Links
Just a few links.
Me at other places on the web.
- Greenman Rising - I play with this band.
Melodeons.
- Melodeon.net - melodeon discussion forum.
Whistles.
- Chiff and fipple - tin whistle discussion forum.
- The big whistle - A shop with lots of whistles.
- Generation whistles - Made by a small company in Oswestry, Shropshire, known around the world and iconic in folk and traditional music. Great affordable instruments that I’ve played for decades.
British whistle makers
This list is not made in some fit of patriotic fervour, it’s just that a British person buying from a British maker will avoid the costs of importing a whistle and have the convenience of a maker that is relatively close-by in case of problems.
There are a great variety of whistle manufacturers in Britain, from the mass manufactured right through to expensive “boutique” instruments from individual makers.
Listed in alphabetical order; these makes are manufactured in Britain.
Added because Belfast is, in customs terms, in the same area as Britain:
Badge engineered imports offered in Britain. These are made in either China or Pakistan. I’m limiting the number of these to well known/established folk-instrument sellers.
I may remove this section.
- Compass (links with The Big Whistle)
- Glenluce (links with Hobgoblin Music)
These seem to have gone out of business - I’m leaving the links just in case they come back soon.
Dave Shaw sadly died.
Other folk and trad stuff.
- Musical Traditions - the fabulous website run by Rod Stradling.
- Traditional tune archive - excellent listing of tunes and their origins.
