Tin whistle part of several folk traditions. Whistles are a prevalent starting instrument in English traditional music, Scottish traditional music and Irish traditional music, since they are often cheap (under US$10), relatively easy to start with (no tricky embouchure such as found with the flute), and the fingerings are nearly identical to those on the traditional six holed flute (Irish flute, baroque flute). The tin whistle is a good starting instrument to learn the uilleann pipes, which has similar finger technique, range of notes and repertoire. The tin whistle is the most popular instrument in Irish traditional music today. In recent years
Longbranch Pennywhistle own name, including "Her Town Too" which was a major hit in a duet with James Taylor. It has been claimed that Longbranch Pennywhistle's only record helped establish the direction of the country rock genre. On March 16, 2018 it was announced that their only album has been remixed and remastered and would be reissued as part of the Glenn Frey greatest hits collection Above The Clouds on May 11, 2018. Longbranch Pennywhistle Longbranch Pennywhistle was a country rock/folk music group featuring Glenn Frey and John David Souther. They released a self-titled album in 1969 under the Amos Records label.