The penny whistle or tin whistle has been a popular instrument with players through out the world owing to its low cost, ready availability and ease of construction. The oldest whistle found in ...

The screeching sound of the tin whistle, badly played, is a hallmark of the Irish primary school experience. Children without a musical bone in their body are coerced into learning what is seen as an ...

Packie Manus Byrne, who has died aged 98, was a traditional musician who wore the tradition lightly. He was primarily a singer, but also a tinwhistle player and a storyteller. Byrne knew the old ...

Bardcore musician Algal the Bard played a jaunty cover of the classic Black Sabbath song “Iron Man” on a variety of medieval instruments including Lute-guitar, Irish bouzouki, Tin Whistle ...