My new Burke whistle!

My new Burke whistle arrived this morning! I almost hugged the Canada Post guy; I was so ecstatic. The tone is SO pure, even in the higher registers...no squeaking anymore, even when I try to squeak. It's tunable. The headpiece is etched with the date and Michael Burke's initials. According to the instruction sheet that came with it, the brass will likely darken into a patina. I ended up ordering the Burke wide bore brass black tip model (DBSBT).

Now I just have to improve my whistle skills to justify having such a fine instrument. Thank you, Ginny!

Inspired by the Irish music session at GAfilk (and now by my new whistle, of course), I'm actively starting to learn tunes on my own again. Learned Ten Penny Bit (jig), am going to focus on Sunny Banks (reel) and Will You Come Home With Me (jig), two tunes they apparently learned at the last Tranzac session, which I missed.

Much writing to do this week, including a possible book project for a publisher that approached me last week (fingers crossed).

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