for about an hour or so.

Even with the disappointment of being almost "back to the beginning", I enjoyed playing and in the end I guess that's the most important thing! Having fun and feel good after a tiring day at work.

Oh, you might have noticed that the banner changed, well probably that isn't the final one, but I'll keep tweaking the blog here and there when I have a bit of free time (and I'm not whistling)

That's all for now,

Cheers!